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Chapter 3: Problem Solving
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Checking for resource conflicts
In rare cases, your computer’s IDE controller may be having a resource
conflict where another device is trying to use the IDE controller’s I/O
base address or interrupt request channel (IRQ). To check for this type of
conflict:
■ In Windows 95, right-click on the My Computer icon, select
Properties, select the Device Manager tab, and double-click on CD-
ROM, if the list is not already expanded. A yellow exclamation mark
over the controller’s icon confirms that the controller has the same or
conflicting settings as another device installed on your system.
Resolve this conflict by assigning a unique IRQ and I/O base address
to the other device.
■ In Windows NT, if this type of conflict is present, you will see an error
message when you start up Windows NT. Follow the directions in the
error message box.