Dell Latitude D531 driver and firmware
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...: Drivers and documentation updates can be found at support.dell.com. NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities media may be optional and may not ship with your computer.
Dell™ Product Information Guide
• How to remove and replace parts • Specifications • How to configure system settings • How to troubleshoot and solve problems
User's Guide
Microsoft Windows Help and Support...
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... processors, optical drives, and USB devices. NSS is necessary for correct operation of your Dell computer. The software automatically detects your computer and operating system and installs the updates appropriate for your configuration.
To download Notebook System Software:
1 Go to support.dell.com, select your region or business segment, and enter your Service Tag.
2 Select Drivers & Downloads...
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...
The Dell Support Utility is an automated upgrade and notification system installed on your computer. This support provides real-time health scans of your computing environment, software updates, and relevant self-support information. Access the Dell Support Utility from the icon in the task bar. For more information, see "Dell Support Utility" in your User's Guide.
• How to use Windows...
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... run the software.
See the software documentation for information. • Ensure that the program is installed and configured properly. • Verify that the device drivers do not conflict with the program. • If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program. BACK UP YOUR FILES IMMEDIATELY. USE A VIRUS-SCANNING PROGRAM TO CHECK THE HARD DRIVE, FLOPPY DISKS, OR CDS...
User's Guide - Page 11
...program for my computer • Drivers for my computer • My device documentation • Notebook System Software (NSS)
Find It Here
Drivers and Utilities Media (also known as the ResourceCD)
Documentation and drivers are already installed on your computer. You can use the media to reinstall drivers (see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 104) and to run the Dell Diagnostics (see...
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... and support for Dell™ 3.5-inch USB floppy drives, AMD™ processors, optical drives, and USB devices. NSS is necessary for correct operation of your Dell computer. The software automatically detects your computer and operating
To download Notebook System Software:
1 Go to support.dell.com, select your region or business segment, and enter your Service Tag.
2 Select Drivers & Downloads...
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...Support Utility
The Dell Support Utility is an automated upgrade and notification system installed on your computer. This support provides real-time health scans of your computing environment, software updates, and relevant self-support information. Access the Dell Support Utility from the icon in the taskbar. For more information, see "Dell Support Utility" on page 82.
• How to use Windows...
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... the user's guide for the monitor.
Using ATI Catalyst® Control Center
The ATI Catalyst Control Center is a graphical user application that provides access to display features contained within the installed ATI hardware and software. The Catalyst Control Center fine-tunes your graphics settings, enables or disables connected display devices, and changes the orientation of your desktop. Many of...
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...; Predefined hot keys
Using the Start Menu From the Windows taskbar, click Start→ All Programs→ ATI Catalyst Control Center→ ATI Catalyst Control Center.
Using the Desktop Shortcut When you install the Catalyst Control Center, the setup wizard provides an option to place a shortcut on the desktop. If you select this option, you can double-click...
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... eject button on the front of the drive. 2 Pull out the tray.
3 Place the disc, label side up, in the center of the tray and snap the disc onto the spindle.
NOTE: If you use a module that shipped with another computer, you need to install the drivers and software necessary to play DVDs or write...
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...-right corner of the window.
How to Copy a CD or DVD
NOTE: CD-RW/DVD combo drives cannot write to DVD media. If you have a CD-RW/DVD combo drive and you experience recording problems, check for available software patches on the Sonic support website at sonic.com.
The DVD-writable drives installed in Dell™ computers can write to and...
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... the Dell Drivers and Utilities media (if applicable).
Dell Support Utility
The Dell Support Utility is installed on your computer and available from the Dell Support, , icon on the taskbar or from the Start button. Use this support utility for self-support information, software updates, and health scans of your computing environment.
Accessing the Dell Support Utility
Access the Dell Support...
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...-spyware protection (your program may require an upgrade) to scan the computer and remove spyware. For more information, go to support.dell.com and search for the keyword spyware. R U N TH E DE L L DI A G N O S T I C S - See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 79. If all tests run successfully, the error condition is related to a software problem.
Memory Problems
Fill out the Diagnostics Checklist (see...
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... Software
Drivers
What Is a Driver?
A driver is a program that controls a device such as a printer, mouse, or keyboard. All devices require a driver program.
A driver acts like a translator between the device and any other programs that use the device. Each device has its own set of specialized commands that only its driver recognizes.
Dell ships your computer to you with required drivers...
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... Utilities media provide approved drivers for Dell™ computers. If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly.
Using Windows Device Driver Rollback If a problem occurs on your computer after you install or update a driver, use Windows Device Driver Rollback to replace the driver with the previously installed version. Windows XP:
1 Click Start and...
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... with that driver.
Using the Hardware Troubleshooter Tool
If a device is either not detected during the operating system setup or is detected but incorrectly configured, you can use the Hardware Troubleshooter to resolve the incompatibility.
Start the Hardware Troubleshooter using the instructions in one of the following sections, depending on your computer's operating system:
Windows XP...
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... your operating system to the operating state it was in before you installed the new device driver. See "Using Microsoft Windows System Restore" on page 106.
NOTICE: Before performing the installation, back up all data files on your primary hard drive. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the first drive detected by the computer.
Reinstalling Software
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... from CD-ROM. 6 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
Reinstalling Device Drivers If you need to reinstall or update your system's device drivers, Microsoft Windows does not require that they are installed in a specific order. However, for best results, use the following installation order.
1 Notebook System Software (NSS) 2 Chipset
3 Video Controller
A compilation...
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...the SCSI controller bus.
SDRAM - synchronous dynamic random-access memory - A type of DRAM that is synchronized with the optimal clock speed of the processor.
serial connector - An I/O port often used to connect
devices such as a handheld digital device or digital camera to your computer.
Service Tag - A bar code label on your computer that identifies your computer when you access Dell Support at...
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... of colors and resolution that a program displays depends on the capabilities of the monitor, the video controller and its drivers, and the amount of video memory installed in the computer.
S-video TV-out - A connector used to attach a TV or digital audio device to the computer.
SXGA - super-extended graphics array - A video standard for video cards and controllers that supports resolutions up to...