Recovering Or Installing Device Drivers - IBM NetVista A21 Quick Reference

4. From the Configuration/Setup Utility menu, select Start Options.
5. Note the device that is currently selected as the first startup device and
write it down for future reference. You must restore this setting when you
have completed the recovery process.
6. Change the first startup device to your CD drive or DVD drive.
7. Save the settings and exit from the program.
8. Turn off your computer.

Recovering or installing device drivers

Before you can recover or install device drivers, your operating system must be
installed on your computer. Make sure that you have the documentation and
software media for the device.
Device drivers for IBM-installed devices are located on the computer hard disk
(usually drive C) in the ibmtools\drivers folder. The instructions for installing
device drivers (readme.txt) are also located in the ibmtools\drivers folder.
Other device drivers are on the software media that come with individual
devices.
The latest device drivers for IBM-installed devices are also available on the
World Wide Web at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
To recover a device driver for an IBM-installed device, use the following
procedure:
1. Start your computer and operating system.
2. Use Windows Explorer to display the directory structure of your hard disk.
3. Open the ibmtools folder.
4. Open the drivers folder. Within the drivers folder are several subfolders
that are named for various devices that are installed in your computer (for
example, audio, video, and so on).
5. Open the appropriate subfolder.
6. Use one of the following methods to recover the device driver:
a. In the device subfolder, look for a readme.txt file or other file with the
.txt extension that contains information about reinstalling the device
driver. This file might be named after the operating system, such as
win98.txt.
b. If the device subfolder contains a file with an .inf extension, you can
use the Add New Hardware program (located in the Windows Control
Panel) to reinstall the device driver. Not all device drivers can be
reinstalled using this program. In the Add New Hardware program,
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