System Utilities And Services; Installing The Dell System Utilities And Services For Windows 95; Installing The Dell System Utilities And Services For Windows Nt 4.0 - Dell Precision 400 User Manual

service, or bus-mastering EIDE driver, you must install
the utility, service, or driver as described later in this
chapter.
NOTE: On each software support diskette set you
receive, a release.txt file may be included (on diskette 1
of the set). If included, the release.txt file contains the
latest updates to the information in this guide. Use the
editor included with your operating system to view and/
or print the contents of the release.txt file.
S
ystem Utilities and Services
The following utilities and services are included on your
Dell system utilities diskette:
•
The Asset Tag utility lets you enter a system asset tag
number into nonvolatile random-access memory
(NVRAM). Thereafter, you can display this number
using the Asset Tag utility or the System Setup
program.
•
The Dell AutoShutdown service provides
Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 the capability
to perform an orderly system shutdown when the
power button is pressed.
•
The Dell ThermalShutdown service provides Win-
dows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 the capability to
perform an orderly system shutdown in the event of
a fan failure. This feature prevents permanent dam-
age to your system caused by the microprocessor
overheating.
Installing the Dell System Utilities and
Services for Windows 95
The system utilities and services are already installed and
operative on your hard-disk drive. If, for any reason, you
need to reinstall the utilities and services, perform the fol-
lowing steps:
1. If you have not already done so, use the Dell Disk-
Maker to make a diskette copy of the Dell system
utilities diskette image on your hard-disk drive.
The Dell DiskMaker is available through the Dell
Accessories program folder. For more information,
refer to the online help provided in the Dell Disk-
Maker program.
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2. Start Windows 95. If you are already running
Windows 95, close any open documents or appli-
cation programs.
3. With the backup diskette in drive A, run the
setup.exe program from the diskette.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the
Dell utilities and services.
If you installed the Asset Tag utility, it is located in
the \dellutil directory on the drive containing your
Windows 95 system files.
Installing the Dell System Utilities and
Services for Windows NT 4.0
The system utilities and services are already installed and
operative on your hard-disk drive. If, for any reason, you
need to reinstall the utilities and services, perform the fol-
lowing steps:
1. If you have not already done so, use the Dell Disk-
Maker to make a diskette copy of the Dell system
utilities diskette image on your hard-disk drive.
The Dell DiskMaker is available through the Dell
Accessories program folder. For more information,
refer to the online help provided in the Dell Disk-
Maker program.
2. Start Windows NT and log in as Administrator or
as a user with administrative privileges. If you are
already running Windows NT, close any open
documents or application programs.
3. With the backup diskette in drive A, run the
setup.exe program from the diskette.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the
Dell utilities and/or services. When the installa-
tion is finished, restart your system to activate the
services.
5. Verify the utilities and/or service(s) are installed
and running.
Double-click the Services icon in the Control Panel.
AutoShutdown and ThermalShutdown should be
listed with the status of Started.
If you installed the Asset Tag utility, it is located in
the \dellutil directory on the drive containing your
Windows NT 4.0 system files.