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Installing the Microsoft® Windows® 95 and Windows 98 Operating System Drivers: Dell™ Latitude™ CS/CSx Portable Computers User's Guide
bullet.gif (1107 bytes) Overview bullet.gif (1107 bytes) Installing Software Wavetable
bullet.gif (1107 bytes) Installing Docking Drivers bullet.gif (1107 bytes) Installing Touch Pad Drivers
bullet.gif (1107 bytes) Installing Video Drivers for Windows 95 bullet.gif (1107 bytes) Installing MS-DOS CD-ROM Drivers
bullet.gif (1107 bytes) Installing Video Drivers for Windows 98 bullet.gif (1107 bytes) Installing Infrared Drivers (Windows 95 Only)
bullet.gif (1107 bytes) Installing Audio Drivers bullet.gif (1107 bytes) Enabling Microsoft Infrared Support (Windows 95 and Windows 98)

Overview

Dell provides software utilities and drivers that help you control certain features of your computer.

This section explains how to reinstall utilities and drivers on your Dell computer with the Microsoft® Windows® 95 or Windows 98 operating system.

Before proceeding, print the following procedures.

Use the program diskette set you made when you received your computer or the diskette set you received separately from Dell.

note.gif (515 bytes) NOTES: If your computer uses Windows 95 or Windows 98, the computer is already configured to work with the Dell Latitude C/Port Family Advanced Port Replicator (APR) or C/Dock Family Expansion Station.

For more information on using the operating system installed on your computer by Dell, see the operating system user's guide that came with your computer. You can also access system tools and documentation from Dell's technical support page (http://support.dell.com). To do so, click Support Your Dell, enter your service tag, and click Submit.

NOTICE: Do not dock the computer before turning it on the first time.

Installing Docking Drivers

To install the C/Port Family APR or C/Dock Family Expansion Station drivers, perform the following steps:

  1. If the computer has never been turned on, turn it on now while it is undocked and complete the operating system setup. Then go to step 2.

If you have completed the operating system setup, turn on the computer and go to step 2.

For setup instructions, see the Dell-supplied operating system Setup Guide that came with the computer.

  1. Dock the computer.

The operating system creates a hardware profile for the C/Port APR or the C/Dock Expansion Station.

  1. To load the appropriate drivers from the CD that came with your C/Port Family APR or C/Dock Family Expansion Station, follow the instructions on the display. When prompted, restart the computer.

  2. If you intend to connect to a network, you must install the appropriate drivers to use with a network expansion card in the C/Port Family APR or C/Dock Family Expansion Station. See the documentation for your docking option for more information.

Installing Video Drivers for Windows 95

Video drivers control features such as screen resolution and the number of screen colors.
note.gif (515 bytes) NOTE: If you need to use extended video modes, check the documentation that came with the application program to determine if the drivers are provided. If not, contact the software manufacturer to get the necessary drivers.

To install the video drivers for Windows 95, perform the following steps:

  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 video drivers diskette into the diskette drive.

  3. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

The Control Panel window appears.

  1. Double-click the Display icon.

The Display Properties window appears.

  1. Click the Settings tab.

  2. Click Advanced Properties.

The Advanced Display Properties window appears.

  1. Click the Adapter tab and then click Change....

The Select Device window appears.
  1. Click Have Disk....

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  2. Verify that a:\ is displayed in the Install from Disk field, and then click OK.

  3. When the Select Device window appears, verify that the NeoMagic MagicMedia 256ZX option is highlighted, and then click OK.
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A progress bar is shown while the driver files are copied to your hard-disk drive.

After the drivers are successfully installed, the Advanced Display Properties window appears.
  1. In the Advanced Display Properties window, click Apply and OK.

  2. Click Close in the Display Properties window.

  3. To activate the drivers, remove the diskette from the diskette drive, and restart your computer.

After installing the video drivers and restarting your computer, set the display parameters by performing the following steps:

  1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

    The Control Panel window appears.

  2. Double-click the Display icon.

    The Display Properties window appears.

  3. Click the Settings tab.

  4. Change the Color palette option from 256 colors to True Color (24 bit).

  5. Set the Desktop area for your display to 1024 x 768.

  6. Click Apply.

Installing Video Drivers for Windows 98

Video drivers control features such as screen resolution and the number of screen colors.

note.gif (515 bytes) NOTE: If you need to use extended video modes, check the documentation that came with the application program to determine if the drivers are provided. If not, contact the software manufacturer to get the necessary drivers.

To install the video drivers for Windows 98, perform the following steps:

  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 video drivers diskette into the diskette drive.

  3. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

The Control Panel window appears.

  1. Double-click the Display icon.

The Display Properties window appears.
  1. Click the Settings tab and then click Advanced....

  2. Click the Adapter tab and then click Change....

  3. When the Update Driver Wizard appears, click Next>.

  4. Select Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, and click Next>.

  5. When prompted for the location of the drivers, click Have Disk....

  6. In the Install from Disk window, verify that a:\ is displayed in the Install from Disk field, and click OK.
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The Select Device window appears.

