Dell Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage “How-To” Guide
The purpose of this document is to detail the required steps for reimaging Dell Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision
notebooks with Microsoft Operating Systems.
Dell Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision notebooks systems ship with MS Windows XP SP3 (SP2 for XP 32-Bit),
Vista SP2, or Windows 7. These images include the Dell recommended software stack and settings, drivers, and
applications which are tested and validated with the system.
Drivers and applications must be installed on Dell Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision systems in a prescribed order
to ensure optimal performance. Failure to install drivers and applications as detailed in this document may result in
undesirable performance.
Dell provides drivers and applications that are not included in Microsoft Operating Systems. These drivers are required
to enable the new technologies and features of Dell Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision products, including the 512e
Advanced Format HDD (See appendix –B). Reinstalled images should be built from a clean hand installed OS load and
following the steps in this guide. Dell does not recommend starting from an image built on previous generations of
products or other computer systems.
Dell recommends ensuring BIOS settings (including SATA configurations modes) are correctly set and using the latest
device drivers and applications when imaging their systems.
This “How-To” guide applies to the following Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision systems:
Product 1st Generation 2nd Generation 3rd Generation
E4200 - E6220
E4300 E4310 E6320
E5400 E5410 E5420/E5420m
E5500 E5510 E5520/E5520m
E6400 E6410 E6420
E6400 ATG E6410 ATG E6420 ATG
E6500 E6510 E6520
M2400 - -
M4400 M4500 M4600
M6400 M6500 M6600
Latitude E-Family
Precision Mobile
WorkStations