MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-270): Installing ...

6-26 Chapter 6 Installing, Managing, and Troubleshooting Hardware Devices and Drivers
Lesson Summary
■ Device Manager provides you with a graphical view of the hardware installed on
your computer and helps you manage and troubleshoot it. Device Manager flags
each device with an icon that indicates the device type and the status of the
device. By default, Device Manager does not display non–Plug and Play devices
and devices that are not currently connected to the computer (phantom devices).
■ You can use the Windows XP Professional Fax Service to send and receive faxes
with a locally attached fax device or with a remote fax device connected on your
network. The Fax Service is not installed by default, so you must install it.
■ Windows XP Professional supports a number of different types of I/O devices,
including the following:
❑ Most imaging devices are installed automatically when you connect them. If
your device is not installed, Windows XP Professional provides the Scanner
and Camera Installation Wizard to help you install it.
❑ Use the Mouse option in the Printers And Other Hardware window of Control
Panel to configure and troubleshoot your mouse.
❑ Use the Phone And Modem Options option in the Printers And Other Hardware
window of Control Panel to install, configure, or troubleshoot your
modem.
❑ Use the Game Controllers option in the Printers And Other Hardware window
of Control Panel to install, configure, or troubleshoot your game controller.
❑ Use the Add Hardware Wizard to install an IrDA transceiver you attach to a
serial port.
❑ The Wireless Link icon that you use to configure an infrared device does not
appear in Control Panel until you have installed an infrared device on your
computer.
❑ Use the Keyboard option in the Printers And Other Hardware window of
Control Panel to configure or troubleshoot a keyboard.