This article provides a list of drivers to be installed on Latitude E7440 running Windows 7 operating system. This article serves as a guide to install essential drivers after a clean installation of the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system.
To automatically detect and install drivers for your Dell computer, visit Dell Drivers and Downloads, enter your system model information, and select Detect Drivers.
Check if the chipset driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (Figure 1 [English-only]). Install the Intel chipset update from the Dell Drivers and Downloads.
Figure 1: Device Manager before and after installing chipset
Install the Intel Management Engine 9.0 Driver from Dell Drivers and Downloads.
This installs the PCI Serial Port and PCI Simple Communications Controller as listed in the Other devices.
Figure 2: Device Manager before and after installing Intel Management Engine
Install the Intel USB 3.0 xHCI Driver from Dell Drivers and Downloads.
This driver is needed for the support of USB 3.0 devices that connected to the system directly.
Figure 3: Device Manager before and after installing Intel USB 3.0 xHCI Driver
Install the media card driver from Dell Drivers and Downloads.
Figure 4: Device Manager before and after installing O2Micro OZ600xxx Memory Card driver
Check if the ST Microelectronics Free Fall Sensor driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (Figure 5 [English-only]). Install the driver from Dell Drivers and Downloads.
Figure 5: Device Manager before and after installing ST Microelectronics Free Fall Sensor driver
Check if the video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (Figure 6 [English-only]). Install the video driver update from the Dell Drivers and Downloads.
Figure 6: Device Manager before and after installing Video driver
Check if the audio driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (Figure 7 [English-only]). Install the video driver update from the Dell Drivers and Downloads.
Figure 7: Device Manager before and after installing audio driver
Check if the network card driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (Figure 8 [English-only]).
Install theIntel I2xx/825xx Gigabit Platform LAN Network Device update from Dell Drivers and Downloads.
Figure 8: Device Manager before and after installing Network controller driver
Always verify the type of WLAN or WWAN card that is installed in a system before proceed to install the driver.
Check if the WLAN driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (Figure 9 [English-only]).
For this example, we are using the Dell Wireless WLAN 1550 Half MiniCard. Install the Dell Wireless WLAN 1550 Half MiniCard update from Dell Drivers and Downloads.
Figure 9: Device Manager before and after installing wireless controller driver
Check if the touchpad driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (Figure 10 [English-only]). Install the Dell Multi-Touch Touchpad update from Dell Drivers and Downloads.
Figure 10: Device Manager before and after installing Dell Multi-Touch Touchpad driver