Dell Latitude D631 driver and firmware
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Quick Reference
Guide - Page 5
...: 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...
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 6
... the NSS utility. NSS provides critical updates for your operating system 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 system and installs the updates appropriate for your configuration.
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Quick Reference
Guide - Page 7
...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" in your
User's Guide.
• How to use Windows...
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 16
... 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...
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 17
... ship with your computer. Enter system setup (see "System Setup Program" in your User's Guide), review your computer's configuration information, and ensure that the device you want to test displays in system setup and is active. Start the Dell Diagnostics from either your hard drive or from the Drivers and Utilities media.
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive The Dell Diagnostics is...
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 21
... software, 16
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battery charge gauge, 13 charging, 14 checking the charge, 13 performance, 12 power meter, 13 removing, 14 storing, 15
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CDs operating system, 7
computer crashes, 15-16 slow performance, 16 stops responding, 15
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Dell Diagnostics about, 17 starting from the Drivers and Utilities media, 18 starting from the hard drive, 17 using, 17
Dell support site, 6 diagnostics
Dell...
User's Guide - Page 6
... Card 66 PC Card 66
Removing a Card or Blank 66
10 Securing Your Computer
Security Cable Lock 69
Smart Card 69 About Smart Cards 70 Installing a Smart Card 70
Passwords 71 About Passwords 71 Using a Primary (or System) Password 72 Using an Administrator Password 73 Using a Hard Drive Password 73
Trusted Platform Module (TPM 74 Enabling the TPM Feature 74
Security Management Software...
User's Guide - Page 11
... device documentation • Notebook System Software (NSS)
Find It Here
Drivers and Utilities Media NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities media may be optional and may not ship with your computer.
Documentation and drivers are already installed on your computer. You can use the media to reinstall drivers (see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 102) or to run the Dell Diagnostics...
User's Guide - Page 13
... computer, you should also reinstall the NSS utility. NSS provides critical updates
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 and click Go.
for your operating system and support for processors, 3 Click your operating system and search for the keyword
optical drives, USB devices...
User's Guide - Page 59
... 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...
User's Guide - Page 61
...-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...
User's Guide - Page 82
... Main Menu screen.
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 Utility from the Dell Support icon on the...
User's Guide - Page 92
... 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. RUN TH E DELL DI AGNOSTICS - 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...
User's Guide - Page 101
... 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...
User's Guide - Page 102
... The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your Drivers and 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...
User's Guide - Page 103
...drive as described in the previous section:
Microsoft Windows XP 1 Click Start→ My Computer→ Properties→ Hardware→ Device Manager. 2 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Audio or Video). 3 Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver. 4 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver. 5 Click Install...
User's Guide - Page 104
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3 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Audio or Video). 4 Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver. 5 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for driver software. 6 Click Browse and browse to the location to which you previously copied the driver files. 7 When the name of...
User's Guide - Page 106
... system, you must also reinstall the device drivers, virus protection program, and other software.
NOTICE: The Operating System CD provides options for reinstalling Windows XP. The options can overwrite files and possibly affect programs that are installed on your hard drive. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to do so. 1 Save and...
User's Guide - Page 162
... 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...
User's Guide - Page 163
... regulation. Small UPS systems provide battery power for a few minutes to enable you to shut down your computer.
USB - universal serial bus - A hardware interface for a low-speed device such as a USB-compatible keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, set of speakers, printer, broadband devices (DSL and cable modems), imaging devices, or storage devices. Devices are plugged directly in to a 4-pin...