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June 1999 P/N 8614D Rev. A02

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Installing Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
Installing the Video Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
Changing Video Resolution . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Installing the Audio Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Installing the Touchpad Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
Power Management Configuration Utility . . .1-10
PC Card Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-11
Installing the Internal Modem
Driver (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-14
Installing Softex BayManager Software . . . . . . . .1-15
Installing the System Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-16
Installing Help From the CD . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-17
Downloading Help From the Support
Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-18
Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-19

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Installing Drivers and Utilities 1
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Thisdocumentexplainshowtoinstall/reinstalldevicedriversand
utilitiesonyourDellInspiron7000portablecomputerrunningthe
Microsoft®WindowsNT 4.0 operating system.You may needto
use this document under the following conditions:
You are reinstalling the version of Windows NT 4.0 that
came with your computer, and you need to reinstall the
drivers and utilities that Dell provides.
You havea new hard-disk drive and you need to install all of
the system software.
To install the system software, you need the following items:

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
CD
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Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4
CD

2 Installing Drivers and Utilities

Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System
Software
CD
CD-ROM drive (installed)
One formatted diskette
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The following sections describe the drivers and utilities that are
providedonthe
DellInspiron7000WindowsNT4.0Workstation
System Software
CD.
NOTE: Toinstall the driversand utilitiescorrectly,you must install
them in the order presented in this document.
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The video driver controls features such as video resolution and
color palette.
To install the video driver, perform the following steps:
1. Log on as Administrator.

Installing Drivers and Utilities 3
2. Insert the
Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
System Software
CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click
Control Panel.
4. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Display
icon.
5. In the Display Properties window, click the Settings tab
and click Display Type.
6. In the Adapter Type area, click Change.
7. I n t he Change Display dialog box, click Have Disk.
8. In the Install From Disk dialog box, type [?YLGHR,
where
x
is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive.
9. Click OK.
A list of devices supported by this driver appears.

4 Installing Drivers and Utilities
10. Highlight ATI 3d RAGE MOBILITY P AGP, and then click
OK.
NOTE: Select the appropriate language.
11. Click Yes when the Third-party Drivers message appears.
The files are copied to the hard-disk drive.
A message appears stating that the drivers were success-
fully installed.
12. Click OK.
13. Click Close to close the Display Type dialog box.
14. Click Close to close the Display Properties dialog box.
15. When prompted, click Yes to restart your computer.
NOTE: After the computer restarts, you may change the video
resolution. See the following section, “Changing Video
Resolution.”

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To change the video resolution, perform the following steps:
1. Log on as Administrator.
2. Click OK in the Invalid Display Settings dialog box.
3. 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 60 Hertz.
4. Click Test.
5. Click OK.
A test bitmap appears for the selected resolution and color
palette.
6. Click Yes if the expected results appear.
7. C l i ck Apply to immediately accept these settings and con-
figure your desktop.
8. Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box.

6 Installing Drivers and Utilities
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The audio driver allows you to customize the sound features of
your computer.
To install the audio driver, perform the following steps:
1. Log on as Administrator.
2. Insert the
Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
System Software
CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3. Double-click the My Computer icon and then double-click
Control Panel.
4. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Multimedia
icon.
5. In the Multimedia Properties window, click the Devices
tab.
6. Click Add.
7. In the Add pop-up window, highlight Unlisted or Updated
Driver. Click OK.