Service manual

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Software Description
Device Manager
The Device Manager displays all devices installed on
the system, which represents the computer’s hardware
configuration information. The Device Manager display
is recreated every time the computer is started, or
whenever a dynamic change to the computer
information occurs, such as the addition of a new device
while the system is running. You can use the Device
Manager to enable or disable devices, troubleshoot
devices, update drivers, use driver rollback, and change
resources such as interrupt requests (IRQs).
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To open the Device Manager:
Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc)
The Disk Management window provides a view of the
status of disks and volumes. Click on Start>Run, then
type diskmgmt.msc in the Run dialog box.
Disk Properties/Error Checking
The Disk Management window provides access to the
Disk Properties/Error Checking function.
Step Action
1. Right click on My Computer, and select
Manage from the drop-down menu. The
Computer Management window opens.
2. Under System Tools, click on Device
Manager. The device list appears in the
right-side panel.
3. Click on the View menu item to select one
of four available views of the device list.
Device Manager Window
Disk Management Window
Disk Properties Window