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Installing the Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows 98 Operating System Drivers: Dell
Latitude CPx H-Series/J-Series User's Guide
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Installing the Microsoft® Windows® 95 and Windows 98 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 utilities and drivers on your Dell computer with the Microsoft Windows 95 or
Windows 98 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 98, look under
\drivers\win98\video. |
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. |
| NOTICE: Do not dock the computer before
turning it on the first time. |
Dell provides operating system updates that are enhancements to the operating system
specific to your Dell portable computer. To install the operating system updates, 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.
- Click the Browse button.
- Select the appropriate drive for your CD-ROM.
- Locate the setup.exe file for the operating system
updates for your specific operating system. For example, if you want to install
operating system updates for a system running Windows 98, look under
\win98\osupdate\setup.
- 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.
Installing Docking Drivers
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NOTE: If your computer uses Windows
95 or Windows 98, the computer is already configured to work with the Dell Latitude C/Port
Family Advanced Port Replicator (APR) or C/Dock Family Expansion Station.
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To successfully install docking drivers for your computer, you must run the Dock
QuickInstall program before you install the docking drivers.
Running Dock QuickInstall
To run Dock QuickInstall, perform the following steps:
- If the computer has never been turned on, turn it on now while it is undocked and
complete the operating system setup. Then go to step 2.
For setup instructions, see the Dell-supplied operating system setup guide that came
with the computer.
- 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.
- Click the Browse button.
- Select the appropriate drive for your CD-ROM.
- Locate the setup.exe file for the Dock QuickInstall program for your
specific operating system. For example, if you want to install Dock QuickInstall for
a system running Windows 98, look under \win98\dockquik\setup.
- 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.
Installing Docking Drivers
To install the C/Port Family APR or C/Dock Family Expansion Station drivers, perform
the following steps:
- If you have completed the operating system setup, turn on the computer, and then
go to step 2.
- Dock the computer.
The operating system creates a hardware profile for the C/Port APR or the C/Dock
Expansion Station.
- To load the appropriate drivers for use with the C/Port APR or C/Dock Expansion Station,
follow the instructions on the display. When prompted, restart the computer.
- Install the appropriate drivers to use with a network expansion card in the C/Dock
Expansion Station.
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, 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.
- Click the Browse button.
- Select the appropriate drive for your CD-ROM.
- Locate the setup.exe file for the video driver for
your specific operating system. For example, if you want to install video drivers for
a system running Windows 98, look under \win98\video\setup.
- 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 Color Palette or Colors
option to True Color (24 bit).
- Set the Screen area for your display to the
appropriate size.
- Click Apply.
Dell provides audio drivers so you can customize the audio features of your computer.
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 drive.
- Click the Start button, then click Run....
The Run dialog box appears.
- Click the Browse button.
- Select the appropriate drive for your CD-ROM.
- Locate the setup.exe file for the audio driver for your specific
operating system. For example, if you want to install audio drivers for a system
running Windows 98, look under \win98\audio\setup.
- 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 drive.
- Click the Start button, then click Run....
The Run dialog box appears.
- Click the Browse button.
- Select the appropriate drive for your CD-ROM.
- Locate the setup.exe file for the DualPoint integrated pointing device
driver for your specific operating system.
- 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.
- Restart your computer to activate the DualPoint integrated pointing
device drivers.
Dell provides Softex BayManager software that contains support for the following
features:
- Hot-swapping devices such as diskette drives, hard-disk drives, large-storage drives,
DVD-ROM drives, and CD-ROM drives to and from your portable computer’s modular bay
and the C/Dock Family Expansion Station’s media bay
- Docking services that are available in French, German, Italian, Spanish, and
Japanese
To install the BayManager application program from the System Software CD,
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:\win95\baymgr\setup.exe or x:\win98\baymgr\setup.exe (depending on your operating system, and 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.
- Restart your computer to activate the BayManager software.
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 drive.
