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Understanding Hardware Profiles

• A hardware profile stores configuration settings for a set of devices and services.

• Microsoft Windows 2000 can store multiple hardware profiles.

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Creating or Modifying a Hardware Profile

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Activating a Hardware Profile

• Windows 2000 prompts the user to select a profile during startup.

• If no profile is selected, the default profile is used.

• If there is only one profile, it is automatically used.

• The time delay can be set to 0 to automatically use the default profile.

• To override the default profile, press the Spacebar during the system prompt.

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Viewing Hardware Profiles Properties

• Display the Available Hardware Profiles list.

• Select a profile, and click Properties.

• This Is A Portable Computer check box is selected if Windows 2000 identifies your computer as a portable unit.

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Setting Display Properties

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Using Multiple Displays

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Performance Options

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Virtual Memory Manager

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Virtual Address Space

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Paging

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Paging File Size

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Virtual Memory Warning

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Registry Size

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Enhancing Performance

• Create a paging file for each hard disk.

• Move the paging file off the drive containing the Windows 2000 systemroot folder.

• Note: When you install Windows 2000, Setup creates the virtual memory paging file, Pagefile.sys, on the partition (volume) where you installed Windows 2000.

• Set the paging file’s initial size to the Maximum Size value.

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Environment Variables

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Startup and Recovery Settings

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Installing Plug and Play Hardware

• Windows 2000 automatically detects and configures most Plug and Play devices.

• Use the Add/Remove Hardware wizard to initiate automatic installation.

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Installing Non–Plug and Play Hardware

• Windows 2000 automatically detects and configures many Non–Plug and Play devices.

• Use the Add/Remove Hardware wizard to initiate automatic installation.

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Add/Remove Hardware Wizard

• The Add/Remove Hardware wizard is located in Control Panel.

• Click Next to close the Welcome page.

• Select Add/Troubleshoot A Device, and click Next.

• The wizard searches for new devices.

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Choose A Hardware Device Page

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Confirming Hardware Installation

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Installing Hardware Manually

• Determine which hardware resources are required.

• Determine the available hardware resources.

• Change hardware resource assignments.

Determining Which Hardware Resources Are Required

• Interrupts

• I/O ports

• Direct Memory Access (DMA)

• Memory

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Determining the Available Hardware Resources

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Changing Hardware Resource Assignments

• Use Device Manager.

• Print the contents of Device Manager.

• Device Manager does not change the resources used by a non–Plug and Play device.

• Device Manager changes the device configuration for the operating system.

Configuring and Trouble-shooting the Desktop Environment

• Use the Regional Options icon in Control Panel to Configure Multiple Languages and Multiple Locations.

• Use the Accessibility Options icon in Control Panel to configure Accessibility Options.

• Use icons in Control Panel such as the FAX icon, the Internet Options icon, and the Phone and Modem Options icon to Configure Additional Desktop Settings.

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