Dell Latitude E7270 and E7470 Windows Driver Installation Guide
Summary: This article is a guide to the minimum required drivers to use either a Windows 8.1 or 10 operating system on the Dell Latitude E7270 and E7470 notebook systems.
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Windows 8.1 and 10 driver install list and order of model: Latitude E7270/E7470
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System Type Driver installation guide
Microsoft® Windows 8.1 and 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 Checking Hardware Configuration 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.
A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. For the Latitude E7270/E7470, all the drivers' installation for their devices is similar except that some system may have more devices than the other.
After a clean installation of the Microsoft® Windows 8.1 and 10 operating system, you must install the following drivers/software packages:
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 8.1 | Windows 10 |
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| Chipset Drivers | Chipset Device Software & Management Engine Interface | ✔ | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework | ✔ | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Rapid Storage Technology and Management Console | ✔ | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | USB 3.0 | Optional as Windows 8.1 will install the default native USB 3.0 driver. | Optional as Windows 10 will install the default native USB 3.0 driver. |
| Chipset Drivers | Realtek Card Reader | ✔ | ✔ |
| Video Drivers | Intel HD Graphics | ✔ | ✔ |
| Audio Drivers | Realtek Audio | ✔ | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Wireless and BT | ✔ | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Realtek Ethernet Controller | ✔ | ✔ |
| Security Drivers | Fingerprint Reader | ✔ | ✔ |
| Security Drivers | GPS | ✔ | ✔ |
| Input Drivers | Dell Touchpad | ✔ | ✔ |
System Drivers
Note: The driver list is based on driver installation from the Resource DVD on a basic Latitude E7270 / E7470 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 of the operating system if it has been removed and reinstalled:
Windows 8.1
Check if the Intel chipset driver is installed by looking at Device Manager - shown below. Install the Intel chipset update from the Support Site or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 8.1>Chipset Drivers > Intel Chipset Device Software and Management Engine Interface.
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Windows 10
Check if the Intel chipset driver is installed by looking at Device Manager - shown below. Install the Intel chipset update from the Support Site or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 10>Chipset Drivers > Intel Chipset Device Software and Management Engine Interface.
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Windows 8.1
Check if the Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework driver are installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update.
Windows 8.1>Chipset Drivers > Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework
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Windows 10
Check if the Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework driver are installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update.
Windows 10>Chipset Drivers > Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework
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Windows 8.1
Check if the Intel Rapid Storage Technology and Management Console is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update.
Windows 8.1>Chipset Drivers > Intel Rapid Storage Technology and Management Console
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Windows 10
Check if the Intel Rapid Storage Technology and Management Console is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update.
Windows 10>Chipset Drivers > Intel Rapid Storage Technology and Management Console
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Windows 8.1
Check if the Realtek Card Reader is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update.
Windows 8.1>Chipset Drivers > Realtek Card Reader
| Before Installation | After Installation |
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Windows 10
Check if the Realtek Card Reader is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update.
Windows 10>Chipset Drivers > Realtek Card Reader
| Before Installation | After Installation |
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Windows 8.1
Check if the video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 8.1>Video Drivers > Intel HD Graphics
| Before Installation | After Installation |
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Windows 10
Check if the video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 10>Video Drivers > Intel HD Graphics
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Windows 8.1
Check if the Realtek Audio driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 8.1>Audio Drivers > Realtek Audio
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Windows 10
Check if the Realtek Audio driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 10>Audio Drivers > Realtek Audio
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Windows 8.1
Check if the Wireless and Bluetooth Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 8.1>Network Drivers > Wireless and Bluetooth Driver
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Windows 10
Check if the Wireless and Bluetooth Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 10>Network Drivers > Wireless and Bluetooth Driver
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Windows 8.1
Check if the Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver Network card driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 8.1>Network Drivers > Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver
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Windows 10
Check if the Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver Network card driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 10>Network Drivers > Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver
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Windows 8.1
Check if the Fingerprint Reader drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
windows 8.1>Security Drivers > Fingerprint Reader
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Windows 10
Check if the Fingerprint Reader drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
windows 10>Security Drivers > Fingerprint Reader
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Windows 8.1
Check if the GPS driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the driver update from Support Site or the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD Choose:
Windows 8.1>Security Drivers>GPS
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Windows 10
Check if the GPS driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the driver update from Support Site or the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD Choose:
Windows 10>Security Drivers>GPS
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Windows 8.1
Check if the Touchpad Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If not Install the Driver Package from Support Site or the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD Choose:
Windows 8.1>Input Drivers>Touchpad Driver
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Windows 10
Check if the Touchpad Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If not Install the Driver Package from Support Site or the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD Choose:
Windows 8.1>Input Drivers>Touchpad Driver
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