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Drivers: Dell Dimension XPS Txxx and Txxxr Systems Reference
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Drivers: Dell™ Dimension™ XPS Txxx and Txxxr
Systems Reference
Drivers For Systems Purchased After May 19,
2000 • Drivers For Systems Purchased Before May 19, 2000
All of your system’s drivers for Dell-installed devices are
operative when you receive the system—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 Dell Dimension ResourceCD.
Device problems can often 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 support section of the Dell World Wide Web 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.
The device drivers that can be reinstalled on your system are listed
below:
Yamaha Audio Driver — Enables the
system’s audio controller to produce sound.
Other Drivers — Control the devices, such as
modem cards or network interface controller (NIC) cards, that may be installed on your
system. For instructions on how to reinstall these drivers, see the device’s
documentation by double-clicking the Dell Documents icon on the Windows
desktop, clicking System Information, and then clicking System
Documentation.
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NOTE: If a driver does not appear under a selected operating
system on the Dell Dimension ResourceCD, then the driver is not required by that operating
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NOTICE: The Dell Dimension ResourceCD contains
drivers for devices that might not be installed in your computer. Do not install device
drivers unless you first identify the specific driver intended for the hardware installed
in your computer (see "Your System’s
Drivers"). Installing incorrect drivers might make your computer inoperable.
- Start the computer’s operating system.
- If you have not initially installed the Dell Dimension ResourceCD
application program, proceed to the next step. If you have previously installed the
application program, proceed to step 6.
- Insert the Dell Dimension ResourceCD into the optical drive.
The ResourceCD Installation application program automatically starts.
- Follow the instructions on your screen.
- When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window
appears, remove the Dell Dimension ResourceCD from the optical drive, and then
click Finish to restart the computer.
- After the operating system starts, insert the Dell
Dimension ResourceCD into the optical drive.
The Welcome Dell System Owner screen appears.
- Click Next.
- Change the language in the Language list located in
the upper-right corner of the window, if needed.
- Select the model of your computer in the System Model
list.
- Select your computer’s operating system in the Operating
System list.
- Select the type of device in the Device Type list.
- Select Drivers in the Topic list.
- Click the name of the driver that you want to reinstall.
See "Your System’s Drivers" for a list
of drivers that you can reinstall on your computer.
- Follow the instructions on the screen.
The device drivers that can be reinstalled on your system are listed
below:
Yamaha Audio Driver
— Enables the system’s audio controller to produce sound.
Other Drivers — Control the devices, such as
video, modem, or network interface controller (NIC) cards, that may be installed on your
system. For instructions on how to reinstall these drivers, see the device’s
documentation by double-clicking the Dell Documents icon on the Windows
desktop, clicking System Information, and then clicking System
Documentation.
Dell installed and configured your system's video driver on your
hard-disk drive. No further installation or configuration is needed. If you ever need
to reinstall this driver, see the appropriate procedure for the Microsoft� Windows� 98, Windows
NT� 4.0, or Windows 2000 operating systems.
To reinstall the audio drivers for the Microsoft
Windows 98 operating system, perform the following steps:
- Start the Windows 98 operating system.
- Insert the Dell Dimension ResourceCD into the CD-ROM
drive.
When the Dell Dimension ResourceCD screen appears, click the right-arrow button.
- The first time that you use the Dell Dimension ResourceCD,
you are prompted to select a language. Select the language of your choice, and click OK.
- In the All Folders list, click the drivers
folder.
When an alert message appears, informing you that only knowledgeable users should install
drivers, click OK to continue.
- In the All Folders list, click the win98
folder.
- In the Description list, click Dimension
XPS-Txxx Yamaha Audio Driver.
- In the All Folders list, click disk1.
- Double-click the only file that appears in the All Files list.
The file is named nnnnnnnn.exe, where nnnnnnnn
is an eight-digit part number.
- Follow the prompts on the screen, and accept all defaults.
- When prompted to restart your system to complete the
installation, remove the Dell Dimension ResourceCD from the CD-ROM drive, and then
click Finish.
To reinstall the audio drivers for Windows NT 4.0,
perform the following steps:
- Start the Windows NT 4.0 operating system.
- Insert the Dell Dimension ResourceCD into the CD-ROM
drive.
When the Dell Dimension ResourceCD screen appears, click the right-arrow button.
- The first time that you use the Dell Dimension ResourceCD,
you are prompted to select a language. Select the language of your choice and click OK.
- In the All Folders list, double-click the drivers
folder.
When an alert message appears, informing you that only knowledgeable users should install
drivers, click OK to continue.
- In the All Folders list, click the winnt
folder.
- In the Description list, click Dimension
XPS-Txxx Yamaha Audio Driver.
- In the All Folders list, click disk1.
- Double-click the only file that appears in the All Files list.
The file is named nnnnnnnn.exe, where nnnnnnnn
is an eight-digit part number.
- When the Welcome window appears, click Next
and follow any installation prompts.
- When prompted to restart your system to complete the
installation, remove the Dell Dimension ResourceCD from the CD-ROM drive, and then
click Finish.
- Click the Start button, point to Settings, and
click Control Panel.
- Double-click the Multimedia icon.
- In the Multimedia Properties window, click the Devices
tab. Then click Add.
- In the Add dialog box, select Unlisted or Updated
Driver and click OK.
- In the Add Unlisted or Updated Driver dialog box, use
Browse to select the c:\yamaha\ds-xg\ directory and click OK
three times to restart the system.
If you need to reinstall the audio drivers, you must reinstall
Windows 2000. When you install the Windows 2000 operating system on your computer, the
audio drivers are automatically installed.
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