Dell Inspiron 3500 User Manual

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Utilities and Drivers: Dell™ Inspiron™ 3500 Portable Computer System Reference

Introduction

You may need to install the Microsoft

Windows

98 operating system and the Dell

™

device drivers and utilities on your Dell Inspiron 3500

portable computer under the following conditions:

Dell did not install an operating system or other system software on your computer.

You are reinstalling the version of Windows 98 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.

To install the Windows 98 operating system as well as Dell device drivers and utilities, you must have the following items:

Microsoft Windows 98 CD

Microsoft Boot Disk Windows 98 Series diskette

Dell Inspiron 3500 System Software CD

Diskette drive cable

To install or reinstall Dell utilities and drivers in the Windows 98 operating system, use the program diskette set from Dell or the backup diskettes
that you made after receiving the computer.

Before You Begin

Before you begin the installation, you must install the CD-ROM or the optional DVD-ROM drive in the media bay of your computer, and you must
attach the diskette drive externally. For instructions on installing the CD-ROM or the optional DVD-ROM drive in the media bay, refer to the Dell
Inspiron 3500 Portable Computer — Using the Media Bay document. To install the external diskette drive, perform the following steps:

1. Plug the squared end of the cable into the parallel connector on the back of the computer, and tighten the screws on either side of the cable

connector.

2. Plug the triangular end of the cable into the diskette drive, and tighten the screws on either side of the cable connector.
3. Insert the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive in the media bay and ensure that the diskette drive is connected to the parallel port connector via the

diskette drive cable.

The diskette drive is now connected.

Installing Microsoft Windows 98 and Device Drivers

To install/reinstall Microsoft Windows 98 and device drivers on your computer, perform the following steps:

1. Insert the Microsoft Boot Disk Windows 98 Series diskette into the external diskette drive.
2. Restart the system.
3. Insert the Microsoft Windows 98 CD into the CD-ROM drive.
4. Ensure that the computer is connected to AC power.
5. When the Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu appears, be sure that the 1. Start Windows 98 setup from CD-ROM is highlighted, and

press .
The Microsoft Windows 98 Startup screen appears.

6. Press to continue with the installation of Windows 98.
7. When a message asks you if you want to reinstall Windows 98 over your current operating system, use the down-arrow key to highlight

Continue setup and replace your current operating system, then press .

8. When a message tells you that Windows 98 is about to prepare the system for installing the operating system, press .

ScanDisk checks your system files.

9. When the Windows 98 Setup window appears, click Continue.

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Glossary

Introduction

Installing the Touch Pad Driver

Before You Begin

Installing the DVD/MPEG-2 PC Card, Device
Driver, and DVD-to-

Go™ Software

Installing Microsoft Windows 98 and Device Drivers