- Click the Start button, then click Run....
The Run dialog box appears.
- Click the Browse button.
- Select the appropriate drive for your CD-ROM.
- Locate the setup.exe file for the MS-DOS CD-ROM
driver for your specific operating system.
- 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.
For Windows 95, you must install the infrared drivers before you can enable them
(Windows 98 already includes infrared support). You must enable Microsoft infrared support
for both Windows 95 and Windows 98 before you can use it. To enable Microsoft infrared
support, perform the following steps:
- Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then
click Control Panel.
- Double-click the Add New Hardware icon.
The Add New Hardware Wizard appears.
- Click Next to continue.
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NOTE: If the infrared device is not listed,
click No, then click Next. |
- When the Add New Hardware Wizard asks to search for new hardware, click
No and then click Next.
- When the Hardware Types window
appears, click the Infrared tab and then click Next.
- When the Add Infrared Device Wizard window appears, click Next.
If you are using Windows 98, go to Step 8.
- In Windows 95, when the Manufacturers and Models window appears, select
Standard Infrared Devices from the Manufacturers
list and Built-In Infrared Port on Laptop or Desktop from the Models
list, and then click Next.
- To complete this portion of the installation, follow the instructions on your display.
- To enable infrared support, shut down and reboot your computer.
- If you are using Windows 98, the process is complete. If you are using Windows 95,
complete the procedure in "Installing Infrared Drivers."
The infrared port lets you transfer files from your computer to another
infrared-compatible device without using cable connections.
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NOTE: To use the infrared port, Windows 95 users
must install the infrared drivers and then enable them. Windows 98 already includes
the necessary drivers; Windows 98 users need only enable the infrared support. |
If your computer is running the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system, install the
infrared drivers by performing 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 containing the Infrared
Drivers into the drive.
- Click the Start button, point to Settings,
and then click Control Panel.
- Double-click the System icon.
The System Properties dialog box appears.
- Click the Device Manager tab.
- Click the View Devices by Type button.
- Click the plus sign to the left of the Ports icon.
The names of various device ports appear beneath the Ports icon.
- Click Infrared Serial (COM) Connections Port, and then click Properties.
The Infrared Serial (COM) Connections Port Properties dialog box
appears.
- Click the Driver tab and
Update Driver.
The Update Device Driver Wizard appears.
- Click the Yes (Recommended) button, and then click Next.
The system searches for the drivers on the CD you inserted in step 2.
- To complete the installation, follow the instructions on your display .
After the driver is updated, close the Device Manager and open Windows
Explorer.
With the CD still in the drive, click drive X, where X
is the CD-ROM drive.
Right-click the smcirlap.inf file.
A pop-up menu appears.
- Click Install.
The smcirlap.inf file is installed.
- Restart your computer to activate the infrared drivers.
System utilities let you configure features such as the asset tag code and
suspend-to-disk partition. To copy the system utilities to your hard-disk drive, perform
the following steps.
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NOTE: You can also run the system
utilities directly from the System Software CD. |
- Insert the System Software CD into the drive.
- Click the Start button, then click Run....
The Run dialog box appears.
Click the Browse button.
Select the appropriate drive for your CD-ROM.
Locate the setup.exe file for the system utilities for your specific
operating system.
Click OK or press <Enter>.
Follow the instructions on your display.
Copy each of the utilities on the System Software CD to the c:\dell
directory on your hard-disk drive. The utilities have filenames, such as: mks2d.exe,
rms2d.exe, asset.com, and readme.s2d.
After the files are copied to your hard-disk drive, click Finish to
restart your computer.
For more information on copying files, see the documentation that came with the
operating system.
After you copy the utilities to your hard-disk drive, you must restart your computer in
the MS-DOS mode to use the utilities.
See the readme.s2d file for more information on using the suspend-to-disk
partition utilities. For more information on using the asset tag utility, see your Dell
computer documentation.
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:\win98\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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