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5. Click the 

Device Manager

 tab. 

6. Click the 

View Devices by Type

 radio button. 

7. Click the plus sign to the left of the 

Ports

 icon.  

The names of various device ports appear beneath the 

Ports

 icon. 

8. Click

 Infrared Serial (COM) Connections Port

, and then click 

Properties

.  

The

 Infrared Serial (COM) Connections Port Properties

 dialog box appears. 

9. Click

the

 Driver 

tab

and

then click 

Update Driver...

.  

The 

Update Device Driver Wizard

 appears. 

10. Click the 

Yes (Recommended)

 radio button, and then click 

Next

.  

Windows 95 searches for the drivers on the diskette you inserted in step 3. 

11. To update the driver, follow the instructions on your display. 

12. After the driver is updated, close the

 Device Manager

 and open 

Windows Explorer

. 

13. With the 

Infrared Drivers

 diskette still in the diskette drive, click 

drive A

. 

14. Right-click the 

smcirlap.inf

 file.  

A pop-up menu appears. 

15. Click 

Install

.  

The 

smcirlap.inf

 file is installed. 

16. Restart your computer, and perform the procedure for 

enabling

 the infrared support.  

Enabling Microsoft Infrared Support (Windows 95 and Windows 98) 

For Windows 95, you must 

install

 the infrared drivers before you can enable them (Windows 98 already includes infrared support). For both 

Windows 95 and Windows 98, you must enable Microsoft infrared support before you can use it. To enable Microsoft infrared support, perform the 

following steps:  

1. Click the 

Start

 button, point to 

Settings

, and then click 

Control Panel

. 

2. Double-click the 

Add New Hardware

 icon.  

The 

Add New Hardware Wizard

 appears. 

3. Click 

Next

 to continue. 

4. When the 

Add New Hardware Wizard

 asks to search for new hardware, click 

No

 and then click 

Next

. 

5. When the

 Hardware

Types

 window appears, click 

Infrared

 and then click 

Next

. 

6. When the

 Add Infrared Device Wizard 

window appears, click 

Next

. 

7. (Windows 95 only) When the

 Manufacturers and Models

 window appears, select 

Standard

Infrared Devices

 from the 

Manufacturers

list and 

Built-In Infrared Port on Laptop or Desktop

 from the 

Models

 list, and then click 

Next

. 

8. Follow the instructions on your display. 

9. To enable infrared support, shut down and reboot your computer.  

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NOTE: Your Latitude CS/CSx portable computer supports the infrared ports in the C/Port Family APR and C/Dock Family Expansion Station. 

The computer itself not include an infrared port.

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Installing the Microsoft ®  Windows NT ®  Operating System Drivers:  Dell™ Latitude™  CS/CS x  Portable Computers User's Guide  

Overview

Dell provides software utilities and drivers that help you control certain features of your computer. 

This section explains how to reinstall utilities and drivers on your Dell computer with the Microsoft

® 

Windows NT

® 

4.0 operating system.

Use the program diskette set you made when you received your computer or the diskette set you received separately from Dell. You can also 

access system tools and documentation from Dell's technical support page (

http://support.dell.com

). To do so, click 

Support Your Dell

, enter 

your 

service tag

, and click 

Submit

.

Installing Video Drivers 

Video drivers control features such as screen resolution and the number of screen colors. 

To install the video drivers for Windows NT 4.0, perform the following steps:  

1. Save your work in all open application programs, because you will need to restart your computer at the end of this procedure to complete the 

installation. 

2. Insert the video drivers diskette into the diskette drive. 

3. Click the 

Start

 button, point to 

Settings

, and then click 

Control Panel

.  

The 

Control Panel

 window appears. 

4. Double-click the 

Display

 icon.  

The 

Display Properties

 window appears. 

5. Click the 

Settings

 tab. 

6. Click 

Display Type...

.  

The 

Display Type

 window appears. 

7. In the 

Adapter Type

 box, click 

Change...

. 

8. The 

Change Display

 window appears. 

9. Click 

Have Disk...

. 

10.

Verify that 

a:\

 is displayed in the 

Install from Disk

 box, and then click 

OK

. 

Overview

Installing Audio Drivers

Installing Video Drivers

Installing Touch Pad Drivers

Installing the Power Management Utility

Installing System Utilities

Installing Softex Docking Services

Installing the Software Wavetable

Installing the PC Card Utility

NOTE: You may need administrator privileges to perform some of procedures in this section. Dell recommends that you check with 

your network administrator before performing the procedures. 

For more information on using the operating system installed on your computer by Dell, see the operating system user's guide that 

came with your computer. 

NOTE: If you need to use extended video modes, check the documentation that came with the application program to determine if the 

drivers are provided. If not, contact the software manufacturer to get the necessary drivers.

11. When the 

Change Display

 window appears, verify that the 

NeoMagic MagicMedia

256ZX

 option is highlighted, and then click 

OK

. 

A progress bar is shown while the driver files are copied to your hard-disk drive. 

After the drivers are successfully installed, the 

Installing Driver

 window appears. 

12. Click 

OK

 in the 

Installing Driver

 window. 

13. Click 

Close

 in the 

Display Type

 window, and then click 

Close

 in the 

Display Properties

 window. 

