Dell XPS M1210 (MXC062, Mid 2006) User Manual

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Troubleshooting

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time that you run the CD, it might prompt you to install setup files. Click OK, and follow the
instructions on the screen to continue.

3 From the Language drop-down menu in the toolbar, select your preferred language for the driver or

utility (if available). A welcome screen appears.

4 Click Next.

The CD automatically scans your hardware to detect drivers and utilities used by your computer.

5 After the CD completes the hardware scan, you can also detect other drivers and utilities. Under

Search Criteria, select the appropriate categories from the System Model, Operating System, and
Topic drop-down menus.

A link or links appear(s) for the specific drivers and utilities used by your computer.

6 Click the link of a specific driver or utility to display information about the driver or utility that you

want to install.

7 Click the Install button (if present) to begin installing the driver or utility. At the welcome screen,

follow the screen prompts to complete the installation.

If no Install button is present, automatic installation is not an option. For installation instructions,
either see the appropriate instructions in the following subsections, or click Extract, follow the
extracting instructions, and then read the readme file.

If instructed to navigate to the driver files, click the CD directory on the driver information window to
display the files associated with that driver.

Manually Reinstalling Drivers

NOTE:

If your computer has an infrared sensor and you are reinstalling an infrared sensor driver, you must first

enable the infrared sensor in the system setup program (see "Using the System Setup Program" on page 171) before
continuing with the driver installation. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 106. For information about
components installed on your computer, see "Determining Your Computer’s Configuration" on page 15.

1 After extracting the driver files to your hard drive as described in the previous section, click the Start

button and right-click My Computer.

2 Click Properties.
3 Click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager.
4 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Modems or

Infrared devices).

5 Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver.
6 Click the Driver tab and click Update Driver.
7 Click Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and click Next.
8 Click Browse and browse to the location to which you previously copied the driver files.

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