3.When the Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu appears, press the down-arrow key to select 2. Start computer with CD-ROM support and press <Enter>.

4.When the A:\> prompt appears on the screen, insert the System Software CD into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

5.At the A:\> prompt, type x:, where x is the drive letter for your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and press <Enter>.

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

6.Type cd\utility\ and press <Enter>.

7.Type phdisk /create /file and press <Enter>.

NOTE: Make sure you insert a space before the slashes.

The utility calculates the size of the file in kilobytes (KB), based on the amount of system memory and video memory in your computer, and adds 2 megabytes (MB) to handle additional system requirements.

8.Follow the instructions on your screen to create the save-to-disk suspend file.

To check the size of the save-to-disk suspend file, type phdisk /info at the MS-DOS®prompt and press <Enter>.

To delete the save-to-disk suspend file, type phdisk /delete /file and press <Enter>.

9.Remove the Microsoft Boot Disk Windows 98 Series diskette, and press <Ctrl><Alt><Del> to restart the system.

Installing the System Help

The Dell Inspiron system Help is available on the System Software CD. You can also access it from Dell’s support Web site (http://support.dell.com).

Installing Help From the CD

To install the system Help from the System Software CD, perform the following steps.

NOTE: You must copy the popup.ocx file into the Windows registry; otherwise, error messages may appear.

1.Insert the CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

2.Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the CD-ROMor DVD-ROMdrive icon.

3.Double-click the Guide folder.

4.Right-click the popup.ocx file, and then right-click Copy.

5.Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the C: drive icon.

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