Reinstalling drivers and utilities – Dell Precision R5400 (Mid 2008) User Manual
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Reinstalling Software
6 Scroll down the list of devices and check for an exclamation point (a circle
with a [!]) next to the device name.
If an exclamation point appears next to the device name, you may need to
reinstall the driver or install a new driver (see "Reinstalling Drivers and
Utilities" on page 52).
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
NOTICE:
The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your Drivers and
Utilities
media provide approved drivers for your Dell computer. If you install drivers
obtained from other sources, your computer may not function properly.
Returning to a Previous Device Driver Version
If a problem occurs on your computer after you install or update a driver, use
Windows Device Driver Rollback to replace the driver with the previously
installed version.
Windows Vista:
1 Click the Windows Vista start button
, and right-click Computer.
2 Click Properties, and click Device Manager.
NOTE:
The User Account Control window may appear. If you are an
administrator on the computer, click Continue; otherwise, contact your
administrator to continue.
3 Right-click the device for which the new driver was installed, and click
Properties.
4 Click the Driver tab.
5 Click Roll Back Driver.
If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, reinstall the driver
from the
Drivers and Utilities media.
Windows XP:
1 Click Start→ Control Panel.
2 Under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance.
3 Click System.
4 In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab.
5 Click Device Manager.