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Installing the Microsoft Windows NT Operating System Drivers: Dell Latitude CPx
H-Series/J-Series User's Guide
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Installing the Microsoft® Windows NT® 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 NT 4.0 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 NT, look under \winNT\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. |
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 NT, look under
\winNT\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.
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 NT 4.0, 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 drivers for your specific
operating system. For example, if you want to install video drivers for a system
running Windows NT, look under \winNT\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 Colors option to True Color (24 bit).
- Set the Screen area for your display to the appropriate size.
- Click Apply.
Dell provides a power management utility that helps you conserve battery power and view
available power levels. To install the power management utility, 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 Dell System Software CD into the the CD-ROM drive.
- Click the Start button, and 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 power management utility for your
specific operating system. For example, if you want to install power management
utilities for a system running Windows NT, look under \winNT\powermgt\setup.
- Follow the instructions on the display.
- When prompted, restart your computer to activate the utility.
Dell provides Softex Docking Services software that contains support for the following
features:
- Hot-docking and warm-undocking a Latitude portable computer from
supported docking stations
- 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
- Compatibility with the Power Management Controller, which allows you
to suspend and resume your portable computer without affecting your ability to use the
docking station or its media bay
- Docking or undocking your portable computer while it is in suspend
mode
- Docking services available in French, German, Italian, Spanish, and
Japanese
For the latest information on Softex Docking Services, see the Softex user’s
guides at http://www.dell.com/. Click Small Business Center
or Medium & Large Business. Click Notebooks; then,
if applicable, click Latitude. Look for the Softex Utilities
Installation Guide on the left of the screen.
To install Softex Docking Services 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 Dell System Software CD into the the CD-ROM drive.
- Click the Start button, and then click Run...
The Run dialog box appears.
- Type x:\winnt4\docking\setup.exe (where x
is your CD-ROM drive designator).
- Click OK or press <Enter>.
- Follow the instructions on the display.
- When prompted, restart your computer to activate the utility.
Dell provides a PC Card utility that allows you to view and configure settings for your
PC Card(s). To install the PC Card utility, 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, and 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 PC Card utility for your specific
operating system. For example, if you want to install the PC Card utility for a
system running Windows NT, look under \winNT\pccard\setup.
- Follow the instructions on your display.
- When the computer completes the starting sequence, the Softex PC Card Controller
Diagnostics window appears.
- Follow the instructions on your display, and when prompted, restart your computer to
activate the utility.
Dell provides audio drivers so you can customize the sound 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 CD-ROM 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 NT, look under \winNT\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 CD-ROM 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. For example, if you want to install
DualPoint integrated pointing device drivers for a system running Windows NT, look under
\winNT\touch\setup.
- 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.
- 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. For example, if you want to install
MD-DOS CD-ROM drivers for a system running Windows NT, look under \winNT\cdrom\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.
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 or diskette. |
- 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 the following filenames: 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. Restart your computer in the MS-DOS mode by
booting from the System Software CD.
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:\winnt4\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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