Dell Latitude Cpi - Manual (Page 4)

1-2 Dell Latitude CP Before You Turn On Your Computer
2. Turn on the computer undocked, and complete
the operating system setup.
For detailed information, see the Dell-Installed
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Setup Guide.
3. If you plan to connect a C/Port APR to a network,
go to step 6. If you plan to use a C/Dock Expan-
sion Station for any purpose, continue with step 4.
4. With the computer still undocked, install the
driver for the IDE controller (CMD 646U Ultra
DMA controller) that supports a CD-ROM drive
in the C/Dock media bay.
NOTE: You must install the IDE controller driver if
you want to use the C/Dock Expansion Station with a
network.
For instructions, see the next subsecton, “IDE Con-
troller Driver.”
5. With the computer still undocked, install the
driver for the SCSI controller (Adaptec AIC-7860
PCI SCSI controller).
For instructions, see “SCSI Controller Driver” found
later in this document.
6. Shut down the computer, dock it, and turn it on
again.
Follow the instructions on the display to load the
appropriate drivers.
7. If you plan to connect the C/Dock Expansion Sta-
tion or C/Port APR to a network, install the
network driver.
For instructions, see “Network Controller Driver”
found later in this document.
8. Create a hardware profile for use with the
C/Dock Expansion Station or C/Port APR.
For instructions, see “Setting Up a Hardware Pro-
file” in the Windows NT documentation that
accompanied the computer.
IDE Controller Driver
If your computer uses Windows NT, use the following
procedure to install the driver for the IDE controller on
the C/Dock Expansion Station. The IDE controller sup-
ports a CD-ROM drive in the C/Dock media bay.
The diskettes you need in this procedure came with the
C/Dock Expansion Station.
NOTES: You must install the IDE controller driver if you
want to use the C/Dock Expansion Station with a
network.
You must have administrator privileges to perform the
following procedure.
1. Undock the computer.
2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click
Control Panel.
3. Double-click the SCSI Adapters icon.
4. Click the Drivers tab and click Add.
5. In the Install Driver window, click the Have Disk
button.
6. Insert the Dell Latitude C/Dock Expansion Station
Windows NT 4.0 IDE Driver diskette into the com-
puter’s diskette drive.
7. In the Copy the manufacturer’s files from box,
type
a:\ and click OK.
8. Highlight CMD CSA-646U Ultra DMA IDE
Adapter and click OK.
9. Type a:\ and click Continue.
10. When prompted to restart the computer, remove
the diskette and click Yes.
After the driver is installed, you may configure it for
maximum performance as follows:
1. Click the Start button and click Run.
2. Type cmdcfgnt.exe and click OK.
3. Click the General tab.
4. Select the PCI bus speed that matches that of the
computer.
To determine the PCI bus speed of the computer, see
the section titled “Chip Set and Bus” in Appendix A
of the Reference and Troubleshooting Guide that
accompanied the Latitude CP computer. If a
documentation update came with the computer,
check whether a new PCI bus speed has been added.
5. To enable the DMA features of the controller,
click the Enable DMA box so that a check mark
appears in the box.