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An old laptop I found (an an Acer Aspire 5100 series BL51) gives this error:

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System BIOS Version: V2.00
    Bus:06, Device:02, Function:00
ERROR
Resource Conflict - PCI in slot 03
    Bus:06, Device:04, Function:00
ERROR
Resource Conflict - PCI in slot 03
    Bus:06, Device:04, Function:01
ERROR
Resource Conflict - PCI in slot 03
    Bus:06, Device:04, Function:02
ERROR
Resource Conflict - PCI in slot 03
    Bus:06, Device:04, Function:03

Based off of that error, I'm assuming there is a problem with PCI in slot 03, which I'm also assuming the item inserted into the PCI slot 03, but I cannot find which slot is which because they're not labelled or anything. I've tried looking on the Acer website but most things 404 and a PDF of the manual I found has nothing useful at all.

Without the manual, how can I find the problematic PCI slot and fix the issue?

nc4pk
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The PCI device could be the Bluetooth, network card or any other optional device (other than the keyboard, touchpad, HD and CD/DVD). According to the manual, this model has an optional TV card and webcam. If you can get to the BIOS and experiment by disabling everything except the HD, that might help isolate things. Otherwise, the standard approach is to remove everything except the HD, keyboard and memory and try isolating things that way.

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