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2 How to Install and Replace Components In Your Desktop PC

Installing Accessory Boards

Configuring Accessory Boards with Plug and Play

Plug and Play is an industry standard for automatically configuring

your PC's hardware resources and the accessory boards installed in it.

Your PC has configurable support for Plug and Play in the BIOS.

All PCI accessory boards are Plug and Play, although not all ISA boards

are. Check the accessory board’s documentation if you are unsure.

When you start your PC after installing an accessory board, the Plug

and Play BIOS automatically detects which hardware resources (IRQs,

DMAs, memory ranges, and I/O addresses) are used by PC components

(such as the keyboard, the communications ports, network adapters,

and accessory boards).

Windows 95 and

Windows 98

Operating systems that support Plug and Play, such as Windows 95 and

Windows 98, will automatically detect a newly installed Plug and Play

accessory board and install the driver for this device, if the driver is

available.

Windows NT 4.0

For operating systems that do not support Plug and Play, such as

Windows NT 4.0, refer to the operating system documentation for

information about installing accessory boards.

In Windows NT 4.0, click the

Start button then click Help. You can

use the contents or index to find information about installing devices.

Windows NT 4.0 helps you through the installation of devices such as

modems and sound boards.

NOTE After installing a new device in Windows NT 4.0, you must re-install the

Microsoft Service Pack to update the operating system for your PC.

To do this, click the

Start button then select Programs – Windows

NT Update.

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HP VLI 8 PC User Manual Page 27