Configuration to avoid
LAN (Ethernet) errors and USB errors in the PL-6920/7920
series
In the PL-6920/7920 series installed Windows OS, if a LAN
device recognition error, a LAN communication error or a USB
device error occurs, confirm the following
settings.
Please note that this coniguration does not
apply to the PL-x930 series that is the
replacement model of the PL-6920/7920
series.
■ BIOS
Settings
1.
Connect a keyboard to a PL-x920 unit.
2.
Turn on the PL-x920 unit.
3.
When the message, "Press <DEL> to
Enter SETUP," is displayed at the bottom left of the
screen, hold down the [DEL] key. The Setup Utility
starts running, and the following menu screen is
displayed.
4.
Select "Integrated Peripherals", and
press the [Enter] key.
5.
Select [Enabled] for "USB Controller" and
"Onboard LAN."
MEMO
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The factory default setting is [Disabled].
It is a correct setting even if [Disabled] is
selected for the USB Controller when the OS in
use is one that does not support USB interfaces,
such as Windows NT 4.0.
-
Use the +/- key or the Page Up/Page Down key
to change the setting parameters.
6.
Press the [Esc] key to return to the
screen of 3. Select "PnP/PCI Configurations" and then
press the [Enter] key.
7.
Select [Enabled] for "Assign IRQ For
USB."
8.
Press the [F10] key. Select [ Yes ] in [Save
configuration changes and exit now?] to save the
configuration and restart the PL-x920
unit.
■ Device
Manager Settings
MEMO
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This configuration is unnecesary for Windows
NT 4.0.
1.
Open the Control Panel.
2.
Click on the icon of "System."
3.
Click on the [Device Manager] button in
the tab of "Hardware."
4.
If the state is normal, the × mark is seen on the icon of
"Secondary IDE Channel" as shown below.
If the × mark
is not seen on the icon of "Secondary IDE Channel" as
shown below, the configuration change should be done
according to the procedure from 5.
5.
Right-click on the "Secondary IDE
Channel" and select "Disable."
6.
Select "Yes"
when the following message box appears.
7.
After the following window is displayed, click "Yes"
to restart Windows OS, and then the change of hardware
settings has been completed.