Dell Inspiron 7000 - Manual (Page 19)

14. When prompted, click Finish.
The New hardware found window appears, the driver is installed, and the installation is completed.
Reinstalling Internal Modem Drivers
Modem drivers allow you to customize the operation of your optional internal modem. If your computer has an internal modem, perform the following steps to install
the drivers:
1. Save your work in all open application programs, because you will need to restart your computer at the end of this procedure to complete the installation.
2. Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 System Software CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
3. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
4. In the Run dialog box, type
x:\modem\setup.exe , where x is the letter designation for the CD-ROM drive.
5. Click OK.
6. At the Welcome Screen, click Next>.
The internal modem files are copied to your hard-disk drive.
7. At the Setup Complete window, click Yes, I want to restart my computer now, and then click Finish.
The New hardware found window appears and states that the system has detected the new hardware.
8. Click Remove and then click OK.
Reinstalling DVD-ROM Decoder Drivers
DVD-ROM decoder drivers allow the MPEG decoder on your optional DVD-ROM drive to decode MPEG files, such as DVD movies. If your computer has a
DVD-ROM drive, perform the following steps to install the drivers:
1. Save your work in all open application programs, because you will need to restart your computer at the end of this procedure to complete the installation.
2. Restart your computer.
3. Press at the Dell logo screen.
The Setup menu window appears.
4. Press to highlight System Devices, and verify that the option Internal MPEGii is enabled.
5. Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 System Software CD into the DVD-ROM drive.
6. At the Welcome screen, click Next>.
7. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
8. In the Run dialog box, type
x:\dvd[mpeg]\setup.exe , where x is the letter designation for the CD-ROM drive.
9. Click OK.
Creating the Save-to-Disk Suspend File
If you are installing a new hard-disk drive or if you are rebuilding a hard-disk drive that has corrupted software and you want to be able to use the save-to-disk
suspend mode, you must use the phdisk.exe utility on your System Utilities diskette to create a save-to-disk suspend file. When save-to-disk suspend mode is
activated, all system data is stored in this file.
To create the save-to-disk suspend file, perform the following steps:
1. Insert the Microsoft Boot Disk Windows 98 Series diskette into the diskette drive.
2. Restart the system.
3. When the Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu appears, select Start computer with CD-ROM Support and press .
4. When the MS-DOS® prompt appears, insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 System Software CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
5. At the MS-DOS prompt, type
d: and press , where d is the drive letter for your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
Your MS-DOS prompt changes from an A:\> to a D:\> , assuming D is the drive letter for your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
6. Type cd\utility and press .
7. Type phdisk /create /file and press .
The utility calculates the size of the file, in kilobytes, based on the amount of system memory in your computer, plus 2 MB to handle video memory and additional system
requirements.
8. Follow the instructions on your screen to create the save-to-disk suspend file.
To check the size of the save-to-disk suspend file, at an MS-DOS prompt type phdisk /info and press .
If you need to delete the save-to-disk suspend file, at an MS-DOS prompt type phdisk /delete /file and press .
Reinstalling the System User’s Guide
If needed, you can download the Dell Inspiron 7000 User’s Guide from Dell’s World Wide Web site at http://www.dell.com/:
1. Click the Support icon.
The Dell Support main menu appears.
NOTE: Make sure that there is a space between phdisk /create and /file .