I am currently running 2 Dell CPi's (233 pentiums) with 98SE. I am using the
sound drivers installed by 98 with no problem. I did not use the dell
utilities as i read somewhere that they were a pain with 98. In fact I think
the Dell site has a specific utility to remove the utilities! Don't use them
with docking stations (although they are hooked up and used as desktops 12
hrs a day for the last 10 months) so I can't address that issue.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Rode" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 1:20 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Dell Laptop utility


> I recently purchased a used Dell Latitude CP Laptop. It is in exceptional
> condition and came installed with Win95b. I also picked up a docking
station.
>
> First I downloaded and ran Delldiags to make sure everything was working
> OK. Then  I removed 95 and installed 98SE2. I have downloaded the Dell
> documents, utilities and drivers from the Dell site. However I am a little
> confused about what Dell utilities and drivers I should be using  Win95
had
> a special collection of Dell utilities installed but the manual  says that
> these are not to be used with 98.
>
>   98SE2 recognized the audio and installed it's own drivers.....but is
> there some reason I should use the 98 Dell audio drivers ? 98SE2 did not
> recognize the video or the digital monitor and I installed the latest Dell
> drivers for this. I am using 98SE2 to handle the power saving tasks rather
> then the 95 Dell tools ...this is what the manual says to do. My modem and
> NIC are a dual Xircom PCMCIA card and I am using the appropriate 3rd party
> drivers. Is there any kind of driver or utility I need for the docking
station?
>
> What I am unsure about is ...
>
>       Should I be using any Dell Utilities when running under 98SE2?
>       Does the docking station require the use of a special utility and if
> so how does it work?
>      .Is there any reason to install the Dell soundcard drivers ?
>
> I am hoping we have a Dell Laptop expert on the list..does anybody have a
> CP running 98SE2?
>
> thanks!
>
> Rode
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