Chapter 13 Managing and Troubleshooting Hardware (Free web space) Working with
Chapter 13 Managing and Troubleshooting Hardware Working with Device Drivers . . . . . . . . . 377 Managing Devices through Hardware Setting Up New Hardware Devices . . . . 381 Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .398 Obtaining Hardware Device Troubleshooting Hardware Devices Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 and Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400 Managing Installed Drivers . . . . . . . . . . 394 Unless you ve standardized on a particular hardware platform, most servers that you ll work with will have different hardware components. This means different servers will probably have different motherboards, disk controllers, graphics cards, and network adapters. Fortunately, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 is designed to work with an extensive list of hardware devices. When you install new hardware, Windows tries to detect the device automatically and then install the correct driver software so that you can use the device. If Windows has a problem with a device, you must troubleshoot the installation, which usually means finding the correct device drivers for the hardware component and installing them. One thing to keep in mind when working with devices is that, like other software, driver software can contain bugs. These bugs can cause a variety of problems on your servers, and not only could the hardware stop working, but the server could freeze as well. Because of this, you ll want to monitor routinely for hardware problems and take corrective actions as necessary. It is also helpful to maintain a hardware inventory for servers so that you know which devices are installed and who the manufacturers are. Working with Device Drivers Every hardware component installed on a system has an associated device driver. Drivers are used to handle the low-level communications tasks between the operating system and hardware components. When you install a hardware component through the operating system, you tell the operating system about the device driver it uses. From then on, the device driver loads automatically and runs as part of the operating system. Part 4: Managing Windows Server 2003 Systems
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