Dell Inspiron 7000 User manual

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June 1999 P/N 8614D Rev. A02

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Installing Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2

Installing the Video Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2

Changing Video Resolution . . . . . . . . . . .1-5

Installing the Audio Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Installing the Touchpad Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7

Power Management Configuration Utility . . .1-10

PC Card Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-11

Installing the Internal Modem

Driver (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-14

Installing Softex BayManager Software . . . . . . . .1-15

Installing the System Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-16

Installing Help From the CD . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-17

Downloading Help From the Support

Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-18

Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-19

Installing Drivers and Utilities 1

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Thisdocumentexplainshowtoinstall/reinstalldevicedriversand

utilitiesonyourDellInspiron7000portablecomputerrunningthe

Microsoft®WindowsNT 4.0 operating system.You may needto

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.

You havea new hard-disk drive and you need to install all of

the system software.

To install the system software, you need the following items:

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Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

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Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4

2 Installing Drivers and Utilities



Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System

Software

CD-ROM drive (installed)

One formatted diskette

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The following sections describe the drivers and utilities that are

providedonthe

DellInspiron7000WindowsNT4.0Workstation

System Software

CD.

NOTE: Toinstall the driversand utilitiescorrectly,you must install

them in the order presented in this document.

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The video driver controls features such as video resolution and

color palette.

To install the video driver, perform the following steps:

1. Log on as Administrator.

Installing Drivers and Utilities 3

2. Insert the

Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation

System Software

CD into the CD-ROM drive.

3. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click

Control Panel.

4. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Display

icon.

5. In the Display Properties window, click the Settings tab

and click Display Type.

6. In the Adapter Type area, click Change.

7. I n t he Change Display dialog box, click Have Disk.

8. In the Install From Disk dialog box, type [?YLGHR,

where

is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive.

9. Click OK.

A list of devices supported by this driver appears.

4 Installing Drivers and Utilities

10. Highlight ATI 3d RAGE MOBILITY P AGP, and then click

OK.

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.

12. Click OK.

13. Click Close to close the Display Type dialog box.

14. Click Close to close the Display Properties dialog box.

15. When prompted, click Yes to restart your computer.

NOTE: After the computer restarts, you may change the video

resolution. See the following section, “Changing Video

Resolution.”

Installing Drivers and Utilities 5

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To change the video resolution, perform the following steps:

1. Log on as Administrator.

2. Click OK in the Invalid Display Settings dialog box.

3. 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. Make sure the Refresh Frequency is

set to 60 Hertz.

4. Click Test.

5. Click OK.

A test bitmap appears for the selected resolution and color

palette.

6. Click Yes if the expected results appear.

7. C l i ck Apply to immediately accept these settings and con-

figure your desktop.

8. Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box.

6 Installing Drivers and Utilities

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The audio driver allows you to customize the sound features of

your computer.

To install the audio driver, perform the following steps:

1. Log on as Administrator.

2. Insert the

Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation

System Software

CD into the CD-ROM drive.

3. Double-click the My Computer icon and then double-click

Control Panel.

4. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Multimedia

icon.

5. In the Multimedia Properties window, click the Devices

tab.

6. Click Add.

7. In the Add pop-up window, highlight Unlisted or Updated

Driver. Click OK.

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