Reinstalling Device Drivers - Gateway M275 Notebook User Manual

Reinstalling device drivers

Device drivers are programs that control devices such as the computer display,
DVD drives, and modems. Drivers translate information between computer
devices and programs.
Drivers for your original convertible tablet PC hardware are installed at
Gateway. If you install a new device, you need to install the drivers provided
by the device manufacturer.
You should reinstall device drivers:
If directed to do so while troubleshooting
If you see a message indicating that there is a problem with a device driver
If you need to reinstall device drivers because you are directed to do so while
troubleshooting or if a message tells you that there is a problem with a device
driver, reinstall the device drivers by following the instructions below.
If you just reinstalled Windows XP, the device drivers were automatically
reinstalled.
To reinstall device drivers:
1
Insert the Gateway Windows XP Pro Tablet PC DVD into the DVD or
DVD/CD-RW drive. If the program starts automatically, go to
- OR -
If the program does not start automatically, go to
Important
2
Click/Tap
3
In the
Open
your DVD or DVD/CD-RW drive).
4
Click/Tap
If the drive you want to use is not in the modular bay, you
need to swap modules. For more information about
swapping modules, see
, then click/tap
Start
text box, type d:\runmenu.exe (where d is the drive letter of
.
OK
www.gateway.com
"Changing modules" on page
. The Run dialog box opens.
Run
Reinstalling device drivers
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