Tutorial 12
Managing Hardware and Networks
Microsoft Windows 7 for
Power Users
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Objectives
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• Learn about Plug and Play hardware
• Examine Windows 7 support for newer types
of hardware
• Examine the importance of hardware resource
assignments
• View hardware configuration settings in
Device Manager
• Troubleshoot hardware problems
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Objectives
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• Check your computer name and workgroup or
domain name
• View networked computers in the same
workgroup
• Use the Network and Sharing Center
• Compare three ways to share folders on a
network
• Create a mapped drive
• Create, join, and leave a homegroup
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Device Manager
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Comparing Types of Hardware
Devices
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• Plug and Play (PnP) standards are now used for
hardware devices
• A bona fide Plug and Play computer system has the
following features:
– ACPI BIOS
– Plug and Play hardware devices and device drivers
– Plug and Play operating system
• Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) detects devices
in a networked environment
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Comparing Types of Hardware
Devices
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• Windows 7 provides enhanced support for the
following technologies:
– Universal Serial Bus (USB)
– IEEE 1394
• IEEE 1394b
• FireWire
– SATA and eSATA
– Sensors
– Device Stage
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Understanding Hardware Resource
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Assignments
• Windows 7 can allocate four types of
resources to hardware devices
– Interrupt request (IRQ) resources
– Input/Output (I/O) resources
– Direct Memory Access (DMA) resources
– Memory resources
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Using Device Manager
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• Important source of information about
hardware components
• Displays a hardware tree
• Identifies conflicts
– Hardware
– Device
– Resource
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Using Device Manager
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• You can display properties for individual
hardware devices
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Using Device Manager
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• The Device Manager adds and removes items
from the hardware tree as they are added to
and removed from the computer
• When you choose to safely remove a USB flash
drive, the Device Manager will report an error
until it is physically removed from the
computer
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Using Device Manager
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Using Device Manager
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• USB Host Controller listed under the Serial Bus
controllers category consists of one or more
computer chips that identifies a USB hardware device
and determines its bandwidth requirements
• Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI)
– Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI)
– Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI)
• A USB Root Hub:
– Attachment or removal of USB devices
– Manages power to USB devices
– Manages distribution of signals
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Troubleshooting Hardware
Problems
XP
• Device Manager detects three types of
hardware problems:
– Disabled device
– Resource conflict
– Unknown device
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Troubleshooting Hardware
Problems
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Networking
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Windows 7 Networking
Capabilities
XP
• Two types of networks
– Server-based
• Server
• Domain
– Peer-to-peer network
• Workgroup
• HomeGroup
• Each computer has a name that uniquely identifies it
on the network
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Windows 7 Networking
Capabilities
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Windows 7 Networking
Capabilities
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• The Network window allows you to browse
resources on your local network
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Windows 7 Networking
Capabilities
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• The Network and Sharing Center displays
current network settings and a network map
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Windows 7 Networking
Capabilities
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• In the upper-left corner of the Network and
Sharing Center window, click the Change
advanced sharing settings link to open the
Advanced sharing settings
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Windows 7 Networking
Capabilities
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Windows 7 Networking
Capabilities
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• The Local Area Connection link provides access
to the network connection settings and lists
services used by the connection
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Windows 7 Networking
Capabilities
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• The Sharing Wizard can allow others access to
your folders and files
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Windows 7 Networking
Capabilities
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Windows 7 Networking
Capabilities
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• You can set permissions for individual users or
for groups of users
• File sharing permissions allow you to specify
whether users can read your files, or read and
write your files
• Once a file or folder is shared, the UNC path is
displayed in the File Sharing window
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Windows 7 Networking
Capabilities
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Windows 7 Networking
Capabilities
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• Advanced sharing settings allow you to:
– Change the Share name
– Set permissions for individual users
– Specify the number of simultaneous users
who can access the shared folder
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Windows 7 Networking
Capabilities
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• A mapped drive is a shared network folder
that is assigned a drive name
• Right-click a shared folder icon and then select
Map network drive
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Windows 7 Networking
Capabilities
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Using the HomeGroup Feature
to Share Network Resources
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• Windows 7 introduces the new HomeGroup
networking feature so users on different Windows 7
computer systems can easily share libraries and
printers with other computers in the same
homegroup
• Click the Network icon for your wired or wireless
connection in the notification area of the taskbar,
click the Open Network and Sharing Center link, and
then click the Choose homegroup and sharing
options link in the Network and Sharing Center
window
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Using the HomeGroup Feature
to Share Network Resources
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Using the HomeGroup Feature
to Share Network Resources
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• To create a homegroup, open the Start menu, click
Control Panel, click the Network and Internet link in
the Control Panel window, click the HomeGroup link,
click the “Create a homegroup” button, select the
libraries you want to share, decide whether to share
printers, click the Next button, record or print your
homegroup password, and then close the
HomeGroup window
• To access resources in a homegroup, click Network
on the Start menu, click HomeGroup in the
Navigation pane, and then select and open a shared
resource on another HomeGroup computer
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Using the HomeGroup Feature
to Share Network Resources
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• If another user wants to join the homegroup, that user
opens the Control Panel, clicks the “Choose homegroup
and sharing settings” link, clicks the Join now button,
selects the libraries that user wants to share, decides on
whether to share printers, enters the homegroup
password, and clicks Finish
• To leave a homegroup, open the Control Panel, click the
Network and Internet link, click the “Choose homegroup
and sharing options” link, click the “Leave the
homegroup” link, click the “Leave the homegroup” option
in the Leave the HomeGroup dialog box, click the Finish
button, and close the Homegroup window
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