A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. For the Latitude 3180, all the drivers 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 or 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 10 |
---|---|---|
Chipset Drivers | Intel Chipset Driver | ✔ |
Chipset Drivers | Intel Trusted Execution Engine Components | ✔ |
Chipset Drivers | Intel Dynamic Engine Components Installer | ✔ |
Chipset Drivers | Intel HID Event Filter Driver | ✔ |
Chipset Drivers | Intel Serial IO Driver | ✔ |
Video Drivers | Intel HD Graphics Driver | ✔ |
Audio Drivers | Realtek ALC3246 Audio Driver | ✔ |
Network Drivers | Intel WiFi Driver | ✔ |
Network Drivers | Intel Bluetooth Driver | ✔ |
Security Drivers | Dell TPM 2.0 Firmware Update Utility | ✔ |
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 |
Check if the Intel Dynamic Platform driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Chipset > Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework
After Installation |
Check if the Intel Trusted Execution Engine Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Chipset > Intel Trusted Execution Engine Driver
After Installation |
Check if the Intel HID Event Filter is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Chipset > Intel HID Event Filter Driver
After Installation |
Check if the Intel Serial IO driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Chipset > Intel Serial IO Driver
After Installation |
Check if the video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions from the Support Site.
>Video > Intel HD Graphics 500 P500 600 P600 series Driver
After Installation |
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 |
Check if the Wireless card 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 7265SD 3165 WiFi Driver
After Installation |
Check if the Bluetooth driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Network > Intel 8265 8260 7265 3165 Bluetooth Driver
After Installation |
Check if the Security Software is installed by looking at Device Manager. If not Install the Driver Title Package from Support Site.
>Security > Dell TPM 2.0 Firmware Update Utility