Introducing Device Manager

Using Device Manager, you can install the drivers, modify the properties of the driver, as well as retrieve the
information about the status of the devices. The Device Manager has specific colors and symbols to identify
devices. These symbols appear next to the device in Device Manager. The symbols and colors are:
Yellow color question mark - Indicates that the device is detected but not configured

Yellow color exclamation mark - Indicates that the device has a conflict with another device. A conflict occurs when one or more devices access the same system resources.

> Red color cross mark - Indicates that the device is disabled.

To open the Device Manager Console:

1. Select Start - Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears.

2. Double-click System. The System Properties dialog box appears,

3. Click the Hardware tab. the Hardware tab appears,

4. Click Device Manager. The Device Manger console appears,

The Device Manger console in Windows Server 2003 allows you to manually scan and install devices.

More Tutorials:

• Configuring Windows Server 2003
• Installing and Configuring Devices
• Introducing Device Manager
• Add Hardware Wizard
• Configuring Drivers
• File Signature Verification
• Troubleshoot Hardware Devices and Drivers
• To install a network printer
• Configuring Printers
• Printer Ports
• Maintaining Printers
• Installing Additional Drivers