Dell Inspiron 3500 - Manual (Page 160)

Changing Video Resolution
To change the video resolution, perform the following steps:
1. When the system restarts, click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Display icon and click the Settings tab.
3. Update the Color palette from 256 colors to High Color (16 bit).
4. Set the Screen area to 1024 x 768, and click Apply.
5. Click Apply the new color settings without restarting. Click OK.
6. When a message appears informing you that Windows will resize your computer, click OK.
7. When a message asks if you want to keep the new setting, click Yes.
8. Click Advanced.
9. Click the Monitor tab and click Change.
10. Under models, click Laptop Display Panel (1024 x 768) and click OK.
11. Click Apply and then click OK.
12. Click OK again.
13. Restart the system.
Continue with the installation procedure by installing the audio driver as described in the next section, “Installing the Audio Driver.”
Installing the Audio Driver
The audio driver allows you to customize the sound features of your computer.
To install the audio driver, perform the following steps:
1. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM icon.
2. Double-click the Audio folder.
3. Double-click the setup.exe icon.
4. At the Welcome screen, click Next>.
Messages indicating that files are being copied and driver information is being built appear on your screen.
5. At the NeoMagic License Agreement screen, click Yes.
6. At the Choose Installation Configuration screen, the check boxes for MagicMedia 256AV Audio System and NeoMagic MagicWave
3DX Audio system are already checked as the defaults. Click Next>.
The audio driver files are copied to the hard-disk drive.
7. At the Setup is Complete window, click Yes, I want to restart my computer now, and click Finish.
Continue with the installation procedure by installing the internal modem driver as described in the next section, “Installing the Internal Modem
Driver. ”
Installing the Internal Modem Driver
The modem driver allows you to customize the operation of your internal modem. To install the internal modem driver, perform the following steps:
1. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM icon.
2. Double-click the Modem folder.
3. Double-click setup.exe.
4. At the Welcome screen, click Next>.
The internal modem files are copied to your hard-disk drive.
5. At the Setup Complete window, click Finish.
6. After the computer restarts, click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
7. At the Control Panel, double-click the System icon.
8. Click the Device Manager tab. Be sure that View devices by type (default) is selected.
9. In the device list, double-click Other devices, and then click Unknown Device.
10. Click Remove and then click OK at the Confirm Device Removal window.
11. Click Close.
12. Exit the Control Panel window, shut down, and then restart the computer.
Continue with the installation procedure by installing the touch pad driver as described in the next section, “Installing the Touch Pad Driver.”
Installing the Touch Pad Driver
NOTE: After the computer restarts, you may change the video resolution. See the following section, “Changing Video Resolution.”
NOTE: This setting is optimized to DVD.
NOTE: The internal modem is not available in some regions.