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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Audio
Audio troubleshooting is covered under “Sound” on page 149.
Battery
Battery troubleshooting is covered under “Power” on page 146.
CD drives
CD drive troubleshooting is covered under “DVD drives” on page 132.
Device installation
You have computer problems after adding a new device
Sometimes a new device, such as a PC Card, can cause a system resource
(IRQ) conflict. Check IRQ usage to determine if there is an IRQ conflict.
To check IRQ usage:
1 Tap or click Start, then tap or click Control Panel. The Control
Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View,
tap or click
Performance and Maintenance.
2 Tap/Double-tap or click/double-click System, tap or click the
Hardware tab, then tap or click Device Manager. The Device
Manager window opens.
3 Tap or click View, then tap or click Resources by type. Double-tap
or double-click
Interrupt request (IRQ). All IRQs and their
hardware assignments are displayed.