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Article Number: 000140961

Dell Latitude 12 5280 Windows 10 Driver Installation Guide

Summary: This article is a reference guide to the driver install for the Dell Latitude 12 5280 Notebook running the Windows 10 operating system.

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Article Content

Symptoms

A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. For the Latitude 12 5280, all the drivers installation for their devices are similar except that some system may have more devices than the other.

After a clean installation of the Microsoft® Windows 10 operating system, you must install the following drivers / software packages:

Table of Contents:

 
  1. Latitude 12 5280 Driver installation guide
  2. System Drivers
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Latitude 12 5280 Driver installation guide

 

Microsoft® Windows 10

 
Note: Use this page as a reference for what the drivers should look like in Device Manager when installed. Drivers can be downloaded from the Dell Support Site.
 
Notice: See article ID: SLN128938 Drivers and Downloads FAQ for help identifying Video controllers and other hardware components.
 
Note: The drivers installation for Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 are mostly identical. (Most of the device drivers will be pre-installed during the Windows 8.1 and 10 installation process.) For best results, we recommend installing the Intel Chipset driver utility first.

Cause

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 Intel Chipset ✔
Chipset Drivers Intel RST ✔
Chipset Drivers Intel DPTF ✔
Chipset Drivers USB 3.0 Optional as Windows 8.1 will install the default native USB 3.0 driver.
Chipset Drivers Realtek PCI-E Card Reader ✔
Video Drivers Display Drivers ✔
Audio Drivers Realtek Audio ✔
Network Drivers Intel Ethernet ✔
Network Drivers Wireless and BT ✔
Network Drivers WiGig ✔
Input Drivers Touchpad Driver ✔
Input Drivers Intel Thunderbolt ✔
Input Drivers IR Camera ✔
Other Drivers Intel HID Event Filter ✔

Resolution

System Drivers

 

Note: The driver list is based from driver installation from the Resource DVD on a basic Latitude 12 5280 system without any additional optional cards fitted. Generally, Windows has comprehensive support for many items, but the following Dell™ - branded drivers and software must be installed for proper operation if the operating system has been removed and reinstalled:
 
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Check if the chipset drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager - shown below. Install the latest Intel chipset updates from the Support Site or by using the Dell Resource DVD.

Windows 10>Chipset Drivers > Intel Chipset drivers.

 
Before Installation After Installation
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Windows 10>Chipset Drivers > Intel Management Engine Interface drivers.

 
Before Installation After Installation
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Check if the Intel rapid storage driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest Intel rapid storage update from the Support Site.

Windows 10>Chipset Drivers > Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver and Management Console

 
Before Installation After Installation
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Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework driver

Check if the Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest Intel DPTF driver update from the Support Site.

Windows 10>Chipset Drivers > Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework driver

 
Before Installation After Installation
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Realtek PCI-E Card Reader driver

Check if the Realtek PCI-E Card Reader driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest Realtek PCI-E Card Reader driver update from the Support Site.

Windows 10>Chipset Drivers > Realtek PCI-E Card Reader driver

 
Before Installation After Installation
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Intel Display driver

Check if the video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest Intel Display driver update from the Support Site or by using the Dell Resource DVD.

Windows 10>Video Drivers > Intel Display driver

 
Before Installation After Installation
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Realtek Audio driver

Check if the Realtek HD audio driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest audio driver update from the Support Site or by using the Dell Resource DVD.

Windows 10>Audio Drivers > Realtek HD Audio drivers

 
Before Installation After Installation
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Intel Ethernet Controller driver

Check if the Intel Network card driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest LAN driver update from the Support Site or by using the Dell Resource DVD.

Windows 10>Network Drivers > Intel Ethernet Controller driver

 
Before Installation After Installation
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Wireless Network and BlueTooth drivers

Check if the Wireless and BlueTooth card drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver update from the Support Site or by using the Dell Resource DVD.

  • Intel Dual-band Wireless-AC 8265
  • Qualcomm QCA DW1820

Windows 10>Network Drivers > Intel Dual-band Wireless-AC 8265 driver

 
Before Installation After Installation
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Windows 10>Network Drivers > Qualcomm QCA DW1820 driver

 
Before Installation After Installation
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WiGig driver

Check if the WiGig, Wireless and BlueTooth card drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver update from the Support Site or by using the Dell Resource DVD.

Windows 10>Network Drivers > Intel Tri-Band Wireless-AC 18265 WiGig/WiFi/BT driver

 
Before Installation After Installation
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Input drivers

Check if the input drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver updates from the Support Site or by using the the Dell Resource DVD.

Windows 10>Input Drivers>Touchpad driver

 
Before Installation After Installation
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Windows 10>Input Drivers>Intel Thunderbolt Controller driver

 
Before Installation After Installation
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Note: The Thunderbolt controller is only visible in Device Manager when a Thunderbolt device is connected to your PC.

Windows 10>Input Drivers>IR Camera driver

 
Before Installation After Installation
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Note: There is no visible change in Device manager after installing the driver. Right click on the driver, then click on the driver tab to check that the IR Camera drivers were installed.

Intel HID Event Filter driver

Check if the Intel HID event filter drivers are already installed by looking at Device Manager.

Windows 10>Input Drivers>Intel HID Event Filter driver

Before Installation After Installation
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Article Properties

Affected Product

Latitude 5280/5288

Last Published Date

02 Oct 2023

Version

5

Article Type

Solution

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