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Optiplex 980 DRIVER CAB VERSION A04 9NVTG
Description:
With the Dell(TM) Client Systems Deployment CAB, an InformationTechnology Administrator can perform the following tasks:
- Use Microsoft(R) Windows(R) operating system-based PnP enumeration capabilities to install drivers for applicable devices
- Create a system-level optimized deployment sequence
- Setup an appropriate boot control sequence
- Optimize the deployment of targeted system-specific driver packages
Contents:
This file contains the following sections:
* Criticality
* Minimum Requirements
* Release Highlights
* Installation
* User Notes
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Optional - Dell recommends the customer review specifics about theupdate to determine if it applies to your system. The update containschanges that impact only certain configurations, or provides newfeatures that may/may not apply to your environment.
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Compatibility / Minimum Requirements:
Optiplex 980 System
Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) Certification: Not Applicable
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Supported Systems, Operating Systems and Architecture
Optiplex--------980 win7 x64 win7 x86 ####################################################################INSTALLATION####################################################################
Windows Explorer supports native viewing of CAB contents. Users can also use WinZip to examine the contents of the cab. Optionally Microsoft provides a couple of tools via the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools to examine the cabinet files. Extraction tools (CabArc and Extract) are available from Microsoft at the following location:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=49AE8576-9BB9-4126-9761-BA8011FABF38&displaylang=en.
- CAB Management Tool from Microsoft Using CabArc to extract the driver contents and maintain directory structure: CabArc.exe -p x <cab file path> *.* <output path> (e.g. C:\CabArc.exe -p x C:\<cab-file-name> *.* C:\drivers\)
- Extract Utility from Microsoft Once you are in the directory where you want to extract, enter the following command: extract /Y /E <cab-file-name>
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Visit the Dell Tech Center at:http://www.delltechcenter.com/page/Microsoft+System+Center, and search for "Dell System Deployment CABs" for additional help on using these cabs for Operating System Deployment.
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January 2012