General - Dell Precision 410 User Manual

Dell Precision 410 Mini Tower Systems User's Guide
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Your system was configured by Dell to optimize the features of your computer and of
the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 95 operating system. If you need to rein-
stall either of these operating systems, there are several supplemental items that also
must be installed to return the system to its full functionality. See the appropriate sub-
section that follows for your operating system.
To reinstall the Windows NT 4.0 operating system, you must have the following
items:
Windows NT 4.0 CD from Dell
Windows NT 4.0 SCSI controller driver diskettes
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 CD
Windows NT 4.0 bus-mastering EIDE driver diskette
Windows NT 4.0 video driver diskettes
Windows NT 4.0 NIC driver diskette
Windows NT 4.0 audio driver diskette
NOTE: You must create all the diskettes listed previously by using the Program Dis-
kette Maker, which is located in the Dell Accessories folder.
inspecting your hardware configuration
NOTE: You must install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 and the bus-mastering EIDE
driver before installing the NIC drivers. Otherwise, the integrated NIC will not func-
tion properly.
See the Dell Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Setup Guide for general installa-
tion information for Windows NT 4.0 and for information about other drivers or
supplements that may be required. For installation instructions for the various drivers,
see the appropriate section or document as follows:
Windows NT 4.0 SCSI controller drivers — See "SCSI Drivers for
Windows NT 4.0" in Chapter 7 .
Windows NT 4.0 bus-mastering EIDE driver — See "Bus-Mastering EIDE
Drivers" in Chapter 2.
Setup is