194 If Something Goes Wrong
Resolving a hardware conflict
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Disabling a device
1Click Start, Control Panel, Performance and
Maintenance, Administrative Tools, Computer
Management, and then Device Manager.
2Select the specific device from the device category. To
expand a device category, double-click the category.
3In the toolbar, look to the far right for an icon of a
monitor with a strike mark through a circle on the front.
This is the disable feature.
4Click the icon.
You are given the option of disabling the device.
5Click Yes to disable the device or No to cancel.
Checking device properties
Device Manager provides a way to view the properties of a
device. Properties include the name of the manufacturer, the
type of device, the drivers installed, and the system resources
assigned to the device.
To check a device’s properties:
1Click Start, Control Panel, Performance and
Maintenance, Administrative Tools, Computer
Management, and then Device Manager.
2To view the device(s) installed, double-click the device
type.
3To view the properties, double-click the device.
The operating system displays the Device Properties
dialog box, which provides an array of tabs. They may
include:
❖The General tab, which provides basic information
about the device.