Dell Inspiron 3700 Dell Inspiron 3700 Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 82

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The following subsections describe the installation instructions for the drivers and utilities that are provided on the System Software CD for use with a system running the Windows 98 Second Edition operating system. 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 not, contact the software manufacturer to get the necessary drivers. To install the video driver 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 System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Click the Start button, and then click Run. The Run dialog box appears. 4. Type x:\drivers\win98\video\setup, where x is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive, and click OK or press . 5. Follow the instructions on your display. 6. After the files are copied to your hard-disk drive, click Finish to restart your computer. After installing the video drivers and restarting your computer, perform the following steps to set the display parameters: 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 Colors option from 256 colors to True Color (24 bit). 5. Set the Screen area for your display to 1024 x 768. 6. Click Apply. 4-4 Dell Inspiron 3700 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide

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Dell Inspiron 3700 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
The following subsections describe the installation instructions for the drivers and
utilities that are provided on the
System Software
CD for use with a system running
the Windows 98 Second Edition operating system.
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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 not, contact
the software manufacturer to get the necessary drivers.
To install the video driver 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
System Software
CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3.
Click the
Start
button, and then click
Run
.
The
Run
dialog box appears.
4.
Type
x
:\drivers\win98\video\setup
, where
x
is the drive letter of your
CD-ROM drive, and click
OK
or press <Enter>.
5.
Follow the instructions on your display.
6.
After the files are copied to your hard-disk drive, click
Finish
to restart your
computer.
After installing the video drivers and restarting your computer, perform the following
steps to set the display parameters:
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
Colors
option from
256 colors
to
True Color (24 bit)
.
5.
Set the
Screen
area for your display to
1024 x 768
.
6.
Click
Apply
.