Dell Inspiron 7500 - Manual (Page 33)

1. Save and close any open files, and exit any open application programs.
2. Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
3. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
4. Double-click the WinNT folder, then double-click the Video folder.
5. Double-click setup.exe.
6. When prompted to restart, click Finish. The computer restarts automatically.
Changing Video Resolution
1. After the computer restarts, 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 the optimum setting of 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. Click Apply to immediately accept these settings and configure your desktop.
8. Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box.
Installing the Audio Driver
The audio driver allows you to customize the sound features of your computer.
1. Log on as Administrator.
2. Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
4. In the Run dialog box, type x:\winnt\audio\setup.exe, where x is the DVD-ROM drive letter.
5. Click OK.
6. At the Welcome screen, click Next.
7. At the Main Menu, the Install radio button is selected. Click Next. The audio files are copied to your hard-disk drive.
8. When prompted, be sure that the Yes, I want to restart my computer now radio button is selected, and then click Finish.
Installing the Touch Pad Driver
The touch pad driver controls features such as touch pad and mouse functions, scrolling, touch features, and sensitivity.
1. Log on as Administrator.
2. Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
4. Double-click the WinNT folder, then double-click the Touchpad folder, and then double-click the English folder.
NOTICE: Do not install the Japanese-language driver on a computer with a non-Japanese-language operating system.
If you are using a Japanese-language version of Windows NT, double-click the WinNT folder, then double-click the Touchpad folder, and
then double-click the Japanese folder.
NOTE: After the computer restarts, you may change the video resolution.