Dell Inspiron 7500, System Reference Manual

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Creating the Save-to-Disk Suspend File
After you have installed a new hard-disk drive or rebuilt a hard-disk drive that had corrupted software, use the phdisk.exe utility to create a save-
to-disk suspend file after you partition the drive. When save-to-disk suspend mode is activated, all system data is stored in this file. To create a
save-to-disk suspend file, perform the following steps:
1. Save and close any open files, exit any open application programs, and restart the computer.
2. Insert the Microsoft Boot Disk Windows 98 Series diskette into the diskette drive.
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>.
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 System Software CD, and press <Ctrl><Alt><Delete> 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 the Documentation page.
Installing Help From the CD
To install the system Help from the System Software CD, perform the following steps:
1.
Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
3. Double-click the Guide folder, and then double-click the appropriate language folder for the version of the Help you want to install.
4.
Right-click and hold 7500help and drag it to the Windows desktop.
5. Release the right mouse button.
6. Left-click Copy Here .
7. Double-click the 7500help icon to access the system Help .
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NOTE: Make sure you insert a space before the slashes.
NOTE: You must install Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 from the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 CD prior to installing the
system Help.