Dell Vostro 1400, Owner'S Manual

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Troubleshooting
Dell ships your computer to you with required drivers already installed—no
further installation or configuration is needed.
NOTE:
Your
Drivers and Utilities
media may contain drivers for operating systems
that are not on your computer. Ensure that you are installing software appropriate
for your operating system.
Many drivers, such as the keyboard driver, come with your Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating system. You may need to install drivers if you:
• Upgrade your operating system.
• Reinstall your operating system.
• Connect or install a new device.
Identifying Drivers
If you experience a problem with any device, identify whether the driver is the
source of your problem and, if necessary, update the driver.
Windows XP :
1
Click Start
→
Control Panel .
2
Under Pick a Category , click Performance and Maintenance , and click
System .
3
In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab, and click Device
Manager.
Windows Vista:
1
Click Start and right-click Computer .
2
Click Properties
→
Device Manager .
NOTE:
The User Account Control window may appear. If you are an
administrator on the computer, click Continue; otherwise, contact your
administrator to continue.
Scroll down the list to see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow
circle with a [!]) on the device icon.
If an exclamation point is next to the device name, you may need to reinstall
the driver or install a new driver (see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on
page 149).
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