To check for an IRQ line in the Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows Me operating sys- tem, perform the following steps:
1.Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
2.
3.Click the Device Manager tab.
4.
To check for an IRQ line in the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system, perform the following steps:
1.Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
2.
3.Click the Hardware tab.
4.Click Device Manager.
5.Click View, and then click Resources by connection.
6.
To check for an IRQ line in the Microsoft Windows NT operating system, start the Windows NT Diagnostics in the Administrative Tools (Common) folder and view
the Resources tab.
NOTE: If an IRQ supported by your card is not available, try reassigning resources used by other devices or disabling unused devices.
Installing Expansion Cards
1.Prepare the expansion card for installation as instructed in the documentation that came with the expansion card.
Check the documentation to make sure the card is configured to work with other devices already installed in your computer.
2.Remove the computer cover according to the instructions in “Removing and Replacing the Computer Cover” found earlier in this chapter.
3.Remove the
4.Choose an
NOTE: The PCI1 connector (see Figure
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