In the past, the only way to resolve conflicts manually by opening the casing mlalah your system and start changing switches or jumper settings on the adapter card.Now it can be done with a little more easily, ie, with plug-and-play. This is because MMiiua resolved through software configuration Device Manager (liscrtakan in the operating system. Even some of the cards plug-and-play early also had jumper switches or setup options to allow configu-urasi manuals on these cards, but this feature is mainly found on the card ISA PnP-compatible. Make sure you write down or print your current system settings before you start making changes. As such, you will know where you started and can return to the initial configuration (if needed). Finally, find the manual for semun beard adapter you, you may nniierlukannya. And you can search for more recent information on the Web site is Pnline manufacturer. 'kaiang you are ready to start your detective work. When you download lierbagai resource settings, keep in mind the following questions in your mind; nUinnya will help you narrow the area of conflict :
- When conflict has become real? If conflict occurs after you install a new adapter card, then the new card is probably the cause of the conflict. If conflict occurs after you start using the new software, the software may use a tool overload your system resources in new ways.
- Are there two similar devices in your system that does not work? For example, if your modem, the integrated serial port, or a mouse - a tool that uses the COM port - does not work, then most likely these tools conflict with each other.
- Does anyone else have the same problem, and if so, how do they solve? Public forums, such as those found in CompuServe, Internet newsgroups, and America Online, is a good place to meet with Iain user who may be able to help you resolve the conflict.
Whenever you make changes in your system, reboot and see if the problem persist.When you are sure that you teiah resolve this issue, make sure to test all your software. Fixing one problem often led to the emergence of another problem. The only way to guarantee that all matter was settled is to test everything in your system.
The best advice I can convey to you is to try changing one thing at a time, and then retest. That is the most methodical and simple way to isolate problems quickly and efficiently.
When you try to resolve resource conflicts, you should be working and updating the system configuration templates, as discussed in the following sections
