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Drivers and Utilities: Dell OptiPlex GX110 System User's Guide
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Drivers and Utilities: Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX110 System
User's Guide
Dell installed all the drivers for any integrated devices as well as
the system utilities on your system's hard-disk drive. These drivers and utilities are
provided in diskette image form, from which you can make backup diskettes using the
Program Diskette Maker. Dell strongly urges that you make these backup diskettes as soon
as you complete initial system setup in case you need to reinstall one of these drivers or
utilities.
The Program Diskette Maker is located in the Dell
Accessories program folder and contains complete online documentation on its use.
To access the Program Diskette Maker, perform the following steps:
- Start your operating system.
- Click Start, and then click Programs.
- Click Dell Accessories.
- Click Program Disk Maker.
To reinstall the video drivers, perform the following steps:
- Use the Program Diskette
Maker (located in the Dell Accessories program folder) to make a
diskette copy of the video drivers installed on your hard-disk drive.
- Insert the video driver diskette 1 into the diskette drive.
- Click the Start button, click Run,
type a:\setup in the Run
window, and then click OK.
- Follow the instructions that appear on your screen to complete the
installation.
This section describes how to reinstall the network interface
controller (NIC) driver for the following operating systems:
The Windows NT 4.0 operating system installed by Dell automatically
detects and installs the NIC driver. To reinstall the driver, perform the following steps:
- Use the Program Diskette
Maker (located in the Dell Accessories program folder) to make a
diskette copy of the NIC drivers installed on your hard-disk drive.
- Connect the network cable to the back of your computer.
See "Network Cable Requirements" for detailed
instructions.
- Verify that the NIC is enabled in System Setup.
See "Network Interface Controller" for more
information.
- Start the Windows NT operating system, and log on as an administrator
or as a user with administrator privileges.
For information on administrator privileges, see your Windows NT
documentation.
- Double-click the My Computer icon, double-click Control
Panel, and then double-click the Network icon.
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NOTE: If you are installing networking on your system for the
first time, the Windows NT operating system displays a message asking if you want to
install networking. Click Yes, and refer to your Windows NT documentation for
instructions. |
- Click the Adapters tab in the Network Control Panel,
and then click Update.
- Insert the NIC driver diskette 1 into drive A, type a:\, and then click Continue.
- When prompted, remove the NIC driver diskette 1 from the diskette
drive and insert the NIC driver diskette 2.
- Remove the diskette from drive A, and click Yes in the Network
Settings Change window to restart your system.
To install the NIC driver for Windows 98, perform the following
steps:
- Use the Program Diskette
Maker (located in the Dell Accessories program folder) to make a
diskette copy of the NIC drivers installed on your hard-disk drive.
- Connect the network cable to the back of your computer.
See "Network Cable Requirements" for detailed
instructions.
- Verify that the integrated NIC is enabled and connected to its
network.
See "Network Interface Controller" for more
information.
- Start the Windows 98 operating system.
- Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control
Panel. Then double-click the System icon.
- In the System Properties window, click the Device Manager
tab.
- If you are updating or reinstalling the driver for a Dell-installed
Windows 98 operating system, click Network Adapters, and then click 3Com
3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller (3C905C-TX Compatible).
If you are installing the driver for a new Windows 98 installation,
click Other Devices, and then click PCI Ethernet Controller.
- Click Properties.
- Click the Driver tab.
- Click the Update Driver button.
The Update Device Driver Wizard window appears.
- Click Next.
- Select Display a list of drivers in a specific location, so
you can select the driver you want, and click Next.
If you are installing the driver for a new Windows 98 installation,
select Network Adapters from the list of device types. Then click OK.
- Click the Have Disk button.
- Insert the NIC driver diskette 1 into drive A, verify that a:\
is specified as the target location, and click OK.
- Verify that 3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller
(3C905C-TX Compatible) is selected, and then click OK.
- When the Update Device Driver Wizard asks where to
install the driver, click Next.
