A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. For the Latitude 15 5580, all the drivers installation for their devices are similar except that some system may have more devices than the other.
After a clean installation of the Microsoft® Windows 10 operating system, you must install the following drivers / 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 | ✔ |
Chipset Drivers | Intel RST | ✔ |
Chipset Drivers | Intel DPTF | ✔ |
Chipset Drivers | USB 3.0 | Optional as since Windows 8.1 it will install the default native USB 3.0 driver. |
Chipset Drivers | Realtek PCI-E Card Reader | ✔ |
Video Drivers | Display Drivers | ✔ |
Audio Drivers | Realtek Audio | ✔ |
Network Drivers | Intel Ethernet | ✔ |
Network Drivers | Wireless and BT | ✔ |
Network Drivers | WiGig | ✔ |
Input Drivers | Touchpad Driver | ✔ |
Input Drivers | Intel Thunderbolt | ✔ |
Input Drivers | IR Camera | ✔ |
Other Drivers | Intel HID Event Filter | ✔ |
Check if the chipset drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager - shown below. Install the latest Intel chipset updates from the Support Site or by using the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 10>Chipset Drivers > Intel Chipset drivers.
Before Installation | After Installation |
Windows 10>Chipset Drivers > Intel Management Engine Interface drivers.
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check if the Intel rapid storage driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest Intel rapid storage update from the Support Site.
Windows 10>Chipset Drivers > Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver and Management Console
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check if the Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest Intel DPTF driver update from the Support Site.
Windows 10>Chipset Drivers > Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework driver
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check if the Realtek PCI-E Card Reader driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest Realtek PCI-E Card Reader driver update from the Support Site.
Windows 10>Chipset Drivers > Realtek PCI-E Card Reader driver
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check if the onboard video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest Intel Display driver update from the Support Site or by using the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 10>Video Drivers > Intel 620 Display driver
Before Installation | After Installation |
Windows 10>Video Drivers > Intel 630 Display driver
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check if a discrete video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest display driver update from the Support Site or by using the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 10>Video Drivers > NVIDIA GeForce 930MX 64 Bit
Before Installation | After Installation |
Windows 10>Video Drivers > NVIDIA GeForce 940MX 64 Bit
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check if the Realtek HD audio driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest audio driver update from the Support Site or by using the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 10>Audio Drivers > Realtek HD Audio drivers
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check if the Intel Network card driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest LAN driver update from the Support Site or by using the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 10>Network Drivers > Intel Ethernet Controller driver
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check if the Wireless and BlueTooth card drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver update from the Support Site or by using the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 10>Network Drivers > Intel Dual-band Wireless-AC 8265 driver
Before Installation | After Installation |
Windows 10>Network Drivers > Qualcomm QCA DW1820 driver
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check if the WiGig, Wireless and BlueTooth card drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver update from the Support Site or by using the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 10>Network Drivers > Intel Tri-Band Wireless-AC 18265 WiGig/WiFi/BT driver
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check if the input drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver updates from the Support Site or by using the the Dell Resource DVD.
Windows 10>Input Drivers>Touchpad driver
Before Installation | After Installation |
Windows 10>Input Drivers>Intel Thunderbolt Controller driver
Before Installation | After Installation |
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Windows 10>Input Drivers>IR Camera driver
Before Installation | After Installation |
Check if the Intel HID event filter drivers are already installed by looking at Device Manager.
Windows 10>Input Drivers>Intel HID Event Filter driver
Before Installation | After Installation |