Dell Latitude C800 User Manual

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5. Double-

click the folder for the utilities. 

6. Copy the Asset Tag utility on the Drivers and Utilities CD to the c:\dell\util

 directory on your hard drive. 

To use the utility, see "

Assigning an Asset Tag

."

Installing the Internal Modem and Network Adapter Drivers (Optional)

If you ordered the internal modem, you need to reinstall the modem driver.

If you ordered the combination modem/network adapter

, you need to reinstall both the modem and network adapter drivers. 

To install a modem or network adapter driver, use the appropriate procedure in this section, depending on your operating system.


Installing the Modem or Network Adapter Driver for Windows 2000

1. Save your work and insert your Drivers and Utilities CD.

2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and double-click Control Panel.

3. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon.

4. In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab.

5. Click the Device Manager... button, and look beneath Other Devices.

If you are installing a modem driver, click PCI Simple Communications Controller.

If you are installing a network adapter, click Ethernet Controller.

6. From the pull-down menu, click Action, and select Properties.

7. Click the Reinstall Driver button, and click Next.

8. Verify that Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended) is selected, and click Next.

9. Verify that CD-ROM drives is selected, and click Next.

10. When the search is complete and the appropriate driver found, click Next.

11. Click Finish to complete installation of the modem driver.


Installing the Modem or Network Adapter Driver for Windows Me

1. Save your work and insert your Drivers and Utilities CD.

2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.

3. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon.

4. In the System Properties window, click the Device Manager tab, and look beneath Other Devices.


If you are installing a modem, click PCI Communication Device.

If you are installing a network adapter, click PCI Ethernet Controller.

5. Click the Properties button.

6. Click the Reinstall Driver button.

7. Verify that Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended) is selected, and click Next.


If you are installing a network adapter, click Finish, and then click Yes to restart the computer.

If you are installing a modem, perform the following steps:

a. In the Select Other Driver window, look under the Location column for a path containing WINME.

b. Under Device Description, click on the name corresponding to the WINME line, and click OK

 to confirm. 

c. Click Finish, and then click Yes to restart the computer.

NOTE: To see the System icon,  you may need to click the View all control panel options link at the left side of the screen.

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