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Dell Inspiron 3000 Series Installing Utilities and Drivers 1-1

Dell

Inspiron

™

3000 Series

Installing Utilities and Drivers

Dell provides software utilities and drivers that help

you control certain features of your computer.

This document explains how to install utilities and

drivers on your Dell portable computer with the

Microsoft

Windows

95 operating system. You may

need to use this document under the following

conditions:

• Dell did not install an operating system or other sys-

tem software on your computer.

• You are reinstalling the version of Windows 95 that

came with your computer, and you need to reinstall

the drivers and utilities that Dell provides.

NOTE: To reinstall the operating system, you need

the Windows 95 installation CD-ROM that came

with your computer.

• Some of the drivers and/or utilities that came with

your computer are corrupted, and you need to rein-

stall them individually.

• You have a new hard-disk drive, and you need to

install all of the system software.

In any case, you must use the program diskette set you

made when you received your computer. If you did not

make a program diskette set and you cannot access the

Dell Program Diskette Maker in the Dell Accessories

folder, you can order a program diskette set separately

from Dell. See “Contacting Dell,” found later in this doc-

ument, or Chapter 5, “Getting Help,” in your Dell

Inspiron Reference and Troubleshooting Guide for more

information.

Installing Video Drivers

Video drivers control features such as screen resolution

and the number of screen colors.

NOTE: If you need to use extended video modes, check

the documentation that accompanied the application pro-

gram to determine if the drivers are provided. If not,

contact the software manufacturer to get the necessary

drivers.

To install the video drivers, follow these 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 Video Drivers diskette into the diskette

drive.

3. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then

click Control Panel.

The Control Panel window appears.

4. Double-click the Display icon.

The Display Properties window appears.

5. Click the Settings tab.

6. Click the Advanced Properties button.

The Advanced Display Properties window appears.

7. In the Adapter Type box, click the Change...

button.

The Select Device window appears.

8. Click the Have Disk... button.

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - Installing Video Drivers

Dell Inspiron 3000 Series Installing Utilities and Drivers 1-1Dell® Inspiron™ 3000 Series Installing Utilities and DriversDell provides software utili

Page 2 - Installing Audio Drivers

1-2 Dell Inspiron 3000 Series Installing Utilities and Drivers9. Verify that A:\ is displayed in the Copy Manu-facturer’s Files From: box, and then cl

Page 3 - Creating the Save-to-Disk

Dell Inspiron 3000 Series Installing Utilities and Drivers 1-36. When prompted, restart your computer to acti-vate the drivers.7. After the computer r

Page 4 - Contacting Dell

1-4 Dell Inspiron 3000 Series Installing Utilities and DriversInstalling the System User’s GuideIf needed, you can download the online Dell Inspiron