Device Management

This chapter describes how Microsoft Windows 98 manages system devices. It also provides instructions for installing and configuring both Plug and Play–compliant and legacy devices, including PC Cards (also known as Personal Computer Memory Card International Association [PCMCIA] cards), display adapters, mouse devices, and communications ports.

In This Chapter

Overview of Device Management

Installing Devices

Configuring Device Settings

Troubleshooting Device Management

See Also

• For information about the components that work together in Windows 98 to configure the system, see Chapter 28, "Windows 98 Architecture."
• For information about the Windows 98 registry, see Chapter 31, "Windows 98 Registry."
• For information about Universal Serial Bus (USB) and the IEEE 1394 bus, see Chapter 30, "Hardware Management."