Installing The Intel Speedstep Utility (Windows Nt); Installing The Pc Card Utility (Windows Nt) - Dell Inspiron 3800 Reference And Troubleshooting Manual

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Installing the Intel SpeedStep Utility (Windows NT)

Intel SpeedStep technology conserves battery power by automatically adjusting the
processor speed when you run your computer from the battery instead of AC power.
SpeedStep reduces the processor speed when using the battery and resumes maxi-
mum processor speed when plugged into an electrical outlet. To install SpeedStep,
perform the following steps:
1. Save your work in all open application programs because you will need to restart
your computer at the end of this procedure to complete the installation.
2. Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
The Run dialog box appears.
4. Type x:\winnt4\speedstp\language\setup, where x is the drive letter of
your CD-ROM drive and language is Dutch, English, French, German,
Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Swedish, SChinese (Simplified Chinese),
TChinese (Traditional Chinese), or Thai.
5. Click OK or press <Enter>.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen.
7 . After the files are copied to your hard-disk drive, remove the System Software CD
from the CD-ROM drive, and click Finish to restart your computer.

Installing the PC Card Utility (Windows NT)

Dell provides a PC Card utility that allows you to view and configure settings for your
PC Card(s). To install the PC Card utility, perform the following steps:
1. Save your work in all open application programs because you will need to restart
your computer at the end of this procedure to complete the installation.
2. Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
The Run dialog box appears.
4. Type x:\winnt4\pccard\setup, where x is the drive letter of your CD-ROM
drive, and then click OK or press <Enter>.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen.
6. Restart your computer.
After the computer completes the starting sequence, the Softex PC Card
Controller Diagnostics window appears.
7 . Follow the instructions on the screen.
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