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Dell Inspiron 7000 Installation Manual

Dell inspiron 7000 series windows nt 4.0 workstation installing drivers and utilities
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  • Page 2 Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell , the DELL logo, and Inspiron are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation; Microsoft and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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  • Page 5 This document explains how to install/reinstall device drivers and utilities on your Dell Inspiron 7000 portable computer running the ® Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating system. You may need to use this document under the following conditions: You are reinstalling the version of Windows NT 4.0 that came with your computer, and you need to reinstall the drivers and utilities that Dell provides.
  • Page 6 CD-ROM drive (installed) One formatted diskette The following sections describe the drivers and utilities that are provided on the Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD. NOTE: To install the drivers and utilities correctly, you must install them in the order presented in this document.
  • Page 7 Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click Control Panel. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Display icon. In the Display Properties window, click the Settings tab and click Display Type.
  • Page 8 10. Highlight ATI 3d RAGE MOBILITY P AGP , and then click NOTE: Select the appropriate language. 11. Click Yes when the Third-party Drivers message appears. The files are copied to the hard-disk drive. A message appears stating that the drivers were success- fully installed.
  • Page 9 To change the video resolution, perform the following steps: Log on as Administrator. Click OK in the Invalid Display Settings dialog box. In the Color palette area, highlight 65536 Colors. In the Desktop Area, drag the pointer to the right until 1024 by 768 pixels is shown.
  • Page 10 To install the audio driver, perform the following steps: Log on as Administrator. Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive. Double-click the My Computer icon and then double-click Control Panel.
  • Page 11 Type , where x is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive, and then click OK. The Add Unlisted or Updated Driver dialog box appears with ESS Audio Driver M2/M2E 4.02.37 highlighted. Click OK. NOTE: If the following message appears, click NEW, and then continue with step 10: 10.
  • Page 12 To install the touchpad driver, perform the following steps: Log on as Administrator. Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
  • Page 13 Emergency Repair Diskette and select Yes, I want to restart my computer now. Do not remove the Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD. 15. Click Finish to exit the installation and restart your computer.
  • Page 14 To install the power management configuration utility, perform the following steps: Log on as Administrator. Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
  • Page 15 Read the agreement and click Accept. NOTE: You must accept the license agreement to continue. Click the button in the Softex Power Management Con- trol Setup window to accept the default installation directory. The Softex Power Management Control Setup window notifies you that the installation is complete.
  • Page 16 Remove any PC Card(s) from the PC Card slot and restart the computer. Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
  • Page 17 Click the button in the Softex PC Card Controller Setup window to accept the default installation directory. The Softex PC Card Controller Setup window monitors the installation and displays a status bar. The Creating Control Panel window appears and notifies you that the setup program will install the PC Card configuration in the Control Panel and that the Microsoft Windows PC Card (PCMCIA) icon will be disabled.
  • Page 18 To install the internal modem driver, perform the following steps. NOTE: The internal modem is not available in all regions. Log on as Administrator. Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
  • Page 19 The BayManager software allows you to remove and install devices without turning off your system. To install BayManager, perform the following steps: Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
  • Page 20 After your computer restarts, a BayManager icon appears in the icon tray at the right of the taskbar. The Dell Inspiron system Help is available on the Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD. You can Installing Drivers and Utilities...
  • Page 21 NOTE: You must install Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 from the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 CD prior to installing the system Help. To install the system Help file from the Dell Inspiron 7000 Win- dows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD, perform the following steps: Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 22 Left-click Copy Here. Double-click the Help_eng icon to access the system Help . To download the system Help from http://support.dell.com, perform the following steps: Click Support Your Dell. Type your system service tag sequence, if available, click Submit, and go to step 5.
  • Page 23 Dell’s TechConnect bulletin board service (BBS), Auto- Tech service, and TechFax service. Dell’s Web site also contains links to some of these services. Dell regularly tests and officially releases new drivers and utilities for Inspiron computers.
  • Page 24 Installing Drivers and Utilities...

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