Dell Inspiron 8000 Manual

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Dell™Inspiron™8000

A Tour of Your Computer

Power Conservation

Solving Problems

System Specifications

Reinstalling Software

System Setup Program

Ports and Connector Pin-Outs

Removing and Replacing Parts

Hints, Notices, and Cautions

Abbreviations and Acronyms

For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see the Tell Me How help file (click the Start button on the Microsoft®Windows®desktop, point to

Programs—> User's Guides, and click Tell Me How).

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

©2001DellComputerCorporation.Allrightsreserved.

Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden.

Trademarks used in this text: Dell, Dell TravelLite, Inspiron, AccessDirect, and TrueMobile are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation; Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks;

GeForce2 Go is a trademark of NVIDIA Corporation; Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Computer Corporation

disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.

August 2001

HINT: A HINT indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.

NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

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Reinstalling Software

Dell™Inspiron™8000

Overview

Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities

Reinstalling Microsoft®Windows®Millennium Edition (Me)

Reinstalling Windows 2000

Overview

Dell provides software utilities and drivers that help you control certain features of your computer. The utilities and drivers for Dell-installed devices are

installed and operative when you receive the computer. If you ever need to reinstall any of these drivers, you can use the Dell Drivers and Utilities CD that

came with your computer.

Often, device problems can be corrected by reinstalling the appropriate drivers. Also, hardware manufacturers frequently provide updated drivers that support

feature enhancements or that correct problems. Obtain updated drivers for products purchased from Dell at the Dell support website, http://support.dell.com.

To reinstall drivers and utilities, you need the following items:

l Dell Drivers and Utilities CD

l CD drive or DVD drive installed in the media bay

Dell recommends that you print these procedures before you begin.

To reinstall the drivers and utilities correctly, you must reinstall them in the order presented in this document.

Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities

1. Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs.

2. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into the CD or DVD drive.

3. -If the CD does not start running automatically, start Microsoft Windows Explorer, click your drive directory to display the CD contents, and then double

click the start.htm file.

If the start.htm file does not exist, follow the instructions in "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities for Windows Me" or "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities for

Windows 2000."

4. Click a language button to select your preferred user interface language.

The System Software screen appears, displaying a list of operating systems (Software by Operating System) and an All Software category.

5. Under Software by Operating System, click your operating system to display a list of drivers, a Utilities subdirectory, and a Documentation subdirectory.

6. Click the type of driver (for example, Audio) or the utility you want to reinstall.

A link appears for the specific driver or utility used by your computer.

7. Click the link to display the Languages screen.

8. Click your preferred language for the driver or utility (if available) or click Multiple.

9. At the driver information screen, do one of the following:

l Click the Install button (if present) to start the automatic reinstallation. At the dialog box, click Run this program from its current location and then

follow the screen prompts to complete the reinstallation.

l If no Install button is present, automatic reinstallation is not an option. Click the Extract button to extract the driver files to your hard drive. Click

Run this program from its current location in the next dialog box, and follow the instructions in the Readme file that is included with the drivers.

You can also see the next section for reinstallation instructions.

NOTICE: DriversavailableontheDellsupportwebsitehavebeenvalidatedforcorrectoperationonDell™computers.Installingdriversobtainedfrom

other sources may cause errors or performance degradation.

HINT: Your Drivers and Utilities CD contains drivers for operating systems that may not be on your computer. Verify that the driver you are loading is

under your operating system subdirectory.

HINT: For more information on using the operating system installed on your computer by Dell, see the operating system documentation that came with

your computer. You can also access system tools and documentation from http://support.dell.com by entering your service tag or Express Service Code

and then clicking Go!

NOTICE: Make sure that the computer is undocked before you reinstall drivers.

HINT: If instructed to navigate to the driver files, click the CD directory on the driver information screen to display the files associated with that driver.