This chapter covers the following Microsoft-specified objectives for the "Managing and Maintaining Physical and Logical Devices" section of the Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment exam:
Introduction | 654 |
Installing and Configuring Hardware Devices | 654 |
| What's the ACPI Standard? | 655 |
| How Does the Operating System Manage a Device? | 655 |
| Where Do Device Drivers Come From? | 655 |
| What Drivers Are Running on My Computer? | 656 |
| Updating Device Drivers | 657 |
| What Is Driver Signing and Why Should I Care? | 659 |
| | Configuring Driver-Signing Options for a Single Computer | 659 |
| | Configuring Driver-Signing Options for Several Computers at Once | 661 |
| | Determining Whether a Computer Has Unsigned Drivers | 662 |
| | Other Methods for Protecting Device Drivers | 664 |
| | Configuring Resource Settings for a Device | 664 |
| | What Are Resource Settings? | 664 |
| Configuring Device Properties and Settings | 665 |
Monitoring Server Hardware | 670 |
| Using Device Manager | 670 |
| Troubleshoot Server Hardware Devices | 672 |
| Using Control Panel Applets | 673 |
| | Using the Add Hardware Wizard | 674 |
| | Using the Display Applet | 674 |
| | Using the Game Controllers Applet | 674 |
| | Using the Keyboard Applet | 675 |
| | Using the Mouse Applet | 675 |
| | Using the Sounds and Audio Devices Applet | 675 |
Troubleshooting Server Hardware | 676 |
| Diagnosing and Resolving Issues Related to Hardware Settings | 677 |
| Diagnosing and Resolving Server Hardware Issues | 678 |
| | Unsupported Hardware | 678 |
| | Managing Hardware Device Driver Upgrades | 679 |
| Dealing with a Device Driver Upgrade Problem | 679 |
| | Device Driver Roll Back | 679 |
| | Disabling or Uninstalling a Device Driver | 681 |
Chapter Summary | 687 |
| Key Terms | 688 |
Apply Your Knowledge | 689 |