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Use Device Manager Paste a snip showing Device Manager and the NVidia driver details. Questions 1. Why is it important for IT technicians to keep documentation on computers for which they are responsible? Answer: Just in case they need to fix that computer again, know the history, warranty info, and other important information to remember. 2. What can happen if you don’t uninstall a device before removing it from your system? 1 Answer: You can end up with two devices installed under Device Manager, which can render the device useless. 3. Why does Windows keep a driver package in the driver store? Answer: It allows recent updated drivers to be installed and there will be better plug-and- play support. 4. What are two reasons why you might want to delete the drivers and driver package when you uninstall a device? Answer: Update or replace the device. 5. List the steps to uninstall a device and delete the device driver files and the driver package in the driver store: Answer: You can use device manager to uninstall drivers. First, locate and open device manager, right click the driver selected and select properties. Secondly, click the driver tab and click the Uninstall and confirm it. 6. When Windows deletes the driver package and driver files, in what situation might it not delete driver files used by the device that is being uninstalled? Answer: The driver files used by the device that is being uninstalled may not be removed if there is another device that is using these files. Use Diagnostics Software to Test I/O Devices Paste snips using monitortest and keyboardtest Review Questions 2 3 1. In the list of utilities compiled by Intel, what other utilities (besides the ones used in this lab) test only I/O devices? Answer: Graphics with 3DMark and USB with USB 2.0 Loopback 2. In the list of utilities compiled by Intel, what are three utilities that can be used to evaluate or display information about I/O devices in addition to other components? Answer: AIDA64, PC Wizard, HWMonitor 3. For what purposes might you use KeyboardTest? Answer: Check to see if all the keys are working, check the keyboard LEDs, look at internal scan codes being generated by the keyboard, and measures typing speed. 4 4. When using MonitorTest, what is the purpose of running the Fonts Test? Answer: You can use the Fonts Test to check each font and how it shows up on the screen and change the colors of each to test the visibility level of different kinds of fonts with different color combinations and sizes. Install Dual Displays in Windows Paste a snip showing dual monitor setup We were unable to get the duel monitors to work due to error in the system. The error said it could not detect the devices and would not allow access to the BIOS to troubleshoot. Questions 1. What might be some advantages to using two video cards instead of one video card with two ports? Answer: you can combine processing power of the two cards to have better graphics performance 2. Why do you think it is necessary to set the sequence in which the system initializes video cards so that the primary display is initialized first? Answer: because if you do not set the sequence right then the primary display could be initialized on the wrong monitor. 5

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