Compaq Computer Corporation, Inc.

Bradley J Staff

John Denardo

Kenneth W Hester

Garyl L Hester

Cindy R McGee

Tami J Gibbons

A computer system and new method of generating peripheral device configurations in a computer system having multiple types of system resources is disclosed. The method defines a resource priority list for the system resources and configures a device a resource type at a time based on the resource type priority list. The resource priority list is a function of the number of resource items for each system resource and the available resources in the computer system. The method thus serves to minimize the number of testing or checking iterations in configuring a device, whereby significant improving device configuring and conflict resolution in a computer system.

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The Woodlands, TX, United States of America

Bradley J Staff