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Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 9
... the
options and upgrades available from Dell for your computer.
• Read Chapter 3, "Basic Troubleshooting," for some initial checks and procedures
that you can use to solve basic computer problems and for some general guidelines on analyzing software problems.
• Chapter 4, "Installing System Software," provides detailed instructions for
reinstalling system drivers and software.
•...
Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 15
... Windows 98 4-2
Installing the Audio Driver 4-2 Installing the Video Driver 4-3 Installing the Touch Pad Driver 4-3 Installing the Internal Modem Driver (Optional 4-4 Installing the Software DVD Decoder (Optional 4-5 Creating the Save-to-Disk Suspend File 4-5 Installing the System Help 4-6
Installing Help From the CD 4-6 Downloading Help From the Support Web Site 4-7 Installing Drivers...
Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 24
... with the optional port replicator.
• Support for up to two 3.3-V or 5-V PC Cards. The computer supports up to two
Type I or Type II cards (in any combination) or one Type III card. Dell-installed device drivers on the hard-disk drive support the operation of many standard PC Cards.
• A basic input/output system (BIOS) that resides in flash memory and can
be upgraded by diskette. You...
Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 29
...CD that accompanied your computer. Instructions for installing the drivers are provided in Chapter 4, "Installing System Software".
NOTE: The drivers on the System Software CD are the ones Dell installed on your hard-disk drive before shipping the computer to you. To download the latest version of these drivers from the following Dell Web site, http://www.dell.com/ support, click File Library, and...
Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 37
...the metal housing of the hard-disk drive if you remove the drive from the computer when the drive is hot.
NOTES: You will need the Microsoft Windows Installation CD and the System Software CD to install software on the new hard-disk drive.
The computer's basic input/output system (BIOS) may not support hard-disk drives obtained from vendors other than Dell. Dell does not guarantee compatibility or...
Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 38
... 3. 8. Test the drive by running the IDE Devices device group in the Dell Diagnostics. For information on running the diagnostics, see "Running the Dell Diagnostics," in Chapter 3. 9. Install the Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows NT operating system and the computer's drivers and utilities. See Chapter 4, "Installing System Software," for instructions.
2-8 Dell Inspiron 7500 System Reference and...
Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 51
... on a particular program, see the documentation that accompanied the software or consult the support service for the software.
Installing and Configuring Software
When you obtain software, check it for viruses using virus-scanning software before installing it on the computer's hard-disk drive. Viruses can quickly use all available system memory, damage and/or destroy data stored on the hard...
Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 62
... file (in Windows 98, check the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive configuration in the Settings folder). Is the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM driver installed? Yes. Go to step 8. No. Load the driver, and return to step 1 to begin this procedure again. (To load the driver, use the System Software CD you received with your Dell computer.)
8. Insert a bootable diskette into drive A and reboot the computer. 9. Type...
Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 79
... version of the Windows operating system that came with
your computer, and you need to reinstall the drivers and utilities that Dell provides.
• You have a new hard-disk drive and you need to install all of the system software.
Installing the Windows 98 Operating System
You must install Windows 98 on the hard-disk drive before you install any device drivers. 1. Insert the Microsoft Boot Disk...
Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 80
... the Run dialog box, type x:\win98\audio\setup.exe, where x is the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter.
The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter is usually D.
6. Click OK.
7. At the Welcome screen, click Next>.
8. At the Main Menu, the Upgrade Drivers radio button is selected. Click Next>.
The audio files are copied to your hard-disk drive.
4-2
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Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 81
... dialog box, type x:\win98\video\setup.exe, where x is the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter is usually D.
6. Click OK.
7. When prompted to restart, click Finish>.
The computer restarts automatically.
NOTE: After the computer restarts, you may change the video resolution.
Installing the Touch Pad Driver
The touch pad driver controls features such as touch pad...
Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 82
... the upper-right corner of the screen to close it and continue with the installation.
4. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
5. In the Run dialog box, type x:\win98\modem\setup.exe, where x is the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter.
The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter is usually D.
6. Click OK.
4-4
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Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 83
... modem files are copied to your hard-disk drive.
The New Hardware Found window appears, the driver is installed, and the installation is completed.
Installing the Software DVD Decoder (Optional)
The DVD decoder driver allows you to play DVD movies on the computer.
NOTE: When you are promoted to select a directory, Dell recommends using the default directory settings.
1. Insert the Dell Inspiron...
Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 85
..., click Submit, and go to
step 5. If the service tag is not available, go to step 3. 3. Click Inspiron Notebooks. 4. Click 7500. 5. Click Dell Documents (Technical Information). Follow the instructions on the page to save the file to your hard-disk drive. 6. Click System Help. 7. When prompted, you can save the Help file to your hard-disk drive.
support.dell.com
Installing System Software 4-7
Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 86
...and video memory in your computer, and adds 2 megabytes (MB) to handle additional system requirements and creates a partition on the hard-disk drive to store the system state when put in the save-to-disk suspend mode.
4. Follow the instructions provided in your Windows NT documentation to install the operating system on the drive.
4-8
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Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 88
... Next>.
7. At the Main Menu, the Install radio button is selected. Click Next>. The audio files are copied to your hard-disk drive.
8. When prompted, be sure that the Yes, I want to restart my computer now radio button is selected, and then click Finish.
Installing the Touch Pad Driver
The touch pad driver controls features such as touch pad and...
Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 90
... and restart the computer. 2. Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive
icon. 4. Double-click the WinNT folder, and then double-click the PCMCIA folder. 5. Double-click Setup.
The Softex PC Card Controller Setup screen appears, and then the Softex PC Card Controller Setup window displays the license agreement...
Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 91
... 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 7500help and drag it to the Windows desktop.
5. Release the right mouse button.
support.dell.com
Installing System Software...
Dell Inspiron
7500 System Port Replicator User's Guide - Page 30
... factory-installed software on your system is the current version provided by the software manufacturer and is validated by Dell for installation. Dell recommends that you check each software manufacturer's year 2000 Web site for updates to their products. Links to a number of these Web sites can be found at the Dell year 2000 Web sites.
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Dell
Inspiron Systems Setup Guide - Page 8
... Serial Bus (USB) keyboards do not function until Windows 98 Second Edition setup is complete.
1. If you have an internal modem installed in your computer, connect a telephone line to it as instructed in the Getting Started sheet that accompanied your computer.
2. Turn on your computer as instructed in the Getting Started sheet that accompanied your computer.
The Dell Software License window...