Toshiba portйgй m700 series, m705 series Manuel D’Utilisation

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Device Manager provides a way to view the properties of a device. 
Properties include the name of the manufacturer, the type of device, 
the drivers installed, and the system resources assigned to the 
device. 

To check a device’s properties:

Click Start, Control Panel, then click Performance and 
Maintenance.

Click the Administrative Tools icon.

Double-click Computer Management, then click Device 
Manager.

To view the device(s) installed, double-click the device type.

To view the properties, double-click the device.

The operating system displays the Device Properties dialog 
box, which provides an array of tabs. They may include:

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The General tab, which provides basic information about 
the device.

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The Resource tab, which lists resources assigned to the 
monitor, optional external optical drive, optional external 
diskette drive, and other power-using functions. This tab 
does not appear if the device is not using resources.

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The Driver tab, which displays the drivers being used by 
the device.

The tabs that appear in the dialog box vary from one device to 
another. A Troubleshooting button is also present.

Click Troubleshoot...

A Help and Support window for that device appears.

For more information about Device Manager, refer to Windows

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online Help.

Incorrectly connected or faulty memory modules may cause errors 
that seem to be device-related. It is worthwhile checking for these 
first:

Click Start, Turn off computer.