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Troubleshooting and

Common Questions

This appendix describes howto troublesh ootprob lems and answers some
common questions.
Tofind the information you are looking for, see the section of this appendix
for your operating system:
Windows 2000
ForcingWindows toDetect Your Hardware ......................D-2
TroubleshootingDiagnostic Messages ...............................D-3
CommonQuestions ............................................................D-4
Windows Me/9x
Freeingan Interrupt Request Level ....................................D-6
SelectingConflict-Free Resources.....................................D-7
TroubleshootingDiagnostic Messages ...............................D-9
Resolving Resource Conflictswith Legacy Boards ........... D-11
Forcing Windows toDetect Your Hardware......................D-11
CommonQuestions ............................................................D-14
Windows NT
MissingSerial Port in theniports List................................D-18
ResolvingResource Conflicts............................................D-19
TroubleshootingDiagnostic Messages ...............................D-20
CommonQuestions ............................................................D-22