- When prompted, remove the NIC driver diskette 1 and insert the NIC
driver diskette 2. Then click OK.
- Click Finish.
- When prompted to restart your system, remove the diskette from drive
A, and click Yes.
The Windows 95 operating system installed by Dell
automatically detects and installs the NIC driver. This subsection provides instructions
for reinstalling the NIC driver on systems running a Dell-installed Windows 95 Service
Release 2.1 operating system.
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NOTE: If you reinstall Windows 95, you must use either the
Windows 95 operating system release version provided by Dell or its equivalent. Because of
the advanced architecture of your Dell OptiPlex GX110 system, some components will not
function correctly with Windows 95 versions earlier than Service Release 2.1. |
To reinstall the NIC driver in a system running Dell-installed
Windows 95 Service Release 2.1, perform the following steps:
- Use the Program Diskette
Maker (located in the Dell Accessories program folder) to make a
diskette copy of the NIC drivers installed on your hard-disk drive.
- Connect the network cable to the back of your computer.
See "Network Cable Requirements" for detailed
instructions.
- Verify that the integrated NIC is enabled and connected to its
network.
See "Network
Interface Controller" for more information.
- Start the Windows 95 operating system.
- Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control
Panel. Then double-click the System icon.
- In the System Properties window, click the Device Manager
tab.
- In the list of system devices, double-click Other Devices.
Then click PCI Ethernet Controller.
- Click Properties to access the PCI Ethernet Controller
window.
- Click the Driver tab, and then click Update Driver.
The Update Device Driver Wizard starts.
- Insert the NIC driver diskette 1 into drive A, and click No,
select driver from list.
- Click Next, click Network Adapter, and then
click Have Disk.
- Type a:\, and then click OK.
The Windows 95 operating system begins to copy files to the system's
hard-disk drive.
- Click 3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller
(3C905C-TX Compatible) and click OK.
- When prompted to insert the Windows 95 CD-ROM, click OK.
- Specify the location of the Windows 95 cab files and click OK.
- When prompted, insert the NIC driver diskette 2 and click OK.
- Type a:\ and click OK.
- When prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.
If you receive a notification about Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), see
your network administrator.
This section describes how to reinstall the following bus-mastering drivers:
Dell has installed the Microsoft-updated Advanced Technology
Attachment Packet Interface (ATAPI) driver for your operating system, and it is operative
when you receive your computer. No further installation or configuration is needed.
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NOTE: If you reinstall Windows NT 4.0, you must
also reinstall the Microsoft-updated ATAPI driver. To do so, you must have a mouse
connected to the system, and Windows NT 4.0 must already be installed on the hard-disk
drive connected to the primary EIDE channel. |
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 your system is 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, which indicates that the driver file has
been loaded. The ATAPI driver setup program 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 then 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. |
The Intel INF Chip Set Update Utility installs Windows device installation files (.inf)
that tell the operating system how certain chip set components should be configured for
proper operation. Dell installed the INF Chip Set Update Utility for Windows 98 or Windows
95 on your hard-disk drive. No further installation or configuration is needed. Use the Program Diskette Maker to make a backup copy
of this driver in case you need to reinstall it.
To reinstall the INF Chip Set Update Utility on systems running
Windows 98 or Windows 95, perform the following steps.
NOTICE: Only Dell-installed hard-disk drives support
bus-mastering. Enabling bus-mastering on a system with a hard-disk drive not supplied by
Dell may result in a loss of data.
- Verify that the Windows 98 or Windows 95 operating system is installed on the system.
- If you have not done so already, use the Program
Diskette Maker to make a diskette copy of the INF Chip Set Update Utility for
Windows 98 or Windows 95 diskette image on your hard-disk drive.
- Close any open application programs.
- Insert the INF Chip Set Update Utility diskette into diskette drive A. Click Start
and then click Run.
- Type a:\setup and click OK.
- Follow the instructions on the screen, and accept all defaults.
