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Dell Latitude CP Before You Turn On Your Computer 1-1
Dell ® Latitude ® CP
Before You Turn On Your Computer
B
efore turning on your Dell Latitude CP portable
computer for the first time, use the instructions in this
document to install or load the appropriate drivers for use
with the Dell Latitude C/Dock Expansion Station or
C/Port Advanced Port Replicator (APR).
If your computer uses the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
95 oper-
ating system, see the next section for instructions.
If your computer uses the Microsoft Windows NT
®
oper-
ating system, see the section titled “Windows NT” found
later in this document.
NOTE: If you are not planning to use a C/Dock Expan-
sion Station or C/Port APR, you do not have to follow the
instructions in this document. For details on completing
the setup of the operating system for use with your Dell
computer, see the Setup Guide that came with the
computer.
W
indows 95
If your computer uses Windows 95, the computer is
already configured to work with the Dell Latitude
C/Dock Expansion Station or C/Port APR. Use the fol-
lowing procedure the first time you turn on the computer.
1. Remove any PC Card installed in the PC Card
slot of the computer.
PC Cards that are left in the computer during the
Windows 95 setup may cause installation difficul-
ties. You may insert PC Cards after the operating
system setup is completed and you have restarted the
computer.
2. Turn on the computer undocked, and complete
the operating system setup.
For setup instructions, see the Dell-Installed
Microsoft Windows 95 Setup Guide that came with
the computer.
3. If you want to use a C/Dock Expansion Station or
C/Port APR, shut down the computer, dock it,
and turn it on again.
Follow the instructions on the display to load the
appropriate drivers.
4. Install the appropriate drivers to use a Peripher-
als Component Interconnect (PCI) video or
network expansion card in the C/Dock Expansion
Station.
For instructions on installing the drivers, see the doc-
ument titled “Before You Dock” that came with the
C/Dock Expansion Station.
W
indows NT
Complete the following procedure before you turn on
your Latitude CP computer for the first time to begin the
Windows NT setup.
1. Remove any PC Card installed in the PC Card
slot of the computer.
PC Cards that are left in the computer during the
Windows NT setup may cause installation difficul-
ties. You may insert PC Cards after the operating
system setup is completed and you have restarted the
computer.
CAUTION: Do not dock the computer before turn-
ing it on for the first time.
CAUTION: Do not dock the computer before turn-
ing it on for the first time.