Dell 7500 manual Installing Drivers and Utilities for Windows, Installing the Audio Driver

8.Label a blank, high-density diskette as instructed, insert the diskette into the diskette drive, and then click OK.

9.Follow the prompts on your screen to complete the installation.

Installing Drivers and Utilities for Windows 98

This section explains how to install/reinstall device drivers and utilities on your Dell computer running the Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition operating system.

To install the system software, you need the following items:

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System Software CD

CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive installed in the media bay of the computer

Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition CD

Microsoft Boot Disk Windows 98 Series diskette

NOTE: Verify that Windows 98 is already installed on the hard-disk drive before you install any device drivers. For instructions, see the preceding section, “Installing the Windows 98 Operating System.”

The following subsections describe the installation instructions for the drivers and utilities that are provided on the System Software CD for use with a system running the Windows 98 operating system.

Installing the Audio Driver

The audio driver allows you to customize the sound features of your computer.

1.Save and close any open files, and exit any open application programs.

2.Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

3.If the Welcome to Windows 98 screen appears, click the x in the upper-right corner of the screen to close it and continue with the installation.

4.Click the Start button, and then click Run.

5.In the Run dialog box, type x:\win98\audio\setup.exe, where x is the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter.

The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter is usually D.

6.Click OK.

7.At the Welcome screen, click Next>.

8.At the Main Menu, the Upgrade Drivers radio button is selected. Click Next>.

The audio files are copied to your hard-disk drive.

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