Doctor Cat wrote:
> I don't get involved with setting up PCs very often so forgive me for what
> will probably seem like a dumb question to those who do this all the time....
>
> I need help finding the Ethernet Controller drivers for a Dell Precision 670.
>
> I purchased the computer, used, from a friend. It came with the hard drives
> erased and I have already installed Windows XP SP2 on it.
>
> When I look in Device Manager, I see that I am missing drivers for the
> Ethernet card, video controller, and multimedia controller. The one that
> concerns me most is the Ethernet card: I am trying to get this PC online so
> that I can get all the remaining drivers and then network it with others in
> the house but, right now, there are no network drivers installed.
>
> Using another computer that is already online, I've been to the Dell website
> and searched for drivers and limited it to XP. I downloaded what seemed to be
> the appropriate files (R138111.exe and also R138112.exe) and burned them on
> to a CD but when I try to install them on the Dell, it doesn't find the
> drivers it wants.
>
> I've never set up a Dell before but I would like to think that there should
> be a file somewhere that has all of the drivers that I'll need to set up a
> Precision 670 or, failing that, the individual drivers I need will be
> findable from the web page but, so far, I'm coming up empty.
>
> Can someone who is familiar with Dells please help me figure this out??
>
> --
> Doctor Cat
>
Dell makes it exceedingly easy to find everything you need for any of
their specific products. Simply go to the following site and enter the
Service Tag (a.k.a. Serial Number). You'll learn everything you need to
know about that specific machine as it was when it left the factory, and
find all of the drivers necessary for it.
--
Bruce Chambers
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