Manuals

Drivers: Dell™ Dimension™ 4100 System Reference

	Your Computer's Drivers
	Using the Dell Dimension ResourceCD to Reinstall Drivers

Your Computer's Drivers

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 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 website have been validated for correct operation on Dell computers. Installing drivers obtained from other sources may cause errors or performance degradation.

The device drivers that can be reinstalled on your computer are listed below:

• Intel^� Chip Set Update Utility Driver — Installs the Microsoft� Windows� operating system device installation files (.inf) that tell the operating system how certain chip set components should be configured for proper operation.
  
  
• Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver — Improves the computer's performance by transferring certain functions from the microprocessor during data transfers from storage devices.
  
  
• Integrated Intel 10/100 Ethernet Controller Driver — Enables the computer’s optional built-in network interface controller (NIC) controller to properly communicate on a network.
  
  
• ADI SoundMAX 2.0 Integrated Audio Driver — Enables the computer’s optional built-in audio controller to produce sound.
  
  
• Other Drivers — Control the devices, such as modem cards or video cards, that might be installed on your computer. For instructions on how to reinstall those 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.

NOTES:  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 system. If you reinstall Windows 98, you must reinstall the Intel Chip Set Update Utility before you reinstall any other drivers.

Using the Dell Dimension ResourceCD to Reinstall Drivers

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 Computer's Drivers). Installing incorrect drivers might make your computer inoperable.

1. Start the computer’s operating system.
   
   
2. If you have not initially installed the Dell Dimension ResourceCD program, proceed to the next step. If you have previously installed the program, proceed to step 6.
   
   
3. Insert the Dell Dimension ResourceCD into the optical drive.