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Utilities and Drivers for Microsoft Windows NT: Dell Inspiron 3700 System Reference

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Utilities and Drivers for Microsoft� Windows NT�: Dell™ Inspiron™ 3700 System Reference

Overview Installing Softex Docking Services

Installing the System Utilities

Installing the Audio Drivers
Installing the Video Drivers Installing the Dell DualPoint™ Integrated Pointing Device Drivers
Installing the Power Management Utility Installing the System Help
Installing the PC Card Utility    

Overview

This section explains how to reinstall device drivers and utilities on your Dell portable computer running the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating system.

To install the system software, you need the following items:

  • 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.

note.gif (515 bytes) NOTE: To install the drivers and utilities correctly, you must install them in the order presented in this document.

Installing the System Utilities

System utilities let you configure features such as the save-to-disk suspend (S2D) partition. To copy the system utilities to your hard-disk drive, perform the following steps.

note.gif (515 bytes) NOTE: You can also run the system utilities directly from the System Software CD.
  1. Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.

  2. Double-click the My Computer icon.

  3. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.

  4. Double-click the Nt4 folder.

  5. Double-click the Suspend folder.

  6. Double-click the Axx folder, where xx is the video driver revision.

  7. 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.

    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.

See the readme.s2d file on the System Software CD for more information on using the save-to-disk suspend (S2D) partition utilities.

Installing the Video Drivers

The video driver controls features such as video resolution and the color palette.

note.gif (515 bytes) 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 the drivers are not provided, contact the software manufacturer to get the necessary drivers.

To install the video driver for Windows NT 4.0, perform the following steps:

  1. 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.

  2. Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.

  3. Double-click the My Computer icon.

  4. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.

  5. Double-click the Nt4 folder.

  6. Double-click the Video folder.

  7. Double-click the Axx folder, where xx is the video driver revision.

  8. Double-click the setup.exe file.

  9. Follow the instructions on your display.

  10. After the files are copied to your hard-disk drive, click Finish to restart your computer.
    11.

After installing the video drivers and restarting your computer, perform the following steps to set the display parameters:

  1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

    The Control Panel window appears.

  2. Double-click the Display icon.

    The Display Properties window appears.

  3. Click the Settings tab.

  4. Change the Colors option from 256 colors to 1677216 colors.

  5. Set the Desktop Area area for your display to 1024 x 768.

  6. Click Test.

  7. Press OK on the Testing Mode window.

  8. Click Yes on the second Testing Mode window to verify that the bitmap was displayed properly.

  9. Click OK.

Installing the Power Management Utility

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:

  1. 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.

  2. Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.

    3.
  3. Double-click the My Computer icon.

  4. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.

  5. Double-click the Nt4 folder.

  6. Double-click the Powermgt folder.

  7. Double-click the Axx folder, where xx is the video driver revision.

  8. Double-click the setup.exe file.

  9. Follow the instructions on your display.

  10. After the files are copied to your hard-disk drive, click Finish to restart your computer.
    11.

Installing the PC Card 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:

  1. 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.

  2. Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.

  3. Double-click the My Computer icon.

  4. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.

  5. Double-click the Nt4 folder.

  6. Double-click the Pccard folder.

  7. Double-click the Axx folder, where xx is the video driver revision.

  8. Double-click the setup.exe file.

  9. Follow the instructions on your display.

  10. After the files are copied to your hard-disk drive, click Finish to restart your computer.

Installing Softex Docking Services

Dell provides Softex Docking Services software that contains support for the following features:

  • Hot-docking and warm-undocking your portable computer from the port replicator

  • 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 media bay

  • Compatibility with the Power Management Controller, which allows you to suspend and resume the operation of your portable computer without affecting your ability to use the port replicator

  • Docking or undocking your portable computer while it is in standby mode

  • Docking services available in French, German, Spanish, and Japanese

To install Softex Docking Services, perform the following steps:

  1. 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.

  2. Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.

    3.
  3. Double-click the My Computer icon.

  4. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.

  5. Double-click the Nt4 folder.

  6. Double-click the Docks folder.

  7. Double-click the Axx folder, where xx is the video driver revision.

  8. Double-click the setup.exe file.

  9. Follow the instructions on your display.

  10. After the files are copied to your hard-disk drive, click Finish to restart your computer.
    11.

Installing the Audio Drivers

Dell provides audio drivers so that you can customize the sound features of your computer.

To install the audio drivers, perform the following steps:

  1. 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.

  2. Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.

    3.
  3. Double-click the My Computer icon.

  4. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.

  5. Double-click the Nt4 folder.

  6. Double-click the Audio folder.

  7. Double-click the Axx folder, where xx is the video driver revision.

  8. Double-click the setup.exe file.

  9. Follow the instructions on your display.

  10. After the files are copied to your hard-disk drive, click Finish to restart your computer.
    11.

Installing the Dell DualPoint™ Integrated Pointing Device Drivers

DualPoint integrated pointing device drivers allow you to use and customize the integrated touch pad, the track stick, or an external mouse. To install these drivers, perform the following steps:

  1. 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.

    2.

  2. Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.

    3.

  3. Double-click the My Computer icon.

  4. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.

  5. Double-click the Nt4 folder.

  6. Double-click the Touchpad folder.

  7. Double-click the Axx folder, where xx is the video driver revision.

  8. Double-click the setup.exe file.

  9. Follow the instructions on your display.

  10. After the files are copied to your hard-disk drive, click Finish to restart your computer.
    11.

Installing the System Help

The Dell Inspiron system Help is available on the System Software CD. You can also access it from Dell’s Support Web site (http://support.dell.com).

note.gif (515 bytes) 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:

  1. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive.

  2. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.

  3. Double-click the Guide folder, and then double-click the appropriate language folder for the version of the Help you want to install.

  4. Right-click and hold 3700help and drag it to the Windows desktop.

  5. Release the right mouse button.

  6. Left-click Copy Here.

  7. Double-click the 3700help icon to access the system Help.

Downloading Help From the Support Web Site

To download the system Help from http://support.dell.com, see "Online Documentation" for instructions.

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