CMD Fast IDE Device Driver Installation
v1.0 3/18/96
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IMPORTANT NOTE
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If you received your system from Dell Computer with the operating system
pre-installed, you do not need to install the drivers on this diskette.
The installation instructions below need only be followed if you are
installing the operating system for the first time, or re-installing
the operating system on a blank hard disk drive.
Windows 95
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1. Start Windows 95. If you are already in Windows 95, close any documents
and applications since this procedure will require that your system
be restarted.
2. Insert CMD Fast IDE diskette into drive A:.
3. From the Start Menu, choose "Settings" and launch the "Control Panel"
application.
4. Double-click on the "System" application.
5. Single-click on the "Device Manager" tab located along the top of the
"System Properties" window. This will show you a graphical list of all
the hardware devices in your computer.
6. From the list of devices, click on the "Standard Dual PCI IDE Controller"
entry located under the "Hard disk controllers" category. The "Standard
Dual PCI IDE Controller" entry should now be highlighted. Double-check
that the correct entry is selected before proceeding.
7. Click on the "Remove" button to unload the standard driver. Windows 95
will display a warning dialog box which indicates that the device is
about to be unloaded. Confirm this deletion by pressing the "OK" button.
8. Close the Control Panel application. At this point, Windows 95 may ask
whether to restart the computer. If so, choose "No" to prevent Windows
95 from restarting.
9. From Control Panel, launch the "Add New Hardware" wizard.
10. Follow the instructions on the screen until Windows 95 asks whether to
search for new hardware. Choose "No" and "Next" to manually install
the device driver. Windows 95 will now display a list of device
categories to choose from.
11. From the list of device categories, choose "Hard disk controllers" and
"Next".
12. Select "Have Disk..."
13. With the "CMD Fast IDE" diskette in drive A:, press "OK".
14. From the list of device options presented, double-click on "CMD
PCI-0643 Bus Master PCI to IDE Controller."
15. Select "Next" and "Finish".
16. Close the "Control Panel" application.
17. Remove the diskette from the A: drive.
18. From the "Start" menu choose "Shut Down", "Restart the computer?",
and "Yes". Windows 95 will now restart and will display a "New
Hardware Found" dialogue box. This box will prompt for reinsertion
of the CMD diskette.
19. Insert the "CMD Fast IDE" diskette into the A: drive and select "OK".
20. Windows 95 will next prompt for the source file path. In the "Copy files
from:" box, type "A:\" (without quotation marks). Select "OK".
21. Remove the diskette from the A: drive.
22. Restart the Computer to activate the CMD Fast IDE device drivers.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.