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Article Number: 000182303


Dell Latitude 7420 Windows 10 Driver installation Guide

Summary: This article is a guide to the required drivers needed to run the Windows 10 operating system on a Dell Latitude 7420 system.

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Instructions


A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. For the Latitude 7420, all the drivers installation in a similar manner except that some systems may have more devices than another.

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


Table of Contents:

 
  1. Latitude 7420 Driver installation guide
  2. System Drivers
windows 10 
 

Latitude 7420 Driver installation guide

 

Microsoft® Windows 10

 
Notice: See article Drivers and Downloads FAQ for help with 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 are pre-installed during the Windows 8.1, and 10 installation process.) For best results, we recommend installing the Intel Chipset driver utility first.
 


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After a fresh copy of windows is installed, always install the 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 Driver
Chipset Drivers IMEC Installer
Chipset Drivers IDPT Framework
Chipset Drivers Memory Card Reader Driver
Video Drivers Onboard Graphics
Video Drivers Discrete Graphics Driver
Audio Drivers Audio Driver
Network Drivers Ethernet Controller Driver
Network Drivers WiFi Driver
Network Drivers Bluetooth Driver
Security Drivers Security Driver
Input Drivers HID Event Filter Driver
Input Drivers  Camera Driver
 

System Drivers

 

Note: The driver list is based from driver installation from the Dell Support Site on a basic Latitude 7420 system without any additional optional cards fitted. Generally, Windows has comprehensive support for many items. The following Dell™ - branded drivers and software must be installed for proper operation if the operating system has been removed and reinstalled:
 

Check if the driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest chipset update from the Support Site.

Chipset > Chipset Driver

Check if the driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest driver update.

Chipset > IDPT Framework

Check if the driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest driver update.

Chipset > IMEC Installer

Check if the driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest driver update.

Chipset > Memory Card Reader Driver

Check if the Rapid Storage Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest driver update.

Serial ATA > Rapid Storage Technology Driver

Check if the video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest driver update from the Support Site.

Video > Onboard Graphics

Check if the discrete video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest driver update from the Support Site.

Video > Discrete Graphics Driver

Check if the audio driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest driver update from the Support Site.

Audio > Audio Driver

Check if the Ethernet drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest driver updates from the Support Site.

Network > Ethernet Controller Driver

Check if the Wireless and Bluetooth card drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest driver updates from the Support Site.

Network > Wifi Driver
Network > Bluetooth Driver

Check if the security drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see them, then Install the latest drivers from the Support Site.

SecuritySecurity Driver

Check if the Input drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see them, then Install the latest drivers from the Support Site.

Mouse, Keyboard, and Input Drivers>HID Event Filter Driver
Mouse, Keyboard, and Input Drivers>Camera Driver


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Article Properties


Affected Product

Latitude 7420

Last Published Date

02 Feb 2024

Version

4

Article Type

How To