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You can also use the Windows Me Hardware Troubleshooter. To use the troubleshooter, click the Start button and click Help. Click Troubleshooting in the What would you like help with? list, click Hardware

&system device problems, click Hardware, memory, & others, and then click Hardware Troubleshooter. In the Hardware Troubleshooter list, click I need to resolve a hardware conflict on my computer, and then click Next.

Windows 2000

To check for conflicts on a computer running Windows 2000, perform the following steps:

1Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.

2In the Control Panel, double-click System.

3Click the Hardware tab.

4Click Device Manager.

5Click View, and then click Resources by connection.

6Double-click Interrupt request (IRQ) to view the IRQ assignments.

Conflicts are indicated by a yellow exclamation point (!) beside the conflicting device or a red X if the device has been disabled.

7Double-click any conflicting device listed to bring up the Properties window so you can determine what needs to be reconfigured or removed from the Device Manager. Resolve these conflicts before checking specific devices.

8Double-click the malfunctioning device type in the Device Manager list.

9Double-click the icon for the specific device in the expanded list. The Properties window appears.

10If there is an IRQ conflict, the Device status area in the Properties window reports what expansion cards or devices are sharing the device's IRQ. Resolve the IRQ conflicts.

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Dell 4300 manual Windows

4300 specifications

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