Resolving Other Technical Problems; Reinstalling Drivers And Utilities - Dell Inspiron 8000 Solution Manual

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Resolving Other Technical Problems

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O T O T H E E L L S U P P O R T W E B S I T E
help with general usage, installation, and troubleshooting questions.
E- D — Go to http://support.dell.com and then click E-Mail Dell in
M A I L E L L
the Communicate list. Send an e-mail message to Dell about your problem; you
can expect to receive an e-mail message from Dell within hours.
C D — If you cannot solve your problem using the Dell support website
A L L E L L
or e-mail service, call Dell for technical assistance (see page 69).

Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities

The Dell Drivers and Utilities CD for your computer contains drivers for
operating systems that may not be on your computer. Verify that the driver
you are loading is under your operating system subdirectory.
You can also access and download new drivers, system tools, and
documentation from Dell's technical support page at
http://support.dell.com. For more information on using the operating
system installed on your computer by Dell, see the operating system user's
guide that came with your computer.
NOTICE: Before you reinstall drivers, make sure that your computer is
undocked.
To install a driver or utility from your Drivers and Utilities CD, perform the
following steps:
Save your work in all open programs.
1
Insert your Drivers and Utilities CD into the CD or DVD drive.
2
In most cases, the CD should start running automatically. If it does
not, start Microsoft® Windows® Explorer, click your CD drive
directory to display the CD contents, and then click the Start.htm file.
Click a language button to select your preferred user interface
3
language.
— Go to http://support.dell.com for