Software Features; Available Options And Upgrades - Dell Inspiron 7500 Reference And Troubleshooting Manual

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Software Features

In addition to the operating system, the following software is included with your
computer:
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The Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition operating system, or the Microsoft
Windows NT operating system.
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A Setup program that lets you customize the operation of your computer. For
more information, see Appendix B, "Using the Setup Program."
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Drivers that tell your computer how to communicate with various types of
hardware devices, such as CD-ROM drives or speakers. If you need to reinstall
these drivers, or if you installed your own operating system, use the System
Software CD that accompanied your computer. Instructions for installing the
drivers are provided in Chapter 4, "Installing System Software" .
NOTE: The drivers on the System Software CD are the ones Dell installed on your
hard-disk drive before shipping the computer to you. To download the latest
version of these drivers from the following Dell Web site, http://www.dell.com/
support, click File Library, and then select your computer model.
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Optional software DVD decoder driver on systems that use the Microsoft
Windows 98 Second Edition operating system. (Windows NT does not support
the DVD decoder driver.)
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The Dell Diagnostics for evaluating your computer's components and devices.
This program is on the Dell Diagnostics Diskette that accompanied your
computer. For information on using this program, see "Running the Dell
Diagnostics" in Chapter 3.
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McAfee VirusScan virus-scanning software with systems that use Windows 98
Second Edition.

Available Options and Upgrades

Dell offers the following upgrade options:
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Internal 56-KB/second digital simultaneous voice and data (DSVD) telephony
modem
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DVD-ROM drive and diskette drive combination module
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DVD-ROM drive and LS-120 drive combination module
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Zip drive module for the MegaBay
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External devices, such as pointing devices, printers, external monitors, external
keyboards, and numeric keypads, that connect to ports on the back of the
computer
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AC adapter
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Extra batteries
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Hard-disk drives
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