Dell Latitude 7414 Rugged Windows Driver Installation Guide
Summary: this article will take you through the install order for the drivers on a latitude 7414 rugged using either Windows 7, 8.1 or 10.
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 14 7414 Rugged, 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 7, 8.1 or 10 operating system, you must install the following drivers/software packages:
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Latitude 14 7414 Rugged Driver installation guide
Microsoft® Windows 7, 8.1 and 10
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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 7 | Windows 8.1 | Windows 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Chipset | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Management Engine Interface | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Rapid Storage Technology | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 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 USB Memory Card Reader | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | ST Microelectronics Free Fall Data Protection | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Video Drivers | Intel HD Graphics | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Video Drivers | AMD Radeon R7 M360 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Audio Drivers | Realtek Audio | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Intel L2xx/825xx Gigabit Ethernet Network Controller/Realtek USB GBE Ethernet Controller | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Dell 1820A WiFi + Bluetooth | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Dell 5808e 3G Card | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Security Drivers | ControlVault Fingerprint Security | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Security Drivers | Ublox GPS Communications | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Input Drivers | LCD Touch Screen | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Resolution
System Drivers
Check if the chipset utility 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 7, 8.1 and 10>Chipset Drivers > Intel Chipset Utility.
Check if the Intel Management Engine Interface (MEI) driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Intel Management Engine Interface (MEI) update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 7, 8.1 and 10>Chipset Drivers > Intel Management Engine Interface (MEI)
Check if the Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST) is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST) update.
Windows 7, 8.1 and 10>Chipset Drivers > Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST)
Check if the ST Microelectronics Free Fall Data Protection is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the ST Microelectronics Free Fall Data Protection update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 7, 8.1 and 10>Chipset Drivers > Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework
Check if the Intel USB 3.0 xHCI is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Intel USB 3.0 xHCI update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 7, 8.1 and 10>Chipset Drivers > Intel USB 3.0 xHCI
Check if the Realtek USB Memory Card Reader Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Realtek USB Memory Card Reader Driver update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 7, 8.1 and 10>Chipset Drivers > Realtek USB Memory Card Reader Driver
Integrated
Check if the Intel HD Graphics Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Intel HD Graphics Driver update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 7, 8.1 and 10>Video Drivers > Intel HD Graphics 515 Driver
Discrete
Check if the AMD Radeon R7 M360 Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the AMD Radeon R7 M360 Driver update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 7, 8.1 and 10>Video Drivers > AMD Radeon R7 M360 Driver
Check if the Realtek High-Definition Audio Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Realtek High-Definition Audio Driver update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 7, 8.1 and 10>Audio Drivers > Realtek High-Definition Audio Driver
Check if the Intel Ethernet Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Intel Ethernet Driver update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 7, 8.1 and 10>Network Drivers > Intel Ethernet
Check if the Realtek USB GBE Ethernet Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Realtek USB GBE Ethernet Driver update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 7, 8.1 and 10>Network Drivers > Realtek USB GBE Ethernet
Check if the Intel 1820A WiFi/Bluetooth Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Intel 1820A WiFi Driver update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 7, 8.1 and 10>Network Drivers > Intel 1820A WiFi/Bluetooth Driver
Check if the Dell Wireless 5808e Card Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Dell Wireless 5808e Card Driver from Support Site or the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD Choose:
Windows 7, 8.1 and 10>Input Drivers>Dell Wireless 5808e Card Driver
Check if the Dell ControlVault Fingerprint Security Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Dell ControlVault Fingerprint Security update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 7, 8.1 and 10>Security Drivers > Dell ControlVault Fingerprint Security
Check if the Ublox GPS Communications Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Ublox GPS Communications Driver update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 7, 8.1 and 10>Network Drivers > Ublox GPS Communications Driver
Check if the LCD Touch Panel Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the LCD Touch Panel Driver from Support Site or the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD Choose:
Windows 7, 8.1 and 10>Input Drivers>LCD Touch Panel Driver