14. To activate the drivers, remove the diskette from the diskette drive, and restart your computer.  

Installing the Power Management Utility  

Dell provides a power management utility that helps you conserve battery power and view available power levels. To install the power management 

utility, perform the following steps:  

1. Save your work in all open application programs, because you will need to restart your computer at the end of this procedure to complete the 

installation. 

2. Insert the Softex power management utility diskette into the diskette drive. 

3. Click the 

Start

 button, and then click 

Run...

.  

The 

Run

 dialog box appears. 

4. Type 

a:\setup

, and then click 

OK

 or press <Enter>. 

Follow the instructions on the display.  

5.

When prompted, restart your computer to activate the utility.

Installing Softex Docking Services 

Dell provides Softex Docking Services software that contains support for the following features:

l

Hot-docking and warm-undocking a Latitude CS/CS

x

 portable computer from supported docking stations 

l

Hot-swapping devices such as diskette, hard-disk, large-storage, DVD-ROM, and CD-ROM drives to and from your portable computer

’

s 

external media bay and the C/Dock Family Expansion Station

’

s media bay 

l

Compatibility with the Power Management Controller, which allows you to suspend and resume your portable computer without affecting your 

ability to use the docking station or its media bay 

l

Docking or undocking your portable computer while it is in suspend mode 

l

Docking services available in French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese

For information about installing Softex Docking Services, see the Softex Docking Services user

’

s guides at 

http://www.dell.com/products/notebook/latitude/NT40.htm

 and see your 

Dell-Installed Microsoft Windows NT Workstation Setup Guide

. 

Installing the PC Card Utility  

Dell provides a PC Card utility that allows you to view and configure settings for your PC Card(s). To install the PC Card utility, perform the 

following steps:  

1. Save your work in all open application programs, because you will need to restart your computer at the end of this procedure to complete the 

installation. 

2. Insert the first Softex PC Card controller

diskette into the diskette drive. 

3. Click the 

Start

 button, and then click 

Run...

.  

The 

Run

 dialog box appears. 

4. Type 

a:\setup

, and then click 

OK

 or press <Enter>.  

Follow the instructions on your display. 

5. Restart your computer. 

6. When the computer completes the starting sequence, the 

Softex PC Card Controller Diagnostics

 window appears. 

7. Follow the instructions on your display, and when prompted, restart your computer to activate the utility.  

Installing Audio Drivers 

To install the audio drivers, perform the following steps:  

1. Save your work in all open application programs, because you will need to restart your computer at the end of this procedure to complete the 

installation. 

2. Insert the

audio driver diskette into the diskette drive. 

3. Click the 

Start

 button, point to 

Settings

, and then click 

Control Panel

. 

4. Double-click the 

Multimedia

 icon.  

The 

Multimedia Properties

 dialog box appears. 

5. Click the 

Devices

 tab. 

6. Click 

Add...

.  

The 

Add

 dialog box appears, displaying a list of drivers. 

7. Click the 

Unlisted or Updated Driver

 option, and then click 

OK

.  

The 

Install Driver

 dialog box appears. 

8. Verify that 

A:\

 is highlighted, and then click 

OK

.  

The 

Add Unlisted or Updated Driver

 window appears. 

9. Verify that 

NeoMagic MagicMedia 256 

is highlighted, and then click 

OK

.  

The 

Audio

 dialog box appears.  

10. Click 

OK

. 

11. After installation is completed, restart your computer to activate the drivers.  

Installing Touch Pad Drivers 

Touch pad drivers and associated utilities allow you to use and customize the integrated touch pad or an external mouse. To install the touch pad 

drivers, perform the following steps:  

1. Save your work in all open application programs, because you will need to restart your computer at the end of this procedure to complete the 

installation. 

2. Insert the touch-pad drivers

diskette into the diskette drive. 

3. Click the 

Start

 button, and then click 

Run...

.  

The 

Run

 dialog box appears. 

4. Type 

a:\setup

, and then click 

OK

 or press <Enter>. 

Follow the instructions on your display.  

5. When prompted, restart the computer to activate the drivers.  

Installing System Utilities 

System utilities let you configure features such as the 

asset tag

 code and 

suspend-to-disk

 partition. To copy the system utilities to your hard-disk 

drive, perform the following steps. 

NOTE: You can also run the system utilities directly from the

System Utilities diskette.

1. Insert the 

System Utilities 

diskette into the diskette drive. 

2. Copy each of the utilities on the 

System Utilities

 diskette to the 

c:\dell

 directory on your hard-disk drive. The utilities have the following 

filenames: 

mks2d.exe

, 

rms2d.exe

, 

asset.com

, and

 readme.s2d.

For more information on copying files, see the documentation that came with the operating system. 

After you copy the utilities to your hard-disk drive, you must restart your computer in the MS-DOS

® 

mode to use the utilities. 

Installing the Software Wavetable  

The software wavetable allows you to customize certain audio features. To install the software wavetable, perform the following steps:  

1. Save your work in all open application programs, because you will need to restart your computer at the end of this procedure to complete the 

installation. 

2. Insert the first software wavetable diskette into the diskette drive. 

3. Click the 

Start

 button, and then click 

Run...

.  

The 

Run

 dialog box appears. 

4. Type 

a:\setup

, and then click 

OK

 or press <Enter>. 

Follow the instructions on your display. 

5. After the installation is complete, remove the final diskette from the diskette drive and restart your computer to use the software wavetable.  

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