Configuring Plug and Play devices

Modifying resource allocation for a device

You can choose from pre-set resource allocations defined by the card's manufacturer, or manually modify those settings, by using the Edit feature of the PnP Configuration Manager.

When you click on Edit, a list of resource descriptions and resource settings appear for the selected device.

Resource descriptions might include:

Current: the current state of the device when you entered the manager
Good: a set of resource settings designed to work well with this device
Acceptable: another set of resource settings designed to work well with this device
Sub-Optimal: resource settings that will work but are not preferred for this adapter

The list you see might contain other choices defined by the manufacturer, and there can be multiple versions of each type. It may be necessary to use one of the less preferable options if sufficient system resources are not available.

To select or change settings:

Click on a set of resource settings.
- To accept these settings, click on OK.
- To modify these settings, choose a value from the active pull-down menus. In some cases, only one choice is available.
  When you are finished modifying settings, click on OK.
If you click on OK and the changes you made do not conflict with other devices on your system, you return to the main window, where the device now appears with a check mark icon.
If the changes you made do conflict with other devices on your system, the Possible Conflicts window appears.
After you return to the main window, you must Apply these changes to enable the device. When prompted, click on OK for the changes to take effect immediately, or Cancel to defer hardware configuration.