How to resolve a hardware conflict ?

**jennifer** · 18-12-2008

Hello Anybody can tell how Can we solve Hardware Component / Peripheral Conflicts ? Most of the Time It occur on my PC and i am not able to solve it ?pls help Thanks you

ps: i m using Windows XP

**Philip21** · 18-12-2008

You just buy the latest graphics card that goes well, but after installing this wonderful Thing , it is in conflict with your sound card (which previously functioned very well). Neither cards no longer works ... What to do?

Go to Device Manager. (How access Device Manager?).
You should see the list of your hardware,but 2 points of questions before your sound card and your new card.
Select the card you have recently installed,
right-click / Properties
select the "Resources".
In the window that appears, uncheck the box "Use automatic settings"
then click the "Edit Settings".
Another window will open, change the input / output until the message "No conflict" replaces "Conflict".
Then click OK several times to confirm
and restart the computer which should put everything in order.

**jennifer** · 18-12-2008

Oh thanks For that Step But I dont know How to Access Device Manager

**Philip21** · 18-12-2008

the Windows Device Manager displays a list of the equipment on your computer. For many settings, you'll need to access because it can also change the properties of each component and peripherals.

There are several ways to access the device manager. It is simple and fast.

Right-click the Mycomputer icon on your desktop or in the windows menu and then click Properties:
In the window that appears, select the Hardware tab then Device Manager:
Device Manager appears.

hope it Help You

Dr. V · 18-12-2008

Read this Additional information about Troubleshooting

If there is a problem with a device, it is listed in the hardware tree under Computer. Also, the problem device has a symbol that indicates the type of problem:
- A black exclamation point (!) on a yellow field indicates the device is in a problem state. Note that a device that is in a problem state can be functioning.
- A problem code explaining the problem is displayed for the device.
- A red "X" indicates a disabled device. A disabled device is a device that is physically present in the computer and is consuming resources, but does not have a protected-mode driver loaded.
- A blue "i" on a white field on a device resource in Computer properties indicates that the Use Automatic Settings feature is not selected for the device and that the resource was manually selected. Note that this does not indicate a problem or disabled state.
- A green question mark "?" in Device Manager means that a compatible driver for this device is installed, indicating the possibility that all of the functionality may not be available. Note that this applies only to Windows Millennium Edition (Me).
NOTE: Some sound cards and video adapters do not report all of the resources they are using to Windows. This can cause Device Manager to show only one device in conflict, or no conflicts at all. This can be verified by disabling the sound card, or by using the standard VGA video driver to see if the conflict is resolved. Note that this is a known problem with S3 video adapters and 16-bit Sound Blaster sound cards, or those sound cards that are using Sound Blaster emulation for Sound Blaster compatibility.
When you select a specific device in Device Manager and then click the Properties button, you see a property sheet. The property sheet has a General tab.

NOTE: Some devices may have other tabs besides the General tab. Not all property sheets have the same tabs; some devices may have a Resource tab, Driver tab, and Settings tab, or some combination of these.
At the top of the property sheet, there is a description of the device. When you click the Resource tab, the window in the middle of the tab indicates which resource types are available for the selected device.
The list box at the bottom contains a Conflicting Device list. This list indicates a conflict with an error code.