Dell Latitude E7440 Windows 8 Driver Installation Guide

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This article has information about recommended drivers for the Dell Latitude E7440 running Windows 8 operating system. Dell drivers and software packages are necessary for correct function of your computer.

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Table of Contents:

1. Chipset
2. Intel Management Engine 9.0 Components Installer
3. USB 3.0
4. Card Reader
5. FFS  
6. Video
7. Audio
8. Network
9. Wireless
10. Touchpad

To automatically detect and install drivers for your Dell computer, visit Dell Drivers and Downloads, enter your system model information, and select Detect Drivers.

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Chipset

Check if the chipset driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (Figure 1 [English-only]). Install the Intel chipset update from the Dell Drivers and Downloads.

Figure 1: Device Manager before and after installing chipset

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Intel Management Engine 9.0 Components Installer

Install the Intel Management Engine 9.0 Driver from Dell Drivers and Downloads.

This installs the PCI Serial Port and PCI Simple Communications Controller as listed in the Other devices.

Figure 2: Device Manager before and after installing Intel Management Engine Components

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Intel USB 3.0 xHCI Driver

Install the Intel USB 3.0 xHCI Driver from Dell Drivers and Downloads.

This driver is needed for the support of USB 3.0 devices that connected to the system directly.

Figure 3: Device Manager before and after installing Intel USB 3.0 xHCI Driver

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O2Micro OZ600xxx Memory Card

Install the media card driver from Dell Drivers and Downloads.

Figure 4: Device Manager before and after installing O2Micro OZ600xxx Memory Card driver

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ST Microelectronics Free Fall Sensor

Check if the ST Microelectronics Free Fall Sensor driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (Figure 5 [English-only]). Install the driver from Dell Drivers and Downloads.

Figure 5: Device Manager before and after installing ST Microelectronics Free Fall Sensor driver

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Video

Check if the video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (Figure 6 [English-only]). Install the video driver update from the Dell Drivers and Downloads.

Figure 6: Device Manager before and after installing Video driver

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Audio

By default Windows 8 installed a generic audio driver for the IDT chipset however do proceed with the Realtek 3226 Audio update from the Dell Drivers and Downloads.

Figure 7: Device Manager before and after installing audio driver

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Network controller

Check if the network card driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (Figure 8 [English-only]).

Install theIntel I2xx/825xx Gigabit Platform LAN Network Device update from Dell Drivers and Downloads.

Figure 8: Device Manager before and after installing Network controller driver

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Dell Wireless Controller

Always verify the type of WLAN or WWAN card that is installed in a system before proceed to install the driver.

Check if the WLAN driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (Figure 9 [English-only]).

For this example, we are using the Dell Wireless WLAN 1550 Half MiniCard. Install the Dell Wireless WLAN 1550 Half MiniCard update from Dell Drivers and Downloads.

Figure 9: Device Manager before and after installing wireless controller driver

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Dell Multi-Touch Touchpad

Check if the touchpad driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (Figure 10 [English-only]). Install the Dell Multi-Touch Touchpad update from Dell Drivers and Downloads.

Figure 10: Device Manager before and after installing Dell Multi-Touch Touchpad driver

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