Installing drivers and utilities for windows nt, Installing the video driver, Installing drivers and utilities for windows nt -9 – Dell Inspiron 3700 User Manual

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Type your computer’s service tag sequence, if available, click Submit, and go to
step 5.

If the service tag is not available, go to step 3.

3.

Click Inspiron Notebooks.

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Click 3700.

5.

Click Dell Documents (Technical Information).

Follow the instructions on the page to save the file to your hard-disk drive.

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Click System Help.

When prompted, you can save the Help file to your hard-disk drive.

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This section explains how to reinstall device drivers and utilities on your Dell portable
computer running the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating system.

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



Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 CD



Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 CD



System Software CD



CD-ROM drive (installed)



One formatted diskette

The following subsections describe the drivers and utilities that are provided on the
System Software CD.

NOTE: To install the drivers and utilities correctly, 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 the color palette.

NOTE: If you need to use extended video modes, check the documentation that came
with the application program to determine if the drivers are provided. If not, contact
the software manufacturer to get the necessary drivers.

To install the video driver for Windows NT 4.0, perform the following steps:

1.

Save your work in all open application programs, because you will need to restart
your computer at the end of this procedure to complete the installation.

2.

Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.

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