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Install drivers or other system software from any backup diskettes. System software
delivered on backup diskette is usually more current than system software on the operating
system CD-ROM. Alternatively, you can install the drivers or other system software from
the Windows CD-ROM if you don’t have them on diskette.
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Perform any additional installation and configuration tasks described in the Late-Breaking
News document delivered with your system.
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Configure the system as described in Chapter 3, “Configuring the System.”
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If you created a Quick-Fix Engineering (QFE) backup diskette during system
configuration, install the QFE update software. See the
README
.
TXT
file on the QFE
diskette for more information.
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Perform any operational changes required for your system as described in Chapter 4,
“Operating Notes.”
Installing Windows with an Installed Network Adapter
If you reinstall Windows 95 or Windows 98 on a system with an installed network adapter, the
adapter may not function after completing Setup.
To re-enable network adapter operation after installing Windows 95 or Windows 98:
1.
Go to Start/Settings/Control Panel/System/Device Manager.
2.
In the list of devices displayed, double-click Other Devices.
3.
Under Other Devices, click the network adapter in your system, and then click Remove.
4.
Close Device Manager, and then restart the system.
5.
As Windows starts, it should detect the network adapter and prompt you to install the
network adapter’s driver software. Follow the instructions displayed. You will need the
diskette containing the network adapter’s driver software.
Enabling Bus Mastering for IDE/ATAPI Devices
Systems that support UDMA shipped with bus mastering for IDE/ATAPI devices enabled. If
you reinstall Windows 95 or Windows 98 on one of these systems, you should also enable
IDE/ATAPI bus mastering.
To enable IDE/ATAPI bus mastering:
1.
Ensure that Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2.0 (OSR2.0) or later, or Windows 98, is
installed on your system.
2.
Ensure that the QFE update software (
QFE
_
W
*) is installed.
NOTE
The QFE update software includes an ATAPI device driver that supports DMA bus mastering.
