This document discusses managing hardware devices in a Windows Server network. It covers device drivers, driver signing, plug and play functionality, and using the Device Manager tool. It also discusses hardware resources like IRQs, DMA channels, memory and I/O addresses. Tweaks are presented for processor scheduling, memory allocation, and adjusting settings for file/print services and processor priority. The document concludes with sections on hardware profiles, power options, and definitions of common acronyms related to hardware.

1. Network Implementation &
Support
Chapter 2
Managing Hardware Devices
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2. Intro
• Devices
• Windows Server Catalog
• Device Driver
– Driver signing (Ignore, Warn, Block)
– Sigverif.exe
– Plug and Play
– Legacy – Add New Hardware, resources
• Device Manager
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3. Resources
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IRQ (Interrupt Request)
DMA (Direct Memory Access) Channels
Memory addresses
I/O Addresses
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4. Tweaks
• Processor Scheduling
• Memory
• Virtual Memory
– Allocate across disks
– Static size
– Off boot partition
– Not on RAID or
compressed volumes
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5. Tweaks
• Adjust memory for file & print settings
• Manually Adjusting processor priority
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6. Hardware
• Hardware profiles
• Power Options
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7. Acronyms
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BIOS, Basic Input Output System
DMA, Direct Memory Access
ISA, Industry Standard Architecture
IRQ, Interrupt Request
UPS, Uninterruptible Power Supply
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