Dell Inspiron 2650 User Manual page 39

Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities: Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650
The CD automatically scans your hardware to detect drivers and utilities used by
your computer.
After the CD completes the hardware scan, you can also detect other drivers and
utilities. Under Search Criteria, select the appropriate categories from the
System Model, Operating System, and Topic pull-down menus.
A link or links appear(s) for the specific drivers and utilities used by your
computer.
5. Click the link of a specific driver or utility to display information about the driver
or utility that you want to install.
6. Click the Install button (if present) to begin installing the driver or utility. At
the welcome screen, follow the screen prompts to complete the installation.
If no Install button is present, automatic installation is not an option. For
installation instructions, either see the appropriate instructions in the following
subsections, or click the Extract button, follow the extracting instructions, and
read the readme file.
If instructed to navigate to the driver files, click the CD directory on the driver
information window to display the files associated with that driver.
Installing the Modem or Network Adapter Driver
If you ordered the internal modem, install the modem driver. If you ordered the
network adapter, install the network adapter driver.
Windows XP
1. Save and close any open files, exit any open programs, and insert the Drivers
and Utilities CD.
2. Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
3. Under Pick a category, click Performance and Maintenance.
4. Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click System.
5. Click the Hardware tab.
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