Installing the video drivers, Installing the audio drivers, Installing the docking drivers – Dell Inspiron 3700 User Manual

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4. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.

5. Double-click the Win98 folder.

6. Double-click the Updated folder.

7. Double-click the Axx folder, where xx is the video driver revision.

8. Double-click the setup.exe file.

9. Follow the instructions on your display.

10. After the files are copied to your hard-disk drive, click Finish to restart your computer.

After installing the video drivers and restarting your computer, perform the following steps to set the display parameters:

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


The Control Panel window appears.

2. Double-click the Display icon.


The Display Properties window appears.

3. Click the Settings tab.

4. Change the Colors option from 256 colors to True Color (24 bit).

5. Set the Screen area for your display to 1024 x 768.

6. Click Apply.

Installing the Audio Drivers

The audio driver allows you to customize the sound features of your computer. To install the audio driver, 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.

3. Double-click the My Computer icon.

4. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.

5. Double-click the Win98 folder.

6. Double-click the Audio folder.

7. Double-click the Axx folder, where xx is the video driver revision.

8. Double-click the setup.exe file.

9. Follow the instructions on your display.

10. After the files are copied to your hard-disk drive, click Finish.

Installing the Docking Drivers (Optional)

To successfully connect your computer to the APR, you must run the Dock QuickInstall program to install docking drivers.

Running Dock QuickInstall

To run Dock QuickInstall, perform the following steps:

1. If the computer has never been turned on, turn it on now while it is undocked and complete the operating system setup. Then go to step 2.


For setup instructions, see the Dell-supplied operating system setup guide that came with your computer.

NOTE: If your computer uses Windows 98, the computer is already configured to work with the advanced port replicator
(APR). However, if you must reinstall Windows 98, you must reload these docking drivers.

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