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Utilities and Drivers for Microsoft Windows NT: Dell Inspiron 7500
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Utilities and Drivers for Microsoft®
Windows NT®: Dell™ Inspiron™ 7500
This section explains how to install/reinstall
device drivers and utilities on your Dell portable computer running the Microsoft
Windows NT 4.0 operating system.
NOTICE: You must install the Windows
NT service pack before installing device drivers.
To install the system software, you
need the following items:
- Dell Diagnostics and Utilities
for Inspiron 7500 diskettes 1 and 2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
CD
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service
Pack 5 CD
- System Software CD
- CD-ROM drive (installed)
- One formatted diskette
The following subsections describe
the drivers and utilities that are provided on the System Software CD.
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NOTE: To install
the drivers and utilities correctly, you must install them in the order
presented in this document. |
Creating the Save-to-Disk
Suspend Partition
If you have installed a new hard-disk
drive or are rebuilding a hard-disk drive that had corrupted software, you must
create a save-to-disk suspend partition before creating any other partitions
(but after deleting any existing partitions). To create a save-to-disk suspend
partition, perform the following steps:
- Insert the Dell Diagnostics
and Utilities for Inspiron 7500 diskette number 1 into the diskette drive
and turn on the computer.
- When the message Insert
Delldiag diskette 2 of 4 in drive A:... appears, type C
to exit to MS-DOS®. Leave the Dell Diagnostics and Utilities for Inspiron
7500 diskette number 1 in the diskette drive.
- At the A:>
prompt, type phdisk /create /partition
and press <Enter>.
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NOTE: Make
sure you insert a space before the slashes. |
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 and creates a partition on the hard-disk drive to store the system
state when put in the save-to-disk suspend mode.
- Follow the instructions provided
in your Windows NT documentation to install the operating system on the drive.
Installing the Video
Driver
The video driver controls features
such as video resolution and color palette.
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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.
- Double-click the My Computer
icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
- Double-click the WinNT
folder, then double-click the Video folder.
- Double-click setup.exe.
- 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. |
Changing Video Resolution
- After the computer restarts, log
on as Administrator.
- Click OK in the Invalid
Display Settings dialog box.
- In the Color palette area,
highlight 65536 Colors. In the Desktop Area, drag the pointer
to the right until 1024 by 768 pixels is shown. Make sure the Refresh
Frequency is set to the optimum setting of 60 Hertz.
- Click Test.
- Click OK.
A test bitmap appears for the selected resolution and color palette.
- Click Yes if the expected
results appear.
- Click Apply to immediately
accept these settings and configure your desktop.
- Click OK to close the Display
Properties dialog box.
Installing the Audio
Driver
The audio driver allows you to customize
the sound features of your computer.
- Log on as Administrator.
- Insert the System Software
CD into the CD-ROM drive.
- Click the Start button,
and then click Run.
- In the Run dialog box,
type x:\winnt\audio\setup.exe,
where x is the DVD-ROM
drive letter.
- Click OK.
- At the Welcome screen,
click Next.
- At the Main Menu, the Install
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.
Installing the Touch
Pad Driver
The touch pad driver controls features
such as touch pad and mouse functions, scrolling, touch features, and sensitivity.
- Log on as Administrator.
- Insert the System Software
CD into the CD-ROM drive.
- Double-click the My Computer
icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
- Double-click the WinNT
folder, then double-click the Touchpad folder, and then double-click
the English folder.
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 NT, double-click
the WinNT folder, then double-click the Touchpad folder, and
then double-click the Japanese folder.
- Double-click Setup.
- In the Welcome window,
click Next.
- In the Important Information
window, click Next.
Another Important Information window appears recommending that you
create or update an emergency repair diskette before you install the touch
pad driver.
- Ensure that the Run the Emergency
Repair Disk utility before installing check box is selected, and
then click Next.
- Click Next to install the
files in the default directory.
- Click Next to begin copying
the files.
- When prompted to create an emergency
repair diskette, click Yes.
- Label a blank diskette �Emergency
Repair Diskette,� insert it into the diskette drive, and then click OK.
- Click OK at the dialog
box regarding sensitive information.
- After the appropriate files are
copied onto the hard-disk drive and the emergency repair diskette is created,
remove the Emergency Repair Diskette and select Yes, I want to restart
my computer now. Do not remove the System Software CD.
- Click Finish to exit the
installation and restart your computer.
To prevent the Show this Dialog
Box at Startup window from appearing when the computer restarts, remove
the check from the check box.
Installing the Power
Management Configuration Utility
The power management configuration
utility allows you to adjust the way the computer uses the battery. The Softex
Power Management icon appears in the Control Panel after you install
the utility.
- Log on as Administrator.
- Insert the System Software
CD into the CD-ROM drive.
- Double-click the My Computer
icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
- Double-click the WinNT
folder, and then double-click the APM folder.
- Double-click Setup. The
Softex Power Management Control Setup screen appears, and then the
Softex Power Management Control Setup window displays the license agreement.
- Read the agreement and click Accept.
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NOTE: You
must accept the license agreement to continue. |
- Click the button in the Softex
Power Management Control Setup window to accept the default installation
directory. The Softex Power Management Control Setup window notifies
you that the installation is complete.
- Click OK.
- Click Don�t Restart Now
in the Softex Power Management Control Setup window.
Installing the PC
Card Configuration Utility
The PC Card configuration utility
allows you to view and change the properties of an installed PC Card. The Softex
PC Card Controller icon appears in the Control Panel after you install
the utility.
- Remove any PC Card(s) from the
PC Card slot and restart the computer.
- Insert the System Software
CD into the CD-ROM drive.
- Double-click the My Computer
icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
- Double-click the WinNT
folder, and then double-click the PCMCIA folder.
- Double-click Setup. The
Softex PC Card Controller Setup screen appears, and then the Softex
PC Card Controller Setup window displays the license agreement.
- Read the agreement and click Accept.
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NOTE: You
must accept the license agreement to continue. |
- Click the button in the Softex
PC Card Controller Setup window to accept the default installation directory.
The Softex PC Card Controller Setup window monitors the installation
and displays a status bar. The Creating Control Panel window appears
and notifies you that the setup program will install the PC Card configuration
in the Control Panel and that the Microsoft Windows PC Card (PCMCIA)
icon will be disabled.
- Click I Understand.
- When the Softex PC Card Controller
Setup window notifies you that the installation is complete, click OK.
The Reboot Now window appears.
- Click Restart Now to restart
the computer.
- Log on as Administrator.
The Softex PC Card Controller Diagnostics window appears.
- Click Next, and then click
Next again to start the diagnostics utility.
- When the Softex PC Card Controller
Diagnostics window notifies you that the diagnostics are complete, click
Finish.
- Verify that the computer restarts.
Installing the Internal
Modem Driver (Optional)
The modem driver allows you to customize
the operation of your optional internal modem.
NOTICE: Do not install this driver
if the computer does not have an internal modem installed.
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NOTE: The internal
modem is not available in all regions. |
- Log on as Administrator.
- Insert the System Software
CD into the CD-ROM drive.
- Double-click the My Computer
icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
- Double-click the WinNT
folder, and then double-click the Modem folder.
- Double-click Setup. The
Installing Modem Drivers window appears. At the Modem Installation
window, click Next.
- When prompted, select Install
new modem driver and components and click Next.
- When prompted, select the Yes,
I want to restart my computer now check box and click Finish to
restart the computer.
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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