Dell OptiPlex Gxi - Manual (Page 23)

Introduction 1-5
and other software can be reinstalled as originally config-
ured with a minimum of downtime.
If you are unable to reinstall your software from a tape
backup of the hard-disk drive, you can reinstall Win-
dows 95 from the system’s Windows 95 backup media
(CD or diskettes) that you received from Dell or created
from the Dell-installed software on your system. How-
ever, if you reinstall Windows 95 in this manner, the
busmastering functionality of the Windows 95 EIDE
driver, which was operative in your original configura-
tion, will be disabled. (Your system will operate without
the bus-mastering functionality with only a small degra-
dation in performance. For information on the advantages
of using bus-mastering drivers, see “Bus-Mastering
EIDE Drivers” in the online System User’s Guide.) You
may also need to reinstall your system’s video, audio, and
NIC drivers from the diskettes created from the Dell-
installed software on your system.
NOTE: If you are a system administrator of corporate
networks and you must download Windows 95 from a
server to client systems, make sure that you have the Win-
dows 95 backup media for the OptiPlex GXi system on
your server before downloading.
A
ccessing Online
Documentation
The online System User’s Guide installed on your hard-
disk drive contains information on the following topics:
• How to use the online System User’s Guide
• System features
• Drivers and utilities
• Integrated audio controller
• System Setup program
• Configuring expansion cards
• Securing your computer
• Connecting external devices
• Maintaining the system
• Contacting Dell
The guide also contains a glossary of commonly used
terms and abbreviations.
The System User’s Guide is located in the Dell Accesso-
ries program group or folder.
To print any of the topics from this guide, display the
topic you want on your screen, and select Print Topic
from the File menu.
G
etting Help
Dell provides a number of tools to help you if you don’t
understand a procedure described in this guide or if your
system does not perform as expected. For information on
these help tools, see the chapter titled “Getting Help” in
your Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide or the
“Contacting Dell” section in the online System User’s
Guide.