Installation guide

Windows 95/98/ME Installation
CAN-API Installation
Manual • Doc. No.: C.2001.21 / Rev. 3.0 •
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2.6.2.4 Changing the Resource Settings by Means of the Device Manager
2.6.2.4.1 Overview
Attention:
Changing the default settings by the device manager or the registry editor can cause
conflicts so that one or more devices are not recognized by the system anymore!
The device manager and the registry editor are configuration tools for advanced users
who are familiar with the parameter configuration and know that changes can have
various effects.
The CAN-ISA boards have fixed resource settings which are either distributed by the hardware assistant
during the Windows setup or which can be configured later by the device manager.
It might occur that Windows 9x/ME is unable to configure the CAN-ISA board, because it gets into
conflict with other devices. Should this be the case the board has to be configured again.
In order to change the device setting manually, the
Device Manager
, which is called via
Settings
under
System Control Panel
, can be used. By using the device manager errors can be prevented which are
likely to occur when editing the registry entries directly.
If you want to solve the device conflicts manually by means of the device manager, you can use
following strategies, for instance:

If the conflicting device is a plug-and-play device, deactivate it to release its resources.

If the conflicting device is a conventional device, deactivate it by removing the board from the
system and unloading the drivers.

Distribute the resources which are used by other devices again in order to release resources for the
conflict device.

Change the jumpers (or coding switches, depending on the board type) on the CAN-ISA board in
order to adjust the board to the new settings.