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____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 1998 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and OptiPlex are registered trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation; Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation; 3Com and EtherDisk are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation; Intel, LANDesk, and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
'HOO ® 2SWL3OH[ ® *; DQG 1; 'RFXPHQWDWLRQ 8SGDWH This document updates information contained in your Dell OptiPlex GX1 and NX1 system documentation. It describes the following features: Reinstallation of DirectX and video drivers Proper configuration of network drivers if you have a 3Com® PCI 3C905b Ethernet network interface controller (NIC) Reinstallation of the Microsoft® -updated Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface (ATAPI) driver for the Microsoft Windows NT ® 4.
Diskette Maker, click the Start button and point to Programs. Then point to Dell Accessories and click Program Diskette Maker. If your computer is part of a centrally managed network, check with your network administrator for information on reinstalling drivers and utilities. If you are a network administrator and you received the Network Administrator’s Kit, Dell provides drivers and utilities for Windows 95 on diskettes.
13. Follow the instructions on your screen to reinstall the primary video drivers. When Windows 95 restarts, you can change the display resolution and color depth. See the operating system documentation for more information. NOTE: If you change the display resolution, you may need to adjust the refresh rate for optimum viewing.
Dell has installed the Microsoft-updated ATAPI driver for your operating system, and it is operative when you receive your computer. No further installation or configuration is needed. NOTE: If Windows NT 4.0 is reinstalled, the Microsoft-updated ATAPI driver must also be reinstalled. The driver for Windows NT 4.0 has also been copied to your hard-disk drive in diskette-image form. If you need to reinstall or remove this driver, you can do so as described in the following subsections.
5HPRYLQJ WKH :LQGRZV 17 0LFURVRIW 8SGDWHG $7$3, 'ULYHU To remove the Microsoft-updated ATAPI driver, follow these steps: 1. Start Windows NT. If you are already running Windows NT, close any open documents or application programs. 2. Use Windows NT Explorer to open the system32\drivers subdirectory in the Windows NT directory. 3. Rename the existing atapi.sys file to atapi.bak. 4. Rename the atapi.000 file to atapi.sys. 5. Restart the computer.
'ULYHV 3ULPDU\ DQG 6HFRQGDU\ System Setup reports hard-disk drives in one of two ways: Newer hard-disk drives and all hard-disk drives over 8 gigabytes (GB) are reported as an EIDE Drive, without details on type, cylinders, heads, cylinder numbers, and sectors. See Figure 1-1 for an example. Older hard-disk drives are reported with full details about type, cylinders, heads, cylinder numbers, sectors, and size. NOTE: For all Dell-installed hard-disk drives, set the appropriate Drive option to Auto.
If the computer cover is removed while the intrusion monitor is set to Enabled, the setting changes to Detected, and the following message appears during the boot sequence at the next system start-up: Alert! Cover was previously removed. If the computer cover is removed while the intrusion monitor is set to EnabledSilent, the setting changes to Detected, but the alert message is not displayed during the boot sequence at the next system start-up.
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