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Utilities and Drivers for Microsoft Windows 98: Dell Inspiron 7500
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Utilities and Drivers for Microsoft®
Windows® 98: Dell™ Inspiron™ 7500
This section explains how to install/reinstall
Dell device drivers and utilities on your Dell computer running the Microsoft
Windows 98 Second Edition operating system. You may need to use this information
under the following conditions:
- You are reinstalling the version
of the Windows operating system that came with your computer, and you need
to reinstall the drivers and utilities that Dell provides.
- You have a new hard-disk drive
and need to install all of the system software.
To install the system software, you
need the following items:
- Dell Inspiron 7500 Software
DVD Decoder CD (refer to "Installing the Software
DVD Decoder")
- System Software CD
- CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive installed
in the media bay of the computer
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second
Edition CD
- Microsoft Boot Disk Windows
98 Series diskette
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NOTE: Verify
that Windows 98 is already installed on the hard-disk drive before you install
any device drivers. For instructions, see the preceding section, �Installing
the Windows 98 Operating System.� |
The following subsections describe
the installation instructions for the drivers and utilities that are provided
on the System Software CD for use with a system running the Windows 98
operating system.
Installing the Windows
98 Operating System
You must install Windows 98 on the
hard-disk drive before you install any device drivers. To install Windows 98,
perform the following steps:
- Insert the Microsoft Boot Disk
Windows 98 Series diskette into the diskette drive.
- Restart the computer.
- When the Microsoft Windows
98 Startup menu appears, insert the Microsoft Windows 98 CD into
the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
- Select Start Windows 98 Setup
from CD-ROM and press <Enter>.
The Setup program runs ScanDisk to check your hard-disk drive.
- When the hard-disk drive check
is completed, type x to exit
ScanDisk.
- Follow the prompts on your screen
to continue with the installation.
- When prompted to create a start-up
diskette, remove the Microsoft Boot Disk Windows 98 Series diskette,
and click Next.
- Label a blank, high-density diskette
as instructed, insert the diskette into the diskette drive, and then click
OK.
Follow the prompts on your
screen to complete the installation.
Installing the Audio
Driver
The audio driver allows you to customize
the sound features of your computer. To install the audio driver, perform the
following steps:
- Save and close any open files,
and exit any open application programs.
- Insert the System Software
CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
- If the Welcome to Windows 98
screen appears, click the x in the upper-right corner of the screen
to close it and continue with the installation.
- Click the Start button,
and then click Run.
- In the Run dialog box,
type x:\win98\audio\setup.exe,
where x is the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive letter. The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter is usually D.
- Click OK.
- At the Welcome screen,
click Next.
- At the Main Menu, the Upgrade
Drivers radio button is selected. Click Next.
The audio files are copied to your hard-disk drive.
- When prompted, be sure that the
Yes, I want to restart my computer now radio button is selected, and
then click Finish.
The New Hardware Found window appears, the driver is installed, and
the installation is completed.
Installing the Video
Driver
The video driver controls features
such as video resolution and color palette. To install the video driver, perform
the following steps.
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NOTE:
If you need to
use extended video modes, check the documentation that accompanied the application
program to determine if the driver is provided. If it is not, contact the
software manufacturer to get the necessary driver. |
- Save and close any open files,
and exit any open application programs.
- Insert the System Software
CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
- If the Welcome to Windows 98
screen appears, click the x in the upper-right corner of the screen
to close it and continue with the installation.
- Click the Start button,
and then click Run.
- In the Run dialog box,
type x:\win98\video\setup.exe,
where x is the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive. The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter is usually D.
- Click OK.
- When prompted to restart, click
Finish. The computer restarts automatically.
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NOTE:
After the computer restarts, you may change the video resolution. |
Installing the Touch
Pad Driver
The touch pad driver controls features
such as touch pad and mouse functions, scrolling, touch features, and sensitivity.
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NOTE:
When you are promoted to select a directory, Dell recommends using the default
directory settings. |
- Save and close any open files,
and exit any open application programs.
- Insert the System Software
CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
- If the Welcome to Windows 98
screen appears, click the x in the upper-right corner of the screen
to close it and continue with the installation.
- Click the Start button,
and then click Run.
- In the Run dialog box,
type x:\win98\touchpad\english\setup.exe,
where x is the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive letter.
NOTICE: Do not install the
Japanese-language driver on a computer with a non-Japanese-language operating
system.
