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Advanced Configurations
Resolving
Hardware
Conflicts
Hardware conflicts occur when two or more devices contend for the same resources. Conflicts between
your audio card and another device may occur regarding the I/O address, IRQ line, or DMA channel.
To resolve hardware conflicts:
1. Right-click the My Computer icon
on your desktop, and select
Properties. The System Properties
dialog appears.
2. Click the Device Manager tab.
3. Double-click Sound, video, game
controllers. A list of multimedia
devices appears.
4. Select your audio card, for example,
Creative Labs Sound Blaster
PCI128.
5. Choose the Properties button.
6. Click the Resources tab.
7. Uncheck the Use automatic settings
option.
8. Change “Settings based on:” if
alternate settings are available.
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In the Device Manager, a [+]
represents an expandable list of
items. A [-] represents an
expanded list. A circled
exclamation mark denotes a
conflict.