Installing The Video Driver - Dell Inspiron 3800 System Reference Manual

Utilities and Drivers for Microsoft Windows NT: Dell Inspiron 3800 System Reference
NOTE: You can also run the system utilities directly from the System Software
CD.
1. Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Copy each of the following utilities on the System Software CD to the c:\dell directory on
your hard-disk drive: mks2d.exe, rms2d.exe, and readme.s2d.
For more information on copying files, see the documentation that came with the
operating system.
After you copy the utilities to your hard-disk drive, you must restart your computer in the MS-
DOS® mode to use the utilities.
See the readme.s2d file on the System Software CD for more information on using the S2D
utilities.

Installing the Video Driver

The video driver controls features such as video resolution and the color palette.
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 the drivers are not provided, contact the software manufacturer to
get the necessary drivers.
To install the video driver for Windows NT 4.0, 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 System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
The Run dialog box appears.
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