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Dell Inspiron 3000 Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
This section explains how to reinstall utilities and 
drivers on your Dell portable computer with Windows 95. 
You may need to use these procedures under the following 
conditions:
•
Dell did not install an operating system or other sys-
tem software on your computer.
•
You are reinstalling the version of Windows 95 that 
came with your computer, and you need to reinstall 
the drivers and utilities that Dell provides.
NOTE: To reinstall the operating system, you need 
the Windows 95 installation CD-ROM that came 
with your computer.
•
Some of the drivers and/or utilities that came with 
your computer are corrupted, and you need to rein-
stall them individually.
•
You have a new hard-disk drive, and you need to 
install all of the system software.
In any case, you must use the program diskette set you 
made when you received your computer. If you did not 
make a program diskette set and you cannot access the 
Program Diskette Maker in the Dell Accessories folder, 
you can order a program diskette set separately from 
Dell. See Chapter 5, “Getting Help,” for more 
information.                     
Reinstalling Video Drivers
Video drivers control features such as screen resolution 
and the number of screen colors.
NOTE: If you need to use extended video modes, check 
the documentation that came with the application pro-
gram to determine if the drivers are provided. If not, 
contact the software manufacturer to get the necessary 
drivers.
To reinstall the video drivers, follow these 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.
4.
Double-click the Display icon.
The Display Properties window appears.
5.
Click the Settings tab.
6.
Click the Advanced Properties button.
The Advanced Display Properties window appears.
7.
In the Adapter Type box, click the Change... 
button.
The Select Device window appears.
8.
Click the Have Disk... button.
9.
Verify that 
A:\
 is displayed in the Copy Manu-
facturer’s Files From: box, and then click OK.
10. When the Select Device window appears, verify 
that the NeoMagic MagicGraph 128XD option is 
highlighted, and then click OK.
The Copying Files window appears. A progress bar 
is shown while the driver files are being copied to 
your hard-disk drive.
After the drivers are successfully installed, the 
Advanced Display Properties window reappears.
11. Click the Close button in the Advanced Display 
Properties window.
12. If you have not specified what type of monitor 
you use, the Display Properties window appears.
Click Yes if you want to specify an external monitor 
now. The Select Device window appears. Select your 
monitor manufacturer and model name, and then fol-
low the instructions on your screen.
If you do not want to specify an external monitor 
now or if you have already done so, go to step 13.
13. Click the Close button in the Display Properties 
window.
14. Remove the Video Drivers diskette from the dis-
kette drive.
15. Restart your computer to activate the drivers.
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