In this course you will learn to install, operate, and manage MCSE hardware devices and will learn about installing and configuring Plug and Play devices. You will learn to unplug hardware devices, sign device drivers digitally, and verify file signatures. Find out how to monitor and configure DVD and CD-ROM devices and removable media, such as tape devices. Become acquainted with various input-output devices and with the configuration and troubleshooting of I/O devices, such as scanners. You will be able to create free space on your hard drive, using the Disk Cleanup tool or by compressing data. You will learn about the various storage types supported by Windows 2000 Professional. The course explains how to set default quota values, audit user disk space, and manage disk quotas on a remote computer. It describes using a disk management tool to manage disk(s) on a computer running Windows 2000 Professional.

Managing Standard Hardware Devices training covers such topics as:

Understanding Device Concepts
Maintaining Standard Hardware Devices
Working with Disks
Configuring Disks

Learn exactly what you need to know about configuring, managing and troubleshooting file compression and about installing, configuring and managing DVD and CD-Rom devices. You will learn how to monitor, configure, and troubleshoot I/O devices, such as printers, scanners, multimedia devices, mouse, keyboard, and smart card reader. You will be able to enable disk quota management and configure disk quotas and monitor disk quotas.

Completion of this course and the other Course CBT titles from this curriculum will prepare the learner for MCSE Exam 70-210: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional.

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Description
In this course you will learn to install, operate, and manage MCSE hardware devices. You will be introduced to the procedure for installing and configuring Plug and Play devices. You will learn to unplug hardware devices, sign device drivers digitally, and verify file signatures. You will find out how
to monitor and configure DVD and CD-ROM devices and removable media, such as tape devices.
You will become acquainted with various input-output devices and with the configuration and troubleshooting of I/O devices, such as scanners. You will be able to create free space on your hard drive, using the Disk Cleanup tool or by compressing data. File compression, and the performance
tools that you can use to optimize disk speed and disk performance, is also the subject of this course. Finally, the course teaches you about the various storage types supported by Windows 2000 Professional. It explains how to set default quota values, audit user disk space, and manage disk quotas on a remote computer. It describes using a disk management tool to manage disks on a
computer running Windows 2000 Professional.
Audience
The course addresses the training needs of system administrators, network designers, and IT consultants. This course also addresses the needs of IT professionals who want to become certified under the new Windows 2000 MCSE track. Completion of this course and the other Course CBT titles from this curriculum will prepare the learner for MCSE Exam 70-210: Installing, Configuring, and
Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional.
Prerequisites
This course assumes the learner has experience installing or maintaining networks, although not necessarily Windows NT networks. Familiarity with Windows 95, 98 or NT 4.0 Workstation desktop operating systems is also assumed.
Course Duration
» 5 hours
Topics Include
Unit 1: Understanding Device Concepts
» Supporting Plug and Play Devices
» Removing Devices
» Managing Device Drivers
» Updating Device Drivers
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Windows 2000 Professional: Managing Standard Hardware Devices
Unit 2: Maintaining Standard Hardware Devices
» Using Device Manager
» Managing CD-ROM Devices
» Managing Removable Media
» Managing I/O Devices
» Troubleshooting I/O Devices
Unit 3: Working with Disks
» Using the Disk Cleanup Utility
» Compressing an NTFS Volume
» Troubleshooting File Compression
» Optimizing Speed of a Drive
Unit 4: Configuring Disks
» Managing Disks
» Managing Basic Disks
» Managing Dynamic Disks
» Setting Disk Quotas
» Monitoring Disk Quotas
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
» Configure, manage, and troubleshoot file compression
» Install, configure, and manage DVD and CD-ROM devices
» Monitor and configure disks
» Monitor, configure and troubleshoot volumes
» Monitor and configure removable media, such as tape devices
» Monitor, configure, and troubleshoot I/O devices, such as printers, scanners, multimedia devices, mouse, keyboard, and smart card reader
» Update drives
» Manage and troubleshoot drive signing
» Describe Windows 2000 storage types
» Establish the difference between basic and dynamic storage in Windows 2000
» Explain how to use the Disk Management tool
» Create partitions on a basic disk and volumes on a dynamic disk
» Extend simple volumes
» Describe the Disk Quota Management feature of Windows 2000
» Enable disk quota management
» Configure disk quotas and monitor disk quotas

System Requirements CD-Based » Pentium class computer » 200 MHz processor (266 MHz recommended) » 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended) » CD-ROM drive » Any one of Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or Windows XP (both Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 require at least 64 MB RAM) » SVGA monitor capable of 16-bit color and 800 x 600 screen resolution » Sound card with speakers or headphones (optional)