Dell™ Dimension™ Systems SETUP GUIDE www.dell.com support.dell.
Notes, Notices, and Cautions Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in italic type. These blocks are notes, notices, and cautions, and they are used as follows: NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer system. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.
Dell™ Dimension™ Systems Setup Guide Before using this guide, connect your computer according to the steps on the Getting Started sheet. Failure to properly connect your computer may result in computer malfunctions or damage.
To complete the initial setup of Windows Me, perform the following steps: 1. Turn on your computer. The Welcome to Microsoft Windows screen appears. 2. Click Next. The Select Your System Settings window appears. Click your region, preferred language, and keyboard. 3. Click Next. The Select Your Time Zone window appears. 4. Click your time zone and click Next. The End User License Agreement window appears. It is important that you read and understand both license agreements.
4. Click I accept this agreement. Click Next. 5. In the Personalize Your Software window, type your name and the name of your organization. Then click Next. You must type in a name, but the organization field is optional. 6. In the Computer Name and Administrator Password window, a suggested name for your computer appears in the name box that you can change or accept. You can leave the password field empty or add a password of up to 14 characters.
13. Click Next. More information on the Network Identification Wizard and administrator and user logins is available from the Windows 2000 Help feature. 14. When the Completing the Network Identification Wizard window appears, click Finish. The Getting Started with Windows 2000 window appears. You can exit from this windows and begin working on the desktop, or you can click any of the items in the window. Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition Initial setup of Windows 98 Second Edition takes about 15 minutes.
. A modem preparation window appears that allows you to connect to Microsoft and register your operating system. Click Skip and then click Yes and proceed to step 9, or enter the requested information and click Next. A registration progress window appears while your modem connects to Microsoft. 8. To send the registration information to Microsoft, enter the requested information in the Registration Confirmation window and click Next.
Figure 1. Complete Dell Setup Icon (Not Present on Some Computers) If you do not see the Complete Dell Setup icon on the desktop, no action is required. If you do see the Complete Dell Setup icon on the desktop, double-click the icon. When the computer completes the setup, a dialog box instructs you to restart the computer. After you restart the computer, the Complete Dell Setup icon no longer appears.
4. Click I Agree to accept the Microsoft software license agreement. You must accept the Microsoft software license agreement to proceed with the Windows NT operating system setup. 5. At the Windows NT Workstation Setup screen, type your name (required) and organization (optional) and click Next. 6. In the Registration window, type the Product Key (use the key to change fields), and then click Next.
• Help — Use the search facility to find information on a particular subject, title, word, or phrase. Depending on the options that you purchased with your computer, you may have a Complete Dell Setup icon on the Windows desktop (see Figure 1). If you do not see the Complete Dell Setup icon on the desktop, no action is required. If you do see the Complete Dell Setup icon on the desktop, double-click the icon. When the computer completes the setup, a dialog box instructs you to restart the computer.
Connecting a Parallel Printer NOTICE: Use only a standard IEEE parallel cable measuring 3 meters (10 feet) or less to connect the printer to the computer. Use of a nonstandard cable may prevent the printer from operating properly. To connect the printer to the computer, perform the following steps: 1. Turn off the computer and make sure that the printer is also turned off. 2. Attach the printer cable to the parallel connector on the computer and the printer.
1. Attach the printer cable to the USB connector on the computer and the printer. The USB connectors are keyed to fit only one way. An example of a typical USB printer setup is shown in Figure 3. USB connector on computer USB connector on printer USB printer cable Figure 3. USB Printer Connections NOTE: If the Add New Hardware Wizard screen appears, click Cancel. 2. Proceed to “Installing Software for a Printer.” Installing Software for a Printer NOTE: Dell installs the software for some new printers.
bidirectional mode in the system setup program. Refer to Appendix B, “System Setup Program,” in your computer’s Reference and Troubleshooting Guide for instructions. Finding Information Dell provides a number of handy help and reference tools to help you make the most of your computing experience. Tutorials (U.S. Only) Easy-to-use, animated tutorials introduce you to your computer and the Microsoft products installed on it.
Other Documentation Online documentation is included for your computer devices (such as a video or modem card) and for any Dell options you purchase separately from your computer. To access this supplemental documentation, double-click the Dell Documents icon on the Windows desktop, click System Information, and then click System Documentation. If you have a modem and Internet service, other helpful information is available at http://support.dell.