- Remove the diskette from drive A. Then click Finish
to restart the system.
After the system restarts, you are prompted to find the drivers installed from the
diskette.
- Click Next at the next two prompts, and restart the system again.
To reinstall your mouse driver software, perform the following
steps:
- If you have not done so already, use the Program
Diskette Maker to make a diskette copy of the mouse drivers diskette image on
your hard-disk drive.
- Insert the mouse drivers diskette into your diskette drive.
- Click the Start button, and then click Run.
- Type a:\setup and press <Enter>.
- Follow the instructions on your screen to complete the installation.
To configure the operation of your mouse in Windows NT or Windows
95, perform the following steps:
- Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control
Panel.
- Double-click the Mouse icon.
- Configure your mouse as desired, and then click OK.
To access context-sensitive help, hold the mouse cursor over an item
in the Mouse Properties dialog box, click the right-mouse button, and
click What’s This in the pop-up menu. You can also click the
question mark button in the upper-right corner of the dialog box, drag the question mark
icon over an item, and then click the item.
This section describes how to reinstall the following system
utilities:
The system utilities and services are already installed and
operative on your hard-disk drive. If you need to reinstall the utilities and services,
perform the following steps:
- If you have not already done so, use the Program
Diskette Maker to make a diskette copy of the Dell system utilities diskette
image on your hard-disk drive.
- Start Windows NT and log in as an administrator or as a user with administrator
privileges. If you are already running Windows NT, close any open documents or application
programs.
- With the utilities diskette in drive A, run the setup.exe program from the
diskette.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to install the Dell utilities and/or services.
When the installation is complete, restart your system to activate the services.
- Verify that the utilities and/or service(s) are installed and running.
- Double-click the Services icon in the Control Panel. AutoShutdown
and ThermalShutdown should be listed with the status of Started.
The Asset Tag utility and Auto Power On utility (if installed) are
located in the c:\dellutil folder on the drive containing the Windows NT 4.0 system
files.
The system utilities and services are already installed and
operative on your hard-disk drive. If you need to reinstall the utilities and services,
perform the following steps:
- If you have not already done so, use the Program
Diskette Maker to make a diskette copy of the Dell system utilities diskette
image on your hard-disk drive.
- Start Windows 98 or Windows 95. If you are already running Windows 98 or Windows 95,
close any open documents or application programs.
- With the utilities diskette in your diskette drive, run the setup.exe program
from the diskette.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to reinstall the utilities and services.
The Asset Tag utility and Auto Power On utility (if installed) are
located in the c:\dellutil directory on the drive containing your Windows 98 or
Windows 95 system files.
The Dell AutoShutdown service provides the Windows NT 4.0, Windows
98, and Windows 95 operating systems the ability to perform an orderly system shutdown
when you press the power button.
How the AutoShutdown Service Works
The power button operates in two modes: immediate and AutoShutdown.
When the system is off, the power button always acts in immediate mode—that is, when
you press the button, the system turns on immediately.
When the system is on and the AutoShutdown service is installed, the
power button operates in AutoShutdown mode. Pressing the power button signals the
operating system to perform an orderly shutdown (reducing the possibility of data loss and
file corruption) before removing power from the system. During the shutdown sequence, the
power indicator on the computer blinks.
If Your Operating System Locks Up
If the power indicator blinks when you press the power button, but
the system does not turn off, your operating system may have locked up. To turn off the
system in this situation, either press the power button a second time or press the reset
button.
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NOTE: This scenario (a locked-up system with the
AutoShutdown service active) is the only situation in which pressing the reset button
turns off the system without rebooting it. |
Reinstalling or Removing the AutoShutdown Service
If you need to reinstall the AutoShutdown service, see "System Utilities." To remove the AutoShutdown service,
perform the following steps:
- Insert the utilities diskette into drive A.
- Run the remove.exe utility from the diskette.
- Make sure that AutoShutdown Service is selected, and click Next.
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