A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. For the OptiPlex 7090, all the drivers installations for the various chassis types are similar 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/software packages:
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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 | Mini Tower (MT) | Small Form Factor (SFF) | Micro Form Factor (MFF) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chipset Drivers | Intel Chipset Device Software | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Chipset Drivers | Intel Serial I/O Driver | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Chipset Drivers | Intel Thunderbolt Controller Driver | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Chipset Drivers | Intel Management Engine Components Installer | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Chipset Drivers | Intel Manageability and Security Status Application | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Video Drivers | Intel UHD Graphics | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Video Drivers | AMD Graphics | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Video Drivers | Nvidia GeForce Desktop Graphics | ✔ | X | X |
Audio Drivers | Realtek High Definition Audio Driver | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Network Drivers | Intel I210/I350/X540/X550/X710 NIC Driver | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Network Drivers | Intel PCIe NIC Ethernet Controller Driver | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Network Drivers | Qualcomm QCA61x4A/QCA6174A-XR/QCA9377 WiFi and Bluetooth Driver | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Network Drivers | Aquantia 5G Network Add-In Card Driver | ✔ | X | X |
Check if the chipset 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.
Check if the serial I/O driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest update.
Chipset > Intel Serial I/O Driver
Check if the Thunderbolt controller is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest update.
Chipset > Intel Thunderbolt Controller Driver
Check if the management engine is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest update.
Chipset > Intel Management Engine Components Installer
Check if the manageability and security status is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest update.
Chipset > Intel Manageability and Security Status Application
Check if the Rapid Storage driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest update.
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 update from the Support Site.
Video > Intel UHD Graphics
Check if the discrete video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest update from the Support Site.
Available for the MT, SFF, and MFF:
Video > AMD Graphics
Available for the MT:
Video > Nvidia GeForce Desktop Graphics
Check if the audio driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest update from the Support Site.
Audio > Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Once you have installed the audio driver, the High Definition Audio Device entry becomes the Realtek High Definition Audio entry.
Check if the Network Controller driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest update from the Support Site.
Network > Intel I210/I350/X540/X550/X710 NIC Driver
Network > Intel PCIe Ethernet Controller Driver
Check if the Wireless (WLAN) and Bluetooth card drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest update from the Support Site.
Network > Qualcomm QCA61x4A/QCA6174A-XR/QCA9377 WiFi and Bluetooth Driver
Check if the Wireless (WWAN) card drivers are installed for the MT chassis, by looking at Device Manager. If you cannot see it, then Install the latest update from the Support Site.
Network > Aquantia 5G Network Add-In Card Driver (Optional)