hardware installation (continued)

Symptom

Problem

Solution

 

 

 

New or existing device does

A hardware device conflict

To resolve a device conflict, you may need to disable one

not work after installing a

exists.

of the devices or uninstall an old device driver.

new device.

 

1

Click Start and choose Control Panel.

 

 

2

Click Performance and Maintenance, if it is

 

 

 

present.

 

 

3

Double-click the System icon and select the

 

 

 

Hardware tab.

 

 

4

Click the Device Manager button.

 

 

5

Click the + (plus) symbol next to the problem device

 

 

 

and check for exclamation points in a yellow circle near

 

 

 

the device icon. The exclamation point means there is a

 

 

 

device conflict or problem with the device. Exclamation

 

 

 

points do not always appear when a device is not

 

 

 

working properly.

 

 

6

If there is an old or unnecessary device driver listed in

 

 

 

the Device Manager, this may be causing the device

 

 

 

conflict. To uninstall the old driver for the new device

 

 

 

driver to work properly, do the following: Right-click the

 

 

 

device, click Uninstall, and then click OK.

 

 

7

Right-click the device and select Properties.

 

 

8

If available, click the Resources tab to verify that there

 

 

 

is a device conflict.

 

 

9

Click the General tab to see if your device is enabled

 

 

 

and working properly. If it is available, click the

 

 

 

Troubleshoot button and follow the onscreen

 

 

 

instructions in the device troubleshooter wizard.

 

 

10

Restart the PC. Click Start, click Turn Off Computer,

 

 

 

and then click Restart.

 

 

 

 

internet access

Symptom

Problem

Solution

 

 

 

Cannot connect to the

Internet Service Provider

Verify Internet settings, or contact your ISP for assistance.

Internet.

(ISP) account is not set up

 

 

properly.

 

 

Modem is not set up

Reconnect the modem, verifying connections; see page 7.

 

properly.

Note that your PC may also have an Ethernet network

 

 

interface (also called a network interface card, or NIC) that

 

 

connects to a LAN (Local Area Network). Although it looks

 

 

similar to the modem connector, the RJ-45 Ethernet network

 

 

connector is not the same. Verify that you are using the

 

 

modem connector. Do not connect a telephone cable to the

 

 

NIC. Do not plug a network cable into a telephone service

 

 

line; doing so may damage the NIC.

 

Web browser is not set up

Verify that the Web browser is installed and set up to work

 

properly.

with your ISP.

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