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Drivers and Utilities for Microsoft® Windows® 2000

Dell™ Inspiron™ 4000

  Overview

  Installing Video Drivers

  Installing Audio Drivers

  Installing Dell™ AccessDirect™ Drivers

  Installing Dell DualPoint Integrated Pointing Device Drivers

  Installing the Intel® SpeedStep™ Utility

  Reinstalling Windows 2000

Overview

Dell provides software utilities and drivers that help you control certain features of your computer. The utilities and drivers for Dell-installed devices are installed and operative when you receive the computer. If you ever need to reinstall any of these drivers, you can use the Dell Drivers and Utilities CD that came with your computer.

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 support website, http://support.dell.com.

NOTICE: Drivers available on the Dell support site have been validated for correct operation on Dell™ computers. Installing drivers obtained from other sources may cause errors or performance degradation.

To install drivers and utilities, you need the following items:

• Dell Drivers and Utilities CD
  
  
• CD drive or DVD drive installed in the modular bay
  
  

HINT: Your Drivers and Utilities 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.

Dell recommends that you print these procedures before you begin.

HINT: For more information on using the operating system installed on your computer by Dell, see the operating system documentation that came with your computer. You can also access system tools and documentation from 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: Make sure that the computer is undocked before you reinstall drivers.

Installing Video Drivers

HINT: If you need to use extended video modes, check the documentation that came with the application program to determine if the drivers are provided. If not, contact the software manufacturer to get the necessary drivers.

Video drivers control features such as screen resolution and the number of screen colors.

1. Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs because you will need to restart your computer at the end of this procedure to complete the installation.
   
   
2. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into the drive.
   
   
3. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
   
   
4. Type x:\w2k\video\setup, where x is the drive letter of your CD drive or DVD drive, and click OK.
   
   
5. Follow the instructions on your display.
   
   
6. After the files are copied to your hard drive, click Finish to restart your computer.
   
   

After installing the video drivers and restarting your computer, perform the following steps to set the display parameters:

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
   
   
2. Double click the Display icon.
   
   
3. Click the Settings tab.
   
   
4. Change the Colors option to True Color (24 bit).
   
   
5. Set the Screen area of your display to 1024 x 768.
   
   
6. Click Apply.
   
   

Installing Audio Drivers

The audio driver allows you to customize the sound features of your computer.

1. Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs because you will need to restart your computer at the end of this procedure to complete the installation.
   
   
2. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into the drive.
   
   
3. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
   
   
4. Double-click the Multimedia icon.
   
   
5. Click the Devices tab in the Multimedia Properties window.
   
   
6. Click Add....
   
   
7. Click Unlisted or Updated Driver, and then click OK.
   
   
8. Type x:\w2k\audio\setup, where x is the drive letter of your CD drive or DVD drive. Click OK.
   
   
9. Follow the instructions on your display.
   
   
10. After the installation is completed, restart your computer to activate the drivers.
    
    

Installing Dell™ AccessDirect™ Drivers

Dell AccessDirect drivers allow you to use and customize the AccessDirect button.

1. Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs because you will need to restart your computer at the end of this procedure to complete the installation.
   
   
2. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into the drive.
   
   
3. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
   
   
4. Type x:\w2k\accessd\setup, where x is the drive letter of your CD drive or DVD drive, and click OK.
   
   
5. Follow the instructions on your display.
   
   
6. After the files are copied to your hard drive, click Finish to restart your computer.
   
   

Installing Dell DualPoint Integrated Pointing Device Drivers

Dell DualPoint integrated pointing device drivers and associated utilities allow you to use and customize the integrated touch pad, track stick, and external mouse.

1. Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs because you will need to restart your computer at the end of this procedure to complete the installation.
   
   
2. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into the drive.
   
   
3. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
   
   
4. Type x:\w2k\touchpad\language\setup, where x is the drive letter of your CD drive or DVD drive and language is English, Brazport (Brazilian Portuguese), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Schinese (Simplified Chinese), Spanish, or Tchinese (Traditional Chinese). Click OK.
   
   
5. Follow the instructions on your display.
   
   
6. After the files are copied to your hard drive, click Finish to restart your computer.
   
   

Installing the Intel® SpeedStep™ Utility

The Intel SpeedStep utility conserves battery power by automatically adjusting the processor speed when you run your computer from the battery instead of AC power. Intel SpeedStep technology reduces the processor speed when the computer is running on the battery and resumes maximum processor speed when the computer is plugged into an electrical outlet.

1. Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs because you will need to restart your computer at the end of this procedure to complete the installation.
   
   
2. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into the drive.
   
   
3. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
   
   
4. Type x:\w2k\speedstp\language\setup, where x is the drive letter of your CD drive or DVD drive and language is English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Schinese (Simplified Chinese), Spanish, or Tchinese (Traditional Chinese). Click OK.
   
   
5. Follow the instructions on your display.
   
   
6. After the files are copied to your hard drive, click Finish to restart your computer.
   
   

Reinstalling Windows 2000

1. Insert the Operating System CD into the CD or DVD drive.
   
   
2. Shut down the computer.
   
   
3. Turn on the computer.
   
   
4. Press any key when the Press any key to boot from CD message appears on the screen.
   
   
5. When the Windows 2000 Setup window appears, ensure that the To setup Win2000 now, press ENTER option is highlighted. Then press <Enter>.
   
   
6. Read the information in the License Agreement window, and then press <F8> to continue.
   
   
7. When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup window appears, press the arrow keys to select the Windows 2000 partition option that you want. To continue, press the key specified in the partition option that you chose.
   
   
8. When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup window reappears, press the arrow keys to select the type of filing system that you want Windows 2000 to use, and then press <Enter>.
   
   
9. Press <Enter> again to restart your computer.
   
   
10. Click Next when the Welcome to the Windows 2000 Setup Wizard window appears.
    
    
11. When the Regional Settings window appears, select the settings for your locale, and then click Next.
    
    
12. Enter your name and organization in the Personalize Your Software window, and then click Next.
    
    
13. When prompted, enter the Windows Product Key, which is printed on the Microsoft label on your computer. Then click Next.
    
    
14. When the Computer Name and Administrator Password window appears, enter a name for your computer and a password, if desired. Then click Next.
    
    
15. Enter the date and time in the Date and Time Settings window, and then click Next.
    
    

Windows 2000 begins to install its components and configure the computer.

16. When the Completing the Windows 2000 Setup Wizard window appears, remove the CD from the drive, and then click Finish. The computer automatically restarts.
    
    

Enabling Hibernate Support

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
   
   
2. Double-click the Power Options icon.
   
   
3. Click the Hibernate tab.
   
   
4. Click Enable hibernate support to check it, and click Apply.
   
   
5. Click OK to close the Power Options Properties window.
   
   

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