485 Low Profile Asynchronous Communications Adapter User's Manual

5.6 Viewing Resources with Device Manager

This discussion applies equally to Windows 95/98/ME and 2000/XP.

Windows maintains a registry of all known hardware installed within the

computer. Inside this hardware registry Windows keeps track of all the

computer's resources, such as base I/O addresses, IRQ levels, and DMA channels.

In the case of a PCI plug-in card, Windows configures the new hardware using

free resources it finds within the hardware registry, and updates the registry

automatically.

To view and/or edit hardware devices in Windows use the system Device

Manager. Consult Windows on-line help for details on the use of the Device

Manager.

The following instructions provide step-by-step instructions on viewing

resources used by the DSCLP-200/300 in Windows using the "Device Manager"

utility. Select Start|Help from within Windows for additional information on this

utility.

1. Double click the "System" icon inside the Control Panel folder. This opens

up the System Properties box.

2. Click the "Device Manager" tab located along the top of the System

Properties box. This lists all hardware devices registered inside the

Windows registry. Additional information is available on any of these

devices by right-clicking on the device name and then selecting

"Properties" from the pop-up menu.

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