If you are using a Japanese-language
version of Windows 98, type x:\win98\touchpad\japanese\setup.exe,
where x is the CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive letter. The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter is usually D.
- Click OK.
- At the Welcome screen,
click Next.
- At the Choose Destination Location
window, click Next.
- At the Start Copying Files
window, click Next.
The touch pad files are copied to your hard-disk drive.
- At the Setup Complete window,
be sure that the Yes, I want to restart my computer now radio button
is selected, and then click Finish.
The Information about your Touch Pad window appears. If you do no want
this window to appear each time you start the computer, uncheck the box that
says Show this message the next time Windows starts. Then click Close.
Installing the Internal Modem
Driver (Optional)
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NOTE:
The internal modem is not available in some regions. |
The modem driver allows you to customize
the operation of the optional internal modem.
If your computer has an internal
modem, perform the following steps to install the driver:
- Save and close any open files,
and exit any open application programs.
- Insert the System Software
CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
- If the Welcome to Windows 98
screen appears, click the x in the upper-right corner of the screen
to close it and continue with the installation.
- Click the Start button,
and then click Run.
- In the Run dialog box,
type x:\win98\modem\setup.exe,
where x is the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive letter. The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter is usually D.
- Click OK.
- At the Welcome Screen,
click Next.
The internal modem files are copied to your hard-disk drive. The New Hardware
Found window appears, the driver is installed, and the installation is
completed.
Installing the Software DVD
Decoder (Optional)
The DVD decoder driver allows you
to play DVD movies on the computer.
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NOTE:
When you are promoted to select a directory, Dell recommends using the
default directory settings. |
- Insert the Dell Inspiron 7500
Software DVD Decoder CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
- Click the Start button,
and then click Run.
- In the Run dialog box,
type x:\setup.exe, where x
is the DVD-ROM drive letter. The DVD-ROM drive letter is usually D.
- Click OK.
- The Welcome window appears.
Click Next.
- At the Choose Destination Location
screen, click Next.
- At the Select Program Folder
screen, click Next.
- At the Start Copying Files
screen, click Next.
- At the Setup Complete screen,
be sure that the Yes, I want to restart my computer now radio button
is selected, and then click Finish.
The first time you play a DVD after
installing this driver, you may be prompted to change the region setting.
Creating the Save-to-Disk
Suspend File
After you have installed a new hard-disk
drive or rebuilt a hard-disk drive that had corrupted software, use the phdisk.exe
utility to create a save-to-disk suspend file after you partition the drive.
When save-to-disk suspend mode is activated, all system data is stored in this
file. To create a save-to-disk suspend file, perform the following steps:
- Save and close any open files,
exit any open application programs, and restart the computer.
- Insert the Microsoft Boot Disk
Windows 98 Series diskette into the diskette drive.
- When the Microsoft Windows
98 Startup Menu appears, press the down-arrow key to select 2. Start
computer with CD-ROM support and press <Enter>.
- When the A:\>
prompt appears on the screen, insert the System Software CD into your
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
- At the A:\>
prompt, type x:, where x
is the drive letter for your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and press <Enter>.
The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter is usually D.
- Type cd\utility\
and press <Enter>.
- Type phdisk
/create /file and press <Enter>.
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NOTE: Make sure you
insert a space before the slashes.
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The utility calculates the size
of the file in kilobytes (KB), based on the amount of system memory and video
memory in your computer, and adds 2 megabytes (MB) to handle additional system
requirements.
- Follow the instructions on your
screen to create the save-to-disk suspend file. To check the size of the save-to-disk
suspend file, type phdisk /info
at the MS-DOS� prompt and press <Enter>. To delete the save-to-disk
suspend file, type phdisk /delete
/file and press <Enter>.
- Remove the System Software
CD, and press <Ctrl><Alt><Delete> to restart the system.
Installing the System
Help
The Dell Inspiron system Help is
available on the System Software CD. You can also access it from the
Documentation page.
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NOTE:
You must install Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 from the Microsoft Windows
NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 CD prior to installing the system Help. |
Installing Help From the CD
To install the system Help from the
System Software CD, perform the following steps:
- Insert the CD into the CD-ROM
drive.
- Double-click the My Computer
icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
- Double-click the Guide
folder, and then double-click the appropriate language folder for the version
of the Help you want to install.
- Right-click and hold 7500help
and drag it to the Windows desktop.
- Release the right mouse button.
- Left-click Copy Here.
- Double-click the 7500help
icon to access the system Help.
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