Dell Inspiron 3000 Installing Drivers and Utilities User Guide

® Inspiron™ 3000 Series Dell Installing Utilities and Drivers

Dell provides software utilities and drivers that help Installing Video Drivers you control certain features of your computer.

Video drivers control features such as screen resolution and the number of screen colors.

This document explains how to install utilities and

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

drivers on your Dell portable computer with the

the documentation that accompanied the application pro-

Microsoft® Windows® 95 operating system. You may

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

need to use this document under the following

contact the software manufacturer to get the necessary

conditions:

drivers.

Dell did not install an operating system or other sys-

To install the video drivers, follow these steps:

tem software on your computer.

1. Save your work in all open application programs,

You are reinstalling the version of Windows 95 that

because you will need to restart your computer at

came with your computer, and you need to reinstall

the end of this procedure to complete the

the drivers and utilities that Dell provides.

installation.

NOTE: To reinstall the operating system, you need

2. Insert the Video Drivers diskette into the diskette

the Windows 95 installation CD-ROM that came

drive.

with your computer.

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

Some of the drivers and/or utilities that came with

click Control Panel.

your computer are corrupted, and you need to rein- stall them individually. The Control Panel window appears. You have a new hard-disk drive, and you need to 4. Double-click the Display icon. install all of the system software.

The Display Properties window appears.

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

5. Click the Settings tab.

made when you received your computer. If you did not

make a program diskette set and you cannot access the 6. Click the Advanced Properties button.

Dell Program Diskette Maker in the Dell Accessories

The Advanced Display Properties window appears.

folder, you can order a program diskette set separately

from Dell. See “Contacting Dell,” found later in this doc- 7. In the Adapter Type box, click the Change... ument, or Chapter 5, “Getting Help,” in your Dell button.

Inspiron Reference and Troubleshooting Guide for more

The Select Device window appears.

information.

8. Click the Have Disk... button.

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