Dell Latitude
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
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
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
-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