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1) Click the 'Start' button to display the 'Start' menu.
2) Select 'Settings' and select 'Control Panel'. (The 'Control Panel' window appears.)
3) Double-click the 'System' icon. (The 'System Properties' dialog box appears.)
'System' icon
4) Click the 'Device Manager' tab and select the 'View devices by type' radio button.
5) Double-click the type of device that is not working properly. (The branch expands, showing all installed devices.)
6) Select the appropriate device and click 'Properties'. (The device 'Properties' dialog box appears.)
7) View the 'Device status' area to determine which device and setting is in conflict.
8) Click 'OK' to close the device 'Properties' dialog box.
9) Select the 'Computer' icon.
10) Click 'Properties'. (The 'Computer Properties' dialog box appears.)
11) Select the radio button that corresponds with the setting in conflict.
12) Determine which settings are not assigned by noting which numbers are missing from the list of settings.
13) Click 'OK' to close the 'Computer Properties' dialog box.
14) Resolve a conflict for a plug-and-play device.

a) To resolve a conflict for a plug-and-play device:

1] Select the 'View devices by type' radio button.
2] Double-click the device type to expand the list of components.
EXAMPLE: Double-click 'Sound, video and game controllers' to view the list of multimedia devices on the computer.
NOTE: For drive devices (such as floppy drives, hard drives, and CD-ROM drives), the IRQ value is assigned to the driver controller and not the drive itself. To locate the proper controller for a drive, select 'View devices by connection' radio button, and browse the controllers listed until the you find the specific drive.
3] Double-click on the desired device. (The '<device> Properties' dialog box appears, where <device> is the name of the selected device.)
4] Click the 'Resources' tab.
5] Select the setting to change from the 'Resource settings' list box.
6] Clear the 'Use automatic settings' check box.
7] Click 'Change Setting...'.
NOTE: If the 'No Modifications Allowed' dialog box appears, the setting cannot be changed. Click 'OK' to close the dialog box.
8] Select the desired setting in the 'Value' box.
9] Click 'OK' to accept the changes.

15) Click 'OK' to close the '<device> Properties' dialog box. (The 'System Settings Change' dialog box appears.)
16) Click 'Yes' to shut down the computer.
17) Restart the computer.

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