Hardware Devices and Drivers
Implement,
manage, and troubleshoot disk devices.
You must be logged on as an administrator or
as a member of the Administrators group in
order to install a device using the
Add/Remove Hardware wizard.
Install, configure, and manage DVD and
CD-ROM devices.
If the device is Plug and Play, or it is a
necessary startup device like the hard disk,
this detection happens automatically.
However, for some older devices, after you
connect it to your computer, you may have to
restart your computer. Windows 2000 then
attempts to detect your new device.
If the device is not Plug and Play, you may
have to use the Add/Remove Hardware wizard
to tell Windows 2000 what type of device you
are installing. After the device is
detected, or you identify the device using
the Add/Remove Hardware wizard, Windows 2000
may ask you to insert the Windows 2000
CD-ROM or the manufacturer's floppy disk so
it can load the proper device drivers.
After the device drivers are loaded onto
your system, Windows 2000 configures the
properties and settings for the device.
Although you can manually configure device
properties and settings, you should let
Windows 2000 do it. When you manually
configure properties and settings, the
settings become fixed, which means Windows
2000 cannot modify them in the future if
there is a problem/conflict with another
device. |
