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Dell Precision 7820 Tower Windows 10 Driver Installation Guide

Summary: This page is a guide to installing Windows drivers on the Dell Precision 7820 Tower Workstation.

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A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. For the Precision 7820 Tower, all the driver installations for their 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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Table of Contents:

 
  1. Precision 7820 Tower Driver installation guide
  2. System Drivers
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Precision 7820 Tower 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.
 
Note: See Drivers and Downloads FAQs 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 will be preinstalled during the Windows 8.1 and Windows 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 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 Device Software ✔
Chipset Drivers Intel Management Engine Components Installer ✔
Chipset Drivers Intel Thunderbolt Controller Driver ✔
Storage Controller Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise F6 Driver ✔
Chipset Drivers Realtek USB Memory Card Reader ✔
Video Drivers NVIDIA NVS Driver ✔
Audio Drivers Realtek High Definition Audio Driver ✔
Network Drivers Intel I2xx/825xx Gigabit Ethernet Network Controller Driver ✔
Network Drivers Intel 10 Gigabit X5x0 Adapter Driver ✔

 

System Drivers

 

Note: The driver list is based from driver installation from the Dell Support site on a basic Precision 7820 Tower without any additional optional extras 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 driver is installed by looking at Device Manager - shown below. Install the Intel chipset update from the Support Site.
>Chipset > Intel Chipset Device Software Driver

 
After Installation
Intel Chipset Device Software Driver System devices after installation
Intel Chipset Device Software Driver Human Interface Devices after installation
Intel Chipset Device Software Driver Universal Serial Bus controllers after installation
Intel Chipset Device Software Driver Ports (COM & LPT) after installation
 

Check if the Intel Management Engine Components Installer driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Chipset > Intel Management Engine Components Installer

 

Check if the Intel Thunderbolt Controller Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Chipset > Intel Thunderbolt Controller Driver

 

Check if the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise F6 Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Storage Controller > Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise F6 Driver

 
After Installation
Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise F6 Driver Storage controllers after installation
 

Check if the Realtek USB Memory Card Reader is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Chipset > Realtek USB Memory Card Reader

 

Video Driver

Check if the video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Video > NVIDIA NVS Driver

 
After Installation
NVIDIA NVS driver Display adapters after installation
 
Range Card Type
Professional 2D Cards NVIDIA NVS 310
NVIDIA NVS 315
Entry 3D Cards Radeon Pro WX 3100
Radeon Pro WX 2100
NVIDIA Quadro P1000
NVIDIA Quadro P600
NVIDIA Quadro P400
Mid-Range 3D Cards Radeon Pro WX 7100
Radeon Pro WX 5100
Radeon Pro WX 4100
NVIDIA Quadro P4000
NVIDIA Quadro P2000
High End 3D Cards Radeon Pro WX 9100
NVIDIA Quadro GP100
NVIDIA Quadro P6000
NVIDIA Quadro P5000

Realtek Audio Driver

Check if the audio driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions from the Support Site.
>Audio > Realtek High Definition Audio Driver

 
After Installation
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Sound, video and game controllers after installation
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Audio inputs and outputs after installation

Network Drivers

Check if the Network Controller driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions from the Support Site.
>Network > Intel I2XX/825XX Gigabit Ethernet Network Controller Driver

 
After Installation
Intel I2XX/825XX Gigabit Ethernet Network Controller Driver Network adapters after installation
 

Check if the Optional secondary Network Controller driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Network > Intel 10 Gigabit X5x0 Adapter Driver

 


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Precision 7820 Tower
Article Properties
Article Number: 000143542
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 11 Jul 2023
Version:  5
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