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Installing the PC Card Configuration Utility

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Installing the PC Card Configuration Utility The PC Card configuration utility allows you to view and change the properties of an installed PC Card. The Softex PC Card Controller icon appears in the Control Panel after you install the utility. 1. Remove any PC Card(s) from the PC Card slot and restart the computer. 2. Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4. Double-click the WinNT folder, and then double-click the PCMCIA folder. 5. Double-click Setup. The Softex PC Card Controller Setup screen appears, and then the Softex PC Card Controller Setup window displays the license agreement. 6. Read the agreement and click Accept. NOTE: You must accept the license agreement to continue. 7. Click the button in the Softex PC Card Controller Setup window to accept the default installation directory. The Softex PC Card Controller Setup window monitors the installation and displays a status bar. The Creating Control Panel window appears and notifies you that the setup program will install the PC Card configuration in the Control Panel and that the Microsoft Windows PC Card (PCMCIA) icon will be disabled. 8. Click I Understand. 9. When the Softex PC Card Controller Setup window notifies you that the installation is complete, click OK. The Reboot Now window appears. 10. Click Restart Now to restart the computer. 11. Log on as Administrator. The Softex PC Card Controller Diagnostics window appears. 12. Click Next>, and then click Next> again to start the diagnostics utility. 13. When the Softex PC Card Controller Diagnostics window notifies you that the diagnostics are complete, click Finish. 14. Verify that the computer restarts. 4-12 Dell Inspiron 7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide

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Dell Inspiron 7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
Installing the PC Card Configuration Utility
The PC Card configuration utility allows you to view and change the properties of an
installed PC Card. The
Softex PC Card Controller
icon appears in the
Control Panel
after you install the utility.
1.
Remove any PC Card(s) from the PC Card slot and restart the computer.
2.
Insert the
System Software
CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3.
Double-click the
My Computer
icon, and then double-click the
CD-ROM
drive
icon.
4.
Double-click the
WinNT
folder, and then double-click the
PCMCIA
folder.
5.
Double-click
Setup
.
The
Softex PC Card Controller Setup
screen appears, and then the
Softex PC
Card Controller Setup
window displays the license agreement.
6.
Read the agreement and click
Accept
.
NOTE: You must accept the license agreement to continue.
7.
Click the button in the
Softex PC Card Controller Setup
window to accept the
default installation directory.
The
Softex PC Card Controller Setup
window monitors the installation and
displays a status bar.
The
Creating Control Panel
window appears and notifies you that the setup
program will install the PC Card configuration
in the
Control Panel
and that the
Microsoft Windows PC Card (PCMCIA)
icon will be disabled.
8.
Click
I Understand
.
9.
When the
Softex PC Card Controller Setup
window notifies you that the
installation is complete, click
OK
.
The
Reboot Now
window appears.
10. Click
Restart Now
to restart the computer.
11.
Log on as Administrator.
The
Softex PC Card Controller Diagnostics
window appears.
12. Click
Next>
, and then click
Next>
again to start the diagnostics utility.
13.
When the
Softex PC Card Controller Diagnostics
window notifies you that the
diagnostics are complete, click
Finish
.
14.
Verify that the computer restarts.