Dell A03 How-to Manual

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Dell Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage “How-To” Guide2.6 Recommended Drivers / Applications Installation OrderFor 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 LatitudeE-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” section2.6.2 Dell System Software for critical Microsoft QFEs- Dell recommends installing all of the latest available fixes specific to the system. These are availablethrough the Dell System Software utility posted on Dell’s driver & downloads support web site(support.dell.com) under the “System Utilities” section2.6.3 Media Memory Card / Smartcard Controller- Microsoft Operating Systems do not include the Smartcard controller driver. Install the following driverprovided 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 supportweb site (support.dell.com) found under the “Chipset” section O2 Micro TI driver (Applies for 3rd generation Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision) isavailable on Dell’s driver & downloads support web site (support.dell.com) found under the“Chipset” section2.6.4 Intel Storage - Intel Matrix Storage Manager / Intel Rapid Storage Technology- The Intel Matrix Storage Manager (IMSM) driver on Dell 1st generation Latitude E-Family & MobilePrecision 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 RAIDSATA 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 drivermust be installed during the initial Operating System installation stages. The IMSM / IRST driver is onlyavailable from Dell- If SATA configuration mode in the BIOS is set to either AHCI, IRRT, RAID On, or RAID, install theDell IMSM / IRST driver and application available on Dell’s driver & downloads support web site(support.dell.com) under the “SATA Drivers” section