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Installing the Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating System Drivers: Dell Latitude CPx
H-Series/J-Series User's Guide
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Installing the Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Operating System Drivers: Dell™
Latitude™ CPx H-Series/J-Series User's Guide
Dell provides software utilities and drivers that help you control certain features of
your computer.
This section explains how to use your System Software CD to reinstall drivers
on your Dell computer with the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system. You may need
administrator privileges to perform some of the procedures in this section. Dell
recommends that you check with your network administrator before performing the
procedures.
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NOTE: Your System Software 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. For example, if you
want to install video drivers for a system running Windows 2000, look under \win2000\video.
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Dell recommends that you print these procedures before you begin.
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NOTE: 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. You can also access system tools and documentation
from Dell's technical support page at http://support.dell.com. Click the
map that appears to select your country and the Welcome to support.dell.com
page opens. Enter your system information to access help tools and information.
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Video drivers control features such as screen resolution and the number of screen
colors.
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NOTE: 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. |
To install the video drivers for Windows 2000, perform the following steps:
- Save your work in all open application programs, because you will need to restart your
computer at the end of this procedure to complete the installation.
- Insert the System Software CD into the drive.
- Click the Start button, then click Run.
The Run
dialog box appears.
- Type x:\win2000\video\setup.exe (where x is your CD-ROM drive designator).
- Click OK or press <Enter>.
- Follow the instructions on your display.
- After the files are copied to your hard-disk 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.
- Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then
click Control Panel.
The Control Panel window appears.
- Double-click the Display icon.
The Display Properties window appears.
- Click the Settings tab.
- Change the Colors option to True Color or 24 bit.
- Set the Screen area for your display to the appropriate size.
- Click OK.
Dell provides audio drivers so you can customize the sound features of your computer.
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NOTE: When you install the audio drivers, the
drivers for the internal modem (if present) are installed automatically. If no modem
is installed in your system, the modem drivers will not be installed. |
To install the audio drivers, perform the following steps:
- Save your work in all open application programs, because you will need to restart your
computer at the end of this procedure to complete the installation.
- Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
- Click the Start button, then click Run....
The Run dialog box appears.
- Type x:\win2000\audio\setup.exe (where x is your CD-ROM drive designator).
- Click OK or press <Enter>.
- Follow the instructions on your display.
- After the files are copied to your hard-disk drive, click Finish to
restart your computer.
DualPoint integrated pointing device drivers and associated utilities allow you to use
and customize the integrated touch pad, track stick, or an external mouse. To install
these drivers, perform the following steps:
- Save your work in all open application programs, because you will need to restart your
computer at the end of this procedure to complete the installation.
- Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
- Click the Start button, then click Run....
The Run dialog box appears.
- Type x:\win2000\touchpad\setup.exe (where x is your CD-ROM drive designator).
- Click OK or press <Enter>.
- Follow the instructions on your display.
- After the files are copied to your hard-disk drive, click Finish.
- Restart your computer to activate the DualPoint integrated pointing
device drivers.
CD-ROM drivers must be installed in order to use the MS-DOS CD-ROM utility. To install
the CD-ROM drivers, perform the following steps:
- Save your work in all open application programs, because you will need to restart your
computer at the end of this procedure to complete the installation.
- Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
- Click the Start button, then click Run....
The Run dialog box appears.
- Type x:\win2000\cdrom\setup.exe (where x is your CD-ROM drive designator).
- Click OK or press <Enter>.
- Follow the instructions on your display.
- After the files are copied to your hard-disk drive, click Finish to
restart your computer.
Intel SpeedStep technology conserves battery power by automatically
adjusting the processor speed when you run your computer from the battery instead of AC
power. Intel SpeedStep reduces the processor speed when using the battery and resumes
maximum processor speed when plugged into an electrical outlet.
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NOTE: This utility is
available only for CPx J-Series systems. |
To install Intel SpeedStep, perform the following
steps:
- Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM
drive.
- Click the Start button, and then click Run.
- The Run dialog box appears.
- Type x:\win2000\speedstp\language\setup, where x is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive and language is English, Japanese, or Other, and then click OK or press <Enter>.
- Follow the instructions on the screen.
- After the files are copied to your hard-disk drive, click Finish
to restart your computer.
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