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| What are the IRQ, I/O addresses, DMA and Memory addresses and what are they used for? |
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- IRQ - Interrupt Request = interrupt processor and do something ese (peripherals like mouse & keyboard)
- I/O Address - Memory location for hardware devices, enable system comm
- DMA - Direct Memory Access; 8 channels, pathway from hardware to Memory, skip CPU, (floppies, audio adapters)
- Memory Address - upper memory area used by video display, NIC, & SCSI adapters
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| What are each of the driver signing options, which is the default one, what are the Administrator options and how do they work? |
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- Ignore (Admin only), enable installation of all drivers
- Warn (default) - warn when driver not signed
- Block - prevent installation of unsigned drivers
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| Table 11-1: What are the four device manager error codes, what do they mean, and what are the troubleshooting strategies for each? |
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- 1 = Device not configured correctly; update driver or remove, restart, reinstall
- 3 = Corrupt driver, low memory; if NOT low memory, update driver
- 10 = Device cannot start; update driver and manually point to correct driver
- 12 = Cannot find free resources; Resources tab > Disable Conflicting Device > Re-add or manually assign resources
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| What is the Last Known Good Configuration (LKGC) and how do you access it? |
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Definition
- Restores registry key HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet value
- F8 during start-up
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| How many partitions do Dynamic Disks use? |
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| What is the Disk Management snap-in and how do you launch the stand-alone Disk Management Utility? |
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- Create/manage basic/dynamic disks
- Run > diskmgmt.msc
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What do the following Disk Management statuses mean and what are the actions to take when they show up:
-Foreign
-Missing
-Offline |
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- Foreign = dynamic disk from another computer, not yet imported; Run Import Foreign Disks
- Missing = dynamic disk removed, disconnect, or corrupt; Reactivate Disk Command
- Offline = dynamic disk not accessible
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| What are the three RAID drive configurations and what are each of their benefits and limitations? |
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Definition
- RAID-0 Striped = NO fault tolerance (2)
- RAID-1 Mirrored = Low efficiency (2)
- RAID-5 Striped w/Parity = Enhanced performance, more efficient than RAID-1
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| What is the Disk Defragmenter Snap-in and how do you launch the stand-alone utility? |
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Definition
- Defragment drive
- Disk Properties > Tools tab > Defrag Now
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| How do you resolve conflicts between device drivers? |
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- Configure hardware resource settings manually
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| What are the different Driver Signing Options and their behaviors? |
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Definition
- Ignore - enables installation of all drivers; only Admin
- Warn - warning when driver not signed
- Block - prevent system from installing unsigned drivers
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| How do you launch Device Manager and what are the different icons? |
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Definition
- Start > Ctrl Panel > System > Properties > Hardware tab > Device Manager
- Start > Admin Tools > Computer Management > Device Manager
- Run > mmc > Add/Remove > Device Manager
- Yellow ! = device cannot start, improper config or NO driver installed
- Yellow ? = device cannot be identified
- Red X = device disabled
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| What are the different methods of uninstalling Device Drivers? |
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- Device Manager > Select Device > Action menu > Uninstall
- Device Manager > Device Properties > Driver Page > Uninstall
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| Where are Device Driver configurations stored? |
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