Dell Inspiron 3800 - Manual (Page 88)

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Utilities and Drivers for Microsoft ® Windows NT®: Dell™ Inspiron™ 3800 System
Reference
Overview
All of your computer ’s drivers for Dell-installed devices are operative when you receive the computer. No further installation or configuration is
needed. However, if you ever need to reinstall any of these drivers, the driver files are provided on the System Software CD. For instructions on
reinstalling a particular driver, see the following subsection that corresponds to that driver.
Often device problems can be corrected by reinstalling the appropriate drivers. Also, hardware manufacturers frequently provide updated drivers
that support feature enhancements or that correct problems. Obtain updated drivers for products purchased from Dell at the Dell World Wide Web
support site (http://support.dell.com).
NOTICE: Drivers available on the Dell Web site have been validated for correct operation on Dell systems. Installing drivers obtained
from other sources may cause errors or performance degradation.
To install the system software, you need the following items:
l Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 CD
l Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 CD
l
System Software CD
l
CD-ROM drive (installed)
l
One formatted diskette
Dell recommends that you print these procedures before you begin. If you need to reinstall drivers on your computer, reinstall them in the order
presented here.
Installing the System Utilities
System utilities allow you to configure features such as the save-to-disk suspend (S2D) partition. To copy the system utilities to your hard-disk
drive, perform the following steps.
Overview Installing Softex Docking Services
Installing the System Utilities Installing the DualPoint™ Integrated Pointing Device Drivers
Installing the Video Driver Installing the Touch Pad Drivers
Installing the Audio Driver and the Modem Driver Installing the Intel SpeedStep Utility
Installing the Power Management Utility Installing MS-DOS CD-ROM Drivers
Installing the PC Card Utility Installing the System Help
NOTE: Your System Software CD contains drivers for operating systems that may not be on your computer. Verify that
the driver you are loading is under your operating system subdirectory.
NOTES: For more information on using the operating system installed on your computer by Dell, see the operating
system user's guide that came with your computer. You can also access system tools and documentation from Dell's
technical support Web site (http://support.dell.com) by entering your service tag or Express Service Code, and then
clicking Go!.
To install the drivers and utilities correctly, you must install them in the order presented in this document.
NOTICE: Do not dock the computer before turning it on the first time.
NOTE: You can also run the system utilities directly from the System Software CD.