Reinstalling drivers and utilities, Reinstalling drivers and, See "reinstalling drivers and utilities" on – Dell Latitude D630 User Manual

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Reinstalling Software

2 Under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance, and click

System.

3 In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab, and click Device

Manager.

Microsoft Windows Vista®

1 Click the Windows Vista start button, , and right-click Computer.
2 Click PropertiesDevice Manager.

NOTE:

The User Account Control window may appear. If you are an

administrator on the computer, click Continue; otherwise, contact your

administrator to continue.

Scroll down the list to see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle

with a "

!") on the device icon.

If an exclamation point is next to the device name, you may need to reinstall the

driver or install a new driver (see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on

page 140).

Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities

NOTICE:

The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your Drivers and

Utilities

media provide approved drivers for Dell™ computers. If you install drivers

obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly.

Installing Drivers in the Correct Order

Microsoft Windows XP (with service pack 2 and later) does not require a system

driver installation order. However, the following order preference works best.

NOTE:

The list below is a general overview of Dell desktop and portable systems.

Actual system configurations may vary.

Desktop System Software (DSS) or Notebook System Software (NSS) - A

compilation of critical Microsoft updates.

Intel Chipset - Helps Windows control system board components and

controllers.

Video Card - Enhances video performance.

Network Interface Card (NIC) - Enables and enhances the network

controller.

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