A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. For the Latitude 3420, all the drivers installation in a similar manner except that some systems may have more devices than another.
After a clean installation of the Microsoft® Windows 10 operating system, you must install the following drivers and software packages:
After a fresh copy of windows is installed, always install the 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 Dynamic Tuning Driver | ✔ |
Chipset Drivers | Intel Serial IO Driver | ✔ |
Chipset Drivers | Intel Thunderbolt Controller | ✔ |
Chipset Drivers | Intel Integrated Sensor Solution Driver | ✔ |
Chipset Drivers | Realtek Memory Card Reader Driver | ✔ |
Video Drivers | Intel HD Graphics Driver | ✔ |
Video Drivers | NVidia Graphics Driver | ✔ |
Audio Drivers | Realtek High Definition Audio Driver | ✔ |
Network Drivers | Realtek PCIe Ethernet Controller Driver | ✔ |
Network Drivers | Intel AX210/AX201/AX200/9560/9260/8265/3165 WiFi and Bluetooth Driver | ✔ |
Network Drivers | Qualcomm QCA61x4A/QCA9377 WiFi and Bluetooth Driver | ✔ |
Network Drivers | Dell Wireless 5820e/Intel XMM 7360 Firmware and GNSS Driver | ✔ |
Security Drivers | Fingerprint Sensor Driver | ✔ |
Input Drivers | Intel HID Event Filter Driver | ✔ |
Check if the driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest chipset update from the Support Site.
Chipset > Intel Chipset Device Software
Chipset > Intel Management Engine Components Installer
Chipset > Intel Dynamic Tuning Driver
Chipset > Intel Serial IO Driver
Chipset > Intel Thunderbolt Controller
Chipset > Intel Integrated Sensor Solution Driver
Chipset > Realtek Memory Card Reader Driver
Check if the Storage driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest driver update from the Support Site.
Serial ATA > Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver
Check if the video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest driver update from the Support Site.
Video > Intel HD Graphics Driver
Check if the video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest driver update from the Support Site.
Video > NVidia Graphics Driver
Check if the audio driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest driver update from the Support Site.
Audio > Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Check if the Ehernet (NIC) driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest driver updates from the Support Site.
Network > Realtek PCIe Ethernet Controller Driver
Check if the Wireless and Bluetooth card driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest driver updates from the Support Site.
Network > Intel AX210/AX201/AX200/9560/9260/8265/3165 WiFi and Bluetooth UWD Driver - (Optional)
Network > Qualcomm QCA61x4A/QCA9377 WiFi and Bluetooth UWD Driver - (Optional)
Check if the Cellular WWAN card driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest driver updates from the Support Site.
Modem/Communications > Dell Wireless 5820e/Intel XMM 7360 Firmware and GNSS Driver - (Optional)
Check if the security drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see them, then Install the latest driver updates from the Support Site.
Security > Fingerprint Sensor Driver
Check if the input driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest driver updates from the Support Site.
Mouse, Keyboard and Input Devices > Intel HID Event Filter Driver