Dell Latitude E6400 XFR (Mid 2008) - Manual (Page 5)

Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To Guide 5
Overview
The purpose of this document is to detail the required steps for re-imaging
Dell E-Family notebooks with Microsoft
®
operating systems. Dell Mobile
Precision Workstations™ also support Red Hat
®
Linux 5.1. This document is
specific to Microsoft operating systems.
Dell E-Family systems ship with MS Windows XP
®
SP3 or Vista
®
SP1. These
images include the Dell recommended software stack and settings including
drivers and applications which were tested and validated with the system.
Drivers and applications must be installed on Dell E-Family 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 E-Family products. Reinstalled images should be built
starting from a clean OS load and following the steps in this guide. Dell does
not recommend starting from an image built for D-Family products or other
computer systems.
This "How-To" guide applies to the following-Family systems:
• Dell Latitude™
– E4200
– E4300
– E5400
– E5500
– E6400
– E6400 ATG
– E6500
• Dell Precision Mobile WorkStations
– M2400
– M4400
– M6400