  1. Make sure that NeoMagic MagicGraph 256ZX is highlighted, and click OK.

  2. In the Update Device Driver Wizard window, click Next> to begin copying the files, and then click Finish.

  3. Close the Display Properties window.

  4. When prompted to restart the computer, remove the diskette and then click Yes.

After installing the video drivers and restarting your computer, set the display parameters by performing the following steps:

  1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

    The Control Panel window appears.

  2. Double-click the Display icon.

    The Display Properties window appears.

  3. Click the Settings tab.

  4. Change the Color palette option from 256 colors to True Color (24 bit).

  5. Set the Desktop area for your display to 1024 x 768.

  6. Click Apply.

Installing Audio Drivers

Dell provides audio drivers so that you can customize the audio features of yoru computer. To install the audio drivers, perform the following steps:

  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 audio driver diskette into the diskette drive.

  3. Click the Start button, then click Run....

The Run dialog box appears.

  1. Type a:\setup, and then click OK or press <Enter>.

  2. Follow the instructions on your display.

  3. After the files are copied to your hard-disk drive, click Finish.

Installing Software Wavetable

The software wavetable allows you to customize certain audio features. To install the software wavetable, perform the following steps:

  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 first software wavetable diskette into the diskette drive.

  3. Click the Start button, and then click Run....

The Run dialog box appears.

  1. Type a:\setup, and then click OK or press <Enter>.

  2. Follow the instructions on your display.

  3. After the installation is complete, remove the final diskette from the diskette drive and restart your computer to use the software wavetable.

Installing Touch Pad Drivers

Touch pad drivers and associated utilities allow you to use and customize the integrated touch pad or an external mouse. To install the touch pad drivers, perform the following steps:

  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 touch-pad drivers diskette into the diskette drive.

  3. Click the Start button, and then click Run....

The Run dialog box appears.

  1. Type a:\setup, and then click OK or press <Enter>.

  2. Restart your computer to activate the drivers.

Installing MS-DOS® CD-ROM Drivers

CD-ROM drivers must be installed in order to use the MS-DOS CD-ROM utility. To install the CD-ROM drivers, perform the following steps:

  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 CD-ROM drivers diskette into the diskette drive.

  3. Click the Start button, and then click Run....

The Run dialog box appears.

  1. Type a:\setup, and then click OK or press <Enter> to install the utility on your hard-disk drive.

  2. Follow the instructions on your display, and when prompted, restart your computer to activate the drivers.

Installing Infrared Drivers (Windows 95 Only)

note.gif (515 bytes) NOTES: Although your Latitude CS/CSx portable computer does not include an infrared port, the computer supports the infrared ports in the C/Port Family APR and C/Dock Family Expansion Station.

To use the infrared port, Windows 95 users must install the infrared drivers and then enable them. Windows 98 already includes the necessary drivers; Windows 98 users need only enable the infrared support.

An infrared port lets you transfer files from your computer to another infrared-compatible device without using cable connections. If your computer is running the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system, install the infrared drivers by performing the following steps:

  1. Make sure that the computer is docked and that a diskette drive is connected to the computer's media bay connector or parallel port.

  2. 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.

  3. Insert the infrared drivers diskette into the diskette drive.

  4. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

  5. Double-click the System icon.

The System Properties dialog box appears.

  1. Click the Device Manager tab.

  2. Click the View Devices by Type radio button.

  3. Click the plus sign to the left of the Ports icon.

The names of various device ports appear beneath the Ports icon.

  1. Click Infrared Serial (COM) Connections Port, and then click Properties.

The Infrared Serial (COM) Connections Port Properties dialog box appears.

  1. Click the Driver tab and then click Update Driver....

The Update Device Driver Wizard appears.

  1. Click the Yes (Recommended) radio button, and then click Next.

Windows 95 searches for the drivers on the diskette you inserted in step 3.

  1. To update the driver, follow the instructions on your display.

  2. After the driver is updated, close the Device Manager and open Windows Explorer.

  3. With the Infrared Drivers diskette still in the diskette drive, click drive A.

  4. Right-click the smcirlap.inf file.

A pop-up menu appears.

  1. Click Install.

The smcirlap.inf file is installed.

  1. Restart your computer, and perform the procedure for enabling the infrared support.

Enabling Microsoft Infrared Support (Windows 95 and Windows 98)
note.gif (515 bytes) NOTE: Your Latitude CS/CSx portable computer supports the infrared ports in the C/Port Family APR and C/Dock Family Expansion Station. The computer itself not include an infrared port.

For Windows 95, you must install the infrared drivers before you can enable them (Windows 98 already includes infrared support). For both Windows 95 and Windows 98, you must enable Microsoft infrared support before you can use it. To enable Microsoft infrared support, perform the following steps:

  1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

  2. Double-click the Add New Hardware icon.

The Add New Hardware Wizard appears.

  1. Click Next to continue.

  2. When the Add New Hardware Wizard asks to search for new hardware, click No and then click Next.

  3. When the Hardware Types window appears, click Infrared and then click Next.

  4. When the Add Infrared Device Wizard window appears, click Next.

  5. (Windows 95 only) When the Manufacturers and Models window appears, select Standard Infrared Devices from the Manufacturers list and Built-In Infrared Port on Laptop or Desktop from the Models list, and then click Next.

  6. Follow the instructions on your display.

  7. To enable infrared support, shut down and reboot your computer.

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