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Network drivers

by bigginboy Oct 13, 2005 11:08PM PDT

I'm installing XP on a dell Inspiron 8100 (1.1 GHZ)and was wondering if anyone knew of or has the network driver I need to install.

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Here's what you need to know first

by Steven Haninger Oct 14, 2005 8:41AM PDT

Is the network card integrated into the MB of the notebook or is it a plug in type like PCMCIA? Who is the manufacturer of the NIC chip and what model? With this, you can generally find the driver on a website. It could be the from the laptop vendor or the maker of the NIC. One hint is just type the info into Google and you will probably get some hits. Make sure the manufacturer, model and the word "driver" are in the search string.

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dell drivers

by linkit Oct 14, 2005 8:51AM PDT

If the component shipped with a Dell notebook, I download the driver directly from Dell.com:
Dell Inspiron 8100

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