A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. For the Latitude E5470, all the driver installations for the devices are similar except that some computers may have more devices than the other.
After a clean installation of the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system, you must install the following drivers and software packages:
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After a fresh copy of Windows is installed, always install the Intel Chipset driver utility first. After that, you can install the rest of the devices' drivers in any sequence. However we would recommend you follow the convention below.
Categories | Driver Name | Windows 10 |
---|---|---|
Chipset Drivers | Chipset | ✔ |
Chipset Drivers | Intel Management Engine | ✔ |
Chipset Drivers | Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework | ✔ |
Chipset Drivers | O2 Micro | ✔ |
Chipset Drivers | USB 3.0 | Optional as Windows 8.1 installs the default native USB 3.0 driver. |
Video Drivers | Intel HD Graphics | ✔ |
Audio Drivers | Realtek | ✔ |
Network Drivers | WLAN and Bluetooth | ✔ |
Check if the chipset driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the Intel chipset update from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD, choose:
Windows 10 > Chipset Drivers > Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check if the Intel Management Engine Components Installer driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the Intel Management Engine Components Installer update from the Dell Support Website or by the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the disc, choose:
Windows 10 > Chipset Drivers > Intel Management Engine Components Installer
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check if the video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the video driver update from the Dell Support Website or by the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the disc, choose:
Windows 10 > Video Drivers > Intel Skylake HD Graphics Halo GT2
Before Installation | After Installation |
By default Windows installs a generic audio driver for the computer from the Dell Support Website or from the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the disc, choose:
Windows 10 > Audio Drivers > Realtek High Definition Audio driver
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check if the WLAN driver is installed by looking at Device Manager shown below. It shows an exclamation mark on Network Controller. For this example, we are using the Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 8260 card. The Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 8260 update can be installed from the Dell Support Website or from the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the disc, choose:
Windows 10 > Network Drivers > Intel Dual-Band Wireless - AC 8260 driver
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check if the WLAN driver is installed by looking at Device Manager shown below. It shows an exclamation mark on Network Controller. For this example, we are using the Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM Controller driver. This device can be updated from the Dell Support Website or from the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the disc, choose:
Windows 10 > Network Drivers > Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM Controller driver
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check if the Bluetooth driver is installed by looking at Device Manager shown below. For this example, we are using the Intel Wireless Bluetooth device. The device can be updated from the Dell Support Website or from the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the disc, choose:
Windows 10 > Network Drivers > Intel Wireless Bluetooth driver
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check if the Bluetooth driver is installed by looking at Device Manager shown below. For this example, we are using the Realtek PCIe CardReader device. The device can be updated from the Dell Support Website or from the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the disc, choose:
Windows 10 > Network Drivers > Realtek PCIe CardReader driver
Before Installation | After Installation |
The unknown devices in Device Manager could also stem from chipset driver not being installed. If you encounter such an issue, confirm that the Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework driver is installed properly:
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check that the input driver is installed by referencing the image below:
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check that the ControlVault driver is installed by referencing the image below:
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check in the system devices section that the ST Microelectronics Free Fall Data Protection driver is installed by referencing the image below:
Before Installation | After Installation |