Device manager a very essential component of your computer that manages the devices attached to your computer like Printer, USB, and Scanner etc. By having knowledge of Device manager error code you can resolve problems without any help of computer expert. Some of well renowned companies like Impcsupport provide online technical support for resolving all your computer problems.
Device manager is an essential application present in the control panel intended to manage the hardware attached to the computer. This control panel applet provides you an authority to make changes which can cause major affects in the performance of computer. The Device manager allows you perform the following changes:
· To attach Device driver with the existing hardware.
· Enable or disable devices.
· Tells windows about device malfunctioning.
· Change key properties of devices.
Microsoft has provided various error codes with specific logo which indicate any undesirable change which creates problems in the proper working of computer. In this article I’ll let you know about the various device error codes .You can see the problems related to the installed device by using the described procedures:
o Go to Control panel then selects “Hardware and Sound “.
o Then open Device Manager.
o Right click the device and then click Properties.
o Click the General tab, and the error code is specified in the Device status box.
Code 1: The device is not configured properly.
Reason: This problem is caused due to improper configuration or absence of installed driver for the specific device.
Solution: Start the hardware update wizard for installing updated driver. If updating driver does not work then use hardware documentation and configure driver settings to the standard value mentioned.
Code 3: The driver for this device might be corrupted, or your system may be running low on memory or other resources.
Reason: The driver can’t successfully load because its data is corrupted or the computer doesn’t have enough memory to run the driver.
Solution: If the driver is corrupted then uninstall the driver and then reinstall it properly. If your computer doesn’t have sufficient memories then close some of the unnecessary application to make memory available. You can also use virtual memory or Readyboost feature of Window 7.
Code 10: The device cannot start.
Reason: This problem can be caused due to many reasons like hardware problem, power supply shortage, voltage fluctuation, corrupted driver, require updates etc.
Solution: For solution of this problem ensures proper power supply. Reinstall the driver and if not updated then get the latest update. If there is any hardware problem then contact your hardware manufacture for technical support.
Code 12: The device can’t find enough free resources that it can use. If you want to use this device, you will need to disable one of the other devices on this system.
Reason: This problem occurs when the same I/O (Input/output) ports, same interrupt, same DMA (Direct Memory Access) channel is assigned to different devices.
Solution: The resolution for this issue is hardware specific so log on to Microsoft support site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=538) . Use hardware name, type or model number with “code 12” like search for “code 12” CS2302 on the above mentioned site for getting solution.
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