Session - V Theory

ADDING HARDWARE TO WINDOWS XP INSTALLATION PROCESS

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WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL TYPES OF HARDWARE : Hardware device are classified in to two types they are. • Hot-Swap device. • Cold-Swap device.

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WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL HOT-SWAP DEVICE : • The hot-swap device requires that you plug it into the machine while the machine is turned on. • It will automatically install and configure itself. • Which are all the device connecting in the following port are called Hot-Swap device. • Universal Serial Bus (USB) • Fire Wire (IEEE 1394) • Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)

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WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL

USB PORT

FIRE WIRE (IEEE 394)

SCSI

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WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL COLD-SWAP DEVICE : • Cold-swap device requires that you turn off the machine before you install the device. • After connecting the device turn on the machine you have to install the device driver and configure the device. • Which are all the device connecting in to the following port are called the Cold-Swap device. • Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) cards. • Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) cards. ADVANTAGE PRO – Chennai’s Premier Networking Training Centre

WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL

PCI CARD

ISA SLOT

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WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL DEVICE DRIVER : A device driver is a software component that enables your device an operating system to communicate.But Windows XP provides drivers for a most common hardware device.The most common device is are all in the operating system Hardware Compatibility List (HCL).

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WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL CONFIGURATION HOT-SWAP DEVICE & COLD-SWAP DEVICE : All the device are configured are updating the drivers are done through your device manager.The device manager will display all the components in the system. To access the device manager.

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