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.

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