Hardware Installation

Symptom

Problem

Solution

 

 

 

A new device is

Device driver is not

Install the device driver from the CD or diskette provided with the device, or

not recognized

installed.

download and install the driver from the device manufacturer’s Web site.

as part of the

 

You may need an updated driver for Windows XP. Contact the device vendor

system.

 

directly for an update.

 

 

For HP peripherals, visit the HP Web site. Refer to the Warranty and Support

 

 

Guide for details.

 

Device connector is not

Ensure that the device is properly and securely connected and that the pins in

 

seated or connected

the connector are not bent down.

 

properly.

 

 

 

Cable(s) of new external

Ensure that all cables are properly and securely connected and that the pins in

 

device are loose, or

the cable or connector are not bent.

 

power cables are

 

 

 

unplugged.

 

 

 

Power switch of new

Turn off the PC, turn on the external device, and then turn on the PC to

 

device is not turned on.

integrate the device with the PC system.

 

When the system

Restart the PC, and follow the instructions for accepting the changes.

 

advised you of changes

 

 

 

to the configuration, you

 

 

 

did not accept them.

 

 

 

A Plug and Play card

Deselect the automatic settings in the operating system for the card, and choose

 

may not automatically

a basic configuration that doesn’t cause a resource conflict.

 

configure when added if

You can also reconfigure or disable devices to resolve the resource conflict.

 

the default configuration

 

 

 

conflicts with other

 

 

 

devices.

 

 

New device

Cannot install new

You must be logged in as the computer administrator to install or uninstall a

does not work.

device driver.

device driver. To switch users, click Start, click Log Off, and then click

 

 

Switch User; choose the computer administrator user. (The computer

 

 

administrator is usually the user Owner.)

New or

A hardware device

To resolve a device conflict, you may need to disable one of the devices or

existing device

conflict exists.

uninstall an old device driver:

does not work

 

1

Click Start, and click Control Panel.

after installing

 

2

Click Performance and Maintenance, if it is present.

a new device.

 

 

3

Double-click the System icon, and select the Hardware tab.

 

 

 

 

4

Click the Device Manager button.

 

 

5

Click the plus sign (+) 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.

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HP SR1560AN, SR1520NX, SR1519X, SR1520AN Hardware Installation, Click Performance and Maintenance, if it is present, Restart