Microsoft-Updated ATAPI Driver: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Systems
Microsoft�-Updated ATAPI Driver: Dell
OptiPlex GX1 Systems
Reinstalling the Windows NT� 4.0
Microsoft-Updated ATAPI Driver | Removing the Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft-Updated ATAPI Driver
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NOTES: If you reinstall the Windows NT 4.0 operating system, you must also
reinstall the Microsoft-updated ATAPI drivers.
To install the Microsoft-updated ATAPI driver for the Windows NT 4.0 operating system, you
must have a mouse connected to the system and the Windows NT 4.0 operating system must
already be installed on the hard-disk drive connected to the primary enhance integrated
drive electronics (EIDE) channel.The driver for the Windows
NT 4.0 operating system is provided on your hard-disk drive in diskette-image form. |
To reinstall the Microsoft-updated ATAPI driver for Windows NT 4.0, perform the
following steps:
- If you have not already done so, use the Program Diskette Maker to
make a diskette copy of the Microsoft-updated ATAPI driver diskette image on your
hard-disk drive.
The Program Diskette Maker is available through the Dell
Accessories program folder. For more information, refer to the online help
provided in the Program Diskette Maker.
- Start the Windows NT operating system. If you are already running Windows NT, close any
open documents or application programs.
- Insert the Microsoft-updated ATAPI driver diskette into drive A.
- Click the Start button.
- Click Run, type a:\setup.bat
in the Run window, and then click OK.
A black screen quickly appears and disappears, indicating that the driver
file has been loaded. Setup automatically saves the existing atapi.sys
driver as atapi.000 and loads the new driver into the system32\drivers
subdirectory in the Windows NT directory.
- Remove the diskette from drive A and restart the computer.
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NOTE: To enable or disable direct memory access (DMA) while using the Microsoft
updated ATAPI driver, run dmacheck.exe from \support\utils\i386
on the Microsoft Windows NT Service Pack 3 CD. |
To remove the Microsoft-updated ATAPI driver, perform the following
steps:
- Start the Windows NT operating system. If you are already running
Windows NT, close any open documents or application programs.
- Use Explorer to open the system32\drivers
subdirectory in the Windows NT directory.
- Rename the existing atapi.sys file to atapi.bak.
- Rename the atapi.000 file to atapi.sys.
- Restart the computer.
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