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Installing Drivers and Utilities for Windows 98, Install the Audio Driver (Windows 98) - sound driver

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Installing Drivers and Utilities for Windows 98 To install the system software, you need the following items: • CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive installed in the media bay of the computer • System Software CD • Dell Inspiron 5000 Software DVD Decoder CD • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition CD • Microsoft Boot Disk Windows 98 Series diskette NOTES: Verify that Windows 98 is already installed on the hard-disk drive before you install any device drivers. To install Windows 98 Second Edition, refer to "Installing the Windows 98 Operating System" found earlier in this chapter. The drivers on the System Software CD are the same files that Dell installed on your hard-disk drive before shipping the computer to you. To download the latest versions of these drivers, visit the Dell support Web site at http://support.dell.com. Install the Audio Driver (Windows 98) The audio driver allows you to customize the sound features of your computer. 1. Save and close any open files, and exit any open application programs. 2. Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. 3. Click the Start button, and then click Run. 4. In the Run dialog box, type x:\win98\audio\setup.exe, where x is the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter. The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter is usually D. 5. Click OK. 6. In the Welcome window, click Next>. 7. In the Main Menu, Upgrade Drivers is selected. Click Next>. The audio files are copied to your hard-disk drive. 8. When prompted, ensure that Yes, I want to restart my computer now is selected, and then click Finish. NOTE: If the computer is set to boot from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive before the hard-disk drive, remove the System Software CD before the computer restarts so that the computer does not boot from the CD. For information on changing the boot sequence, refer to Appendix B, "Using the System Setup Program." support.dell.com Installing System Software 3-5

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support.dell.com
Installing System Software
3-5
Installing Drivers and Utilities
for Windows 98
To install the system software, you need the following items:
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive installed in the media bay of the computer
System Software
CD
Dell Inspiron 5000 Software DVD Decoder
CD
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
CD
Microsoft Boot Disk Windows 98 Series
diskette
NOTES: Verify that Windows 98 is already installed on the hard-disk drive before you
install any device drivers. To install Windows 98 Second Edition, refer to “Installing
the Windows 98 Operating System” found earlier in this chapter.
The drivers on the System Software
CD are the same files that Dell installed on your
hard-disk drive before shipping the computer to you. To download the latest versions
of these drivers, visit the Dell support Web site at
.
Install the Audio Driver (Windows 98)
The audio driver allows you to customize the sound features of your computer.
1.
Save and close any open files, and exit any open application programs.
2.
Insert the
System Software
CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
3.
Click the
Start
button, and then click
Run
.
4.
In the
Run
dialog box, type
x
:\win98\audio\setup.exe
,
where
x
is the
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter.
The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter is usually
D
.
5.
Click
OK
.
6.
In the
Welcome
window, click
Next>
.
7.
In the
Main Menu
,
Upgrade Drivers
is selected. Click
Next>
.
The audio files are copied to your hard-disk drive.
8.
When prompted, ensure that
Yes, I want to restart my computer now
is
selected, and then click
Finish
.
NOTE: If the computer is set to boot from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
before the hard-disk drive, remove the System Software CD before the computer
restarts so that the computer does not boot from the CD. For information on
changing the boot sequence, refer to Appendix B, “Using the System Setup
Program.”