A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.
For OptiPlex 5050 systems, all the drivers installation for their devices are similar except that some system may have more devices than the other.
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 device drivers in any sequence. You can view some of the screenshots of before and after the driver installation below.
The chipset driver helps the system identify the components and install necessary drivers accurately. The images below show before and after chipset driver installation.
Verify if the Chipset drivers are already installed in the system, by referring to the illustration below: Install the driver update from www.dell.com/support/drivers
Many of the common devices are visible under Other Devices if no drivers are installed. The unknown devices disappear once you install the chipset driver. Refer to the entries below to verify that the chipset driver is already installed in a system.
Also use System Devices to verify that the chipset driver is installed.
Before Installation | After Installation |
Verify if the Intel Management Engine Interface drivers are already installed in the system, by referring to the illustration below: Install the driver update from www.dell.com/support/drivers
Before Installation | After Installation |
Verify if the Realtek PCI-E Memory Card Reader Driver is already installed in the system, by referring to the illustration below: Install the driver update from www.dell.com/support/drivers
Before Installation | After Installation |
Verify if the Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST) Driver is already installed in the system, by referring to the illustration below: Install the driver update from www.dell.com/support/drivers
Before Installation | After Installation |
Verify if the Intel HD Graphics controller is already installed in the system, by referring to the illustration below: Install the driver update from www.dell.com/support/drivers
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check if the AMD Radeon R5 340 Graphics Card Driver is installed by referring to the illustration below
Install the AMD Radeon R5 340 Graphics Card Driver update from www.dell.com/support/drivers
Before Installation | After Installation |
By default Windows will install a generic audio driver for the Realtek chipset however do proceed with the Realtek ALC32xx HD Audio update from www.dell.com/support/drivers
The driver is labelled as Realtek. Once the driver is obtained, execute the file. It unzips and prompts the user to continue the installation process. Once the audio driver is installed, the High Definition Audio Device entry becomes the Realtek High Definition Audio entry
Before Installation | After Installation |
Verify if the Intel I2xx/825xx Gigabit Ethernet Network Controller Driver is already installed in the system, by referring to the Device manager: Install the Driver driver update from www.dell.com/support/drivers