Dell A03 manual Recommended Drivers / Applications Installation Order

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Dell Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage “How-To” Guide

2.6 Recommended Drivers / Applications Installation Order

For best results, Dell recommends installing drivers / applications in the following order:

2.6.1Intel Mobile Chipset

-Microsoft Operating Systems might not include the updated Intel Chipset Mobile driver for Dell Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision notebooks. The Intel Mobile Chipset driver is available on Dell’s driver & downloads support web site (support.dell.com) under the “Chipset” section

2.6.2Dell System Software for critical Microsoft QFEs

-Dell recommends installing all of the latest available fixes specific to the system. These are available through the Dell System Software utility posted on Dell’s driver & downloads support web site (support.dell.com) under the “System Utilities” section

2.6.3Media Memory Card / Smartcard Controller

-Microsoft Operating Systems do not include the Smartcard controller driver. Install the following driver provided by Dell:

R5C8xx Ricoh driver is available on Dell’s driver & downloads support web site

(support.dell.com) found under the “Chipset” section

PCI8412 TI driver (Applies only for M6500) is available on Dell’s driver & downloads support web site (support.dell.com) found under the “Chipset” section

O2 Micro TI driver (Applies for 3rd generation Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision) is available on Dell’s driver & downloads support web site (support.dell.com) found under the “Chipset” section

2.6.4 Intel Storage - Intel Matrix Storage Manager / Intel Rapid Storage Technology

-The Intel Matrix Storage Manager (IMSM) driver on Dell 1st generation Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision or Intel Rapid Storage Technology (IRST) driver on 2nd & 3rd generations Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision is required to be installed on Operating Systems in AHCI, IRRT, RAID On, and RAID SATA modes

-The Intel IMSM or IRST application must also be installed

-The SATA operation modes are configured in the BIOS. Refer to the BIOS section 2.5

-If the SATA mode is configured in AHCI, IRRT, RAID On, or RAID mode, the IMSM / IRST driver must be installed during the initial Operating System installation stages. The IMSM / IRST driver is only available from Dell

-If SATA configuration mode in the BIOS is set to either AHCI, IRRT, RAID On, or RAID, install the Dell IMSM / IRST driver and application available on Dell’s driver & downloads support web site

(support.dell.com) under the “SATA Drivers” section

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Contents Revision A03 May 5th Contents Overview LatitudeHow-To Supported Operating SystemsUWB Latest Drivers / Applications and Utilities Installation Sequence Installation Sequence OverviewBios Applications ∙ DCP Ambient Light SensorBios ∙ Notes RAID support requires second hard disk driveTPM Security Recommended Drivers / Applications Installation Order Follow these steps to install the Imsm / Irst driver Graphics 1st GenerationIntegrated Wired Network Controller Ethernet AudioControl Point Security Device Driver Control Point System ManagerControl Point Security Manager Security Software StackPage Wireless Local Network Adapters Wlan ∙ Prerequisites InstallerWireless Personal Area Network Adapter UWB / Wpan Mobile Broadband Wireless Wide Area Network Adapter WwanTouchpad Free Fall Sensor Modem Only applies to some systems19 USB Touch Screen DigitizerWebcam Control Vault Firmware Windows Update Latitude on / Precision on 1st Generation 2nd GenerationAppendix NET Framework Requirements? Driver / SW StackHow does an Advanced Format HDD impact OS Images? Re-imaging Requirements when using Advanced Format HDDs Microsoft Operating Systems Advanced Format Aware ReadinessImage Installation Guidelines Clean Image Installation on an Advanced Format HDDOther Partition Alignment Requirements Partition Alignment OptionsAppendix C General Re-Imaging FAQs Page DCP SM Control Point Security Manager Features Table B2 Dell Data Protection Access, Ddpa Table B3Control Point Connection Manager Features Table B4 DCUAppendix E Docks Dell E-Docks E-Family Docking Stations
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