Manuals

You can also access and download new drivers, system tools, and documentation from Dell's technical support page at support.dell.com. For more information on using the operating system installed on your computer by Dell, see the operating system user's guide that came with your computer.

NOTICE: Before you reinstall drivers, make sure that your computer is undocked.

To install a driver or utility from your Drivers and Utilities CD:

1. Save your work in all open programs.  
   
   
2. Insert your Drivers and Utilities CD into the CD or DVD drive.
   
   In most cases, the CD should start running automatically. If it does not, start Microsoft® Windows® Explorer, click your CD drive directory to display the CD contents, and then click the autorcd application file. If a welcome screen appears, click Next. The first time that you run the CD, it might prompt you to install some setup files. Click OK and follow the instructions on the screen to continue.
   
   
3. From the Language pull-down menu on the toolbar, select your preferred language for the driver or utility (if available).
   
   A welcome screen appears.
   
   
4. Click Next.
   
   
5. Under Search Criteria, select the appropriate categories from the System Model, Operating System, Device Type, and Topic pull-down menus.
   
   A link or links appear(s) for the specific drivers or utilities used by your computer.
   
   
6. Click the link of a specific driver or utility to display information about the driver or utility you want to install.
   
   
7. At the driver information screen, do one of the following:
   

• Click the Install button (if present) to start the automatic installation. At the welcome screen, follow the screen prompts to complete the installation.
  
  
• If no Install button is present, automatic installation is not an option. For installation instructions, either go to the appropriate procedure below or click Extract, follow the extracting instructions, and read the readme file.
  

NOTE: If instructed to navigate to the driver files, click the CD directory on the driver information screen to display the files associated with that driver.

1. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD.
   
   In most cases, the CD should start running automatically. If it does not, start Windows Explorer, click your CD drive directory to display the CD contents, and then double-click the autorcd application file. If a welcome screen appears, click Next. The first time that you run the CD, it might prompt you to install some setup files. Click OK and follow the instructions on the screen to continue.
   
   
2. Under Search Criteria, select the appropriate categories from the System Model, Operating System, and Device Type pull-down menus, and select Utilities from the Topic pull-down menu. 
   
   A link or links appear(s) for the specific utilities used by your computer.
   
   
3. Click Asset Tag.
   
   
4. Click Extract. 
   
   
5. Unzip the Asset Tag utility on the Drivers and Utilities CD to the c:\dell\util directory on your hard drive. 

To use the utility, see "Assigning an Asset Tag."

Manually Reinstalling the Internal Modem and Network Adapter Drivers (Optional)

If you ordered the internal modem, you need to reinstall the modem driver.

If you ordered the combination modem/network adapter, you need to reinstall both the modem and network adapter drivers. 

To install a modem or network adapter driver, use the appropriate procedure in this section, depending on your operating system.

Installing the Modem or Network Adapter Driver for Windows XP

1. Save your work in all open programs, and insert your Drivers and Utilities CD.
   
   
2. Click the Start button, and click Control Panel.
   
   
3. Under Pick a category, click Performance and Maintenance.
   
   
4. Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click System.
   
   
5. On the System Properties screen, click the Hardware tab.
   
   
6. Click Device Manager.
   
   If you are installing a modem driver, click Modem and then click the appropriate modem.
   
   If you are installing a network adapter, click Network adapters, and then click 3Com3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller.
   
   
7. Click Driver, and then click Update Driver.
   
   
8. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), and then click Next.
   
   
9. Verify that Search removable media is selected, and then click Next.
   
   
10. When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click Next.
    
    
11. Click Finish to restart your computer.

Installing the Modem or Network Adapter Driver for Windows 2000

1. Save your work in all open programs, and insert your Drivers and Utilities CD.
   
   
2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and double-click Control Panel.
   
   
3. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon.
   
   
4. In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab.
   
   
5. Click Device Manager.... Under Other Devices:

If you are installing a modem driver, click PCI Simple Communications Controller.

If you are installing a network adapter, click Ethernet Controller.

6. From the pull-down menu, click Action, and select Properties.
   
   
7. Click Reinstall Driver, and click Next.
   
   
8. Verify that Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended) is selected, and click Next.
   
   
9. Verify that CD-ROM drives is selected, and click Next.
   
   
10. When the search is complete and the appropriate driver found, click Next.
    
    
11. Click Finish to complete installation of the modem driver.

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