Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image “How-To” - Manual (Page 13)

E-Family Reimage “How-To” Guide
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2.6 Recommended Drivers / Applications Installation Order
For best results, Dell recommends installing drivers / applications in the following order:
2.6.1 Intel Mobile Chipset
- Microsoft Operating Systems might not include the updated Intel Chipset Mobile driver for
Dell E-Family notebooks. The Intel Mobile Chipset driver is available on Dell’s driver &
downloads support web site (
support.dell.com ) under the “Chipset” section
2.6.2 Dell 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
2.6.3 PCMCIA / 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
2.6.4 Intel Storage - Intel Matrix Storage Manager / Intel Rapid Storage Technology
- The Intel Matrix Storage Manager (IMSM) driver on E-Family 1 st generation or Intel Rapid
Storage Technology (IRST) driver on E-Family 2
nd
generation 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