Drivers; What Is A Driver - Dell Inspiron DCMA Owner's Manual

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Configuration Displays your hardware configuration for the selected device.
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5 When the tests are complete, close the test screen to return to the
Main Menu screen. To exit the Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer,
close the Main Menu screen.
6 Remove the Drivers and Utilities media (if applicable).

Drivers

What is a Driver?

A driver is a program that controls a device such as a printer, mouse, or
keyboard. All devices require a driver program.
A driver acts like a translator between the device and any other programs that
use the device. Each device has its own set of specialized commands that only
its driver recognizes.
Dell ships your computer to you with required drivers already installed—no
further installation or configuration is needed.
NOTICE:
The Drivers and Utilities media may contain drivers for operating systems
that are not on your computer. Ensure that you are installing software appropriate
for your operating system.
Many drivers, such as the keyboard driver, come with your Microsoft
Windows operating system. You may need to install drivers if you:
• Upgrade your operating system.
• Reinstall your operating system.
• Connect or install a new device.
Function
The Dell Diagnostics obtains configuration information
for all devices from system setup, memory, and various
internal tests, and it displays the information in the device
list in the left pane of the screen. The device list may not
display the names of all the components installed on your
computer or all devices attached to your computer.
Allows you to customize the test by changing the test settings.
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