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Latitude E7450: Windows 7 and 8.1 Driver Install Guide


A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. For the Latitude E7450, 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 7 and 8.1 operating system, you must install the following drivers / software packages:

Table of Contents:

  1. Latitude E7450 Driver installation guide
  2. System Drivers
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1. Latitude E7450 Driver installation guide

Microsoft® Windows 7 and 8.1

Note: Use this page as a reference for what the drivers should look like in Device Manager when installed. Drivers can be downloaded from the Dell Support Site.
Notice: See article ID: sln128938 Checking Hardware Configuration for help identifying Video controllers and other hardware components.
Note: The drivers installation for both Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 are identical. (Most of the device drivers will be pre-installed during the Windows 8.1 installation process.) For best results, we recommend installing the Intel Chipset driver utility first.


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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 Windows 7 Windows 8.1
Chipset Drivers Intel Chipset Device Software and Management Engine Interface ✔ ✔
Chipset Drivers O2Micro Memory Card ✔ ✔
Chipset Drivers Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework ✔ ✔
Chipset Drivers USB 3.0 ✔ Optional as Windows 8.1 will install the default native USB 3.0 driver.
Video Drivers Intel HD Graphics 5500 ✔ ✔
Video Drivers NVIDIA GeForce 840M ✔ ✔
Audio Drivers Realtek Audio ✔ ✔
Network Drivers Intel I218–LM Gigabit Ethernet ✔ ✔
Network Drivers Intel WLAN 7265 + Bluetooth 4.0 combo card ✔ ✔
Airplane Mode Drivers Airplane Mode Switch ✔ ✔
Security Drivers ControlVault ✔ ✔
Input Drivers Multi-Touch Touchpad ✔ ✔
Chipset Drivers Intel Collaborative Processor Performance Control x ✔

2. System Drivers

Note: The driver list is based from driver installation from the Resource DVD on a basic Latitude E7450 system without any additional optional cards fitted. Generally, Windows has comprehensive support for many items, but the following Dell™ - branded drivers and software must be installed for proper operation if the operating system has been removed and reinstalled:
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Check if the chipset driver is installed by looking at Device Manager - shown below. Install the Intel chipset update from the Support Site or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.

Chipset Drivers >Intel Chipset Device Software and Management Engine Interface.

Before Installation After Installation
Chipset Before Chipset After
X

Check if the O2Micro Memory Card driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the O2Micro Memory Card update.

Chipset Drivers > O2Micro Memory Card

Before Installation After Installation
O2 Before O2 After

Check if the Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework update.

Chipset Drivers > Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework

Before Installation After Installation
Dynamic Before Dynamic After
Dynamic After

Check if the USB 3.0 Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the USB 3.0 Driver update. This driver is installed by default by any Windows 8.1 installation.

Chipset Drivers > USB 3.0

Before Installation After Installation
USB Before USB After

Check if the video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver Title update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.

Video Drivers > Intel HD Graphics 5500

NOTE: If the system supports a discrete NVIDIA card, install the Intel® HD graphics driver first, followed by the NVIDIA driver installation.

Check if the video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver Title update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.

Video Drivers > NVIDIA GeForce 840M

Before Installation After Installation
X X

Check if the Realtek Audio driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Realtek Audio update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.

Audio Drivers > Realtek Audio

Before Installation After Installation
Audio Before Audio After

Once you have installed the audio driver, the High Definition Audio Device entry becomes the Realtek High Definition Audio entry.

Check if the Network card driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Intel I218–LM Gigabit Ethernet update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.

Network Drivers > Intel I218–LM Gigabit Ethernet LAN

Before Installation After Installation
LAN Before LAN After

Before network drivers are installed, the Microsoft® Windows operating system does not recognize the integrated LOM and sets the device up as an Ethernet Controller under Other devices. Once you install the network drivers, it is recognized properly under Network adapters.

Check if the Intel WLAN 7265 + Bluetooth 4.0 combo card drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Intel WLAN 7265 + Bluetooth 4.0 combo card update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.

Network Drivers > Intel WLAN 7265 + Bluetooth 4.0 combo card

Before Installation After Installation
WIFI Before
WIFI Before		 WIFI After
WIFI After

Check if the Airplane Mode Switch driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Airplane Mode Switch driver from Dell Support Site or from the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD Choose:

Input Drivers>Airplane Mode Switch

Before Installation After Installation
Mode Before
Mode Before		 Mode After
Mode After

Check if the Free Fall Sensor driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver from Dell Support Site or from the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD Choose:

Chipset Drivers>ST MicroElectronics Free Fall Sensor

Check if the ControlVault Security Software is installed by looking at Device Manager. If not Install the ControlVault Package from Dell Support Site or from the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD Choose:

Input Drivers>ControlVault

Before Installation After Installation
ControlVault Before
ControlVault Before		 ControlVault After
ControlVault After
ControlVault After

Check if the Multi-Touch Touchpad driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the touchpad driver from Dell Support Site or from the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD Choose:

Input Drivers>Multi-Touch Touchpad

Before Installation After Installation
Touchpad Before Touchpad After

This driver is only available for Windows 8 and 8.1 operating systems. Check if the Intel Collaborative Processor Performance Control driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the CPPC driver from Dell Support Site or from the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD Choose:

Input Drivers>Intel Collaborative Processor Performance Control

Before Installation After Installation
CPPC Before CPPC After

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Article ID: SLN295891

Last Date Modified: 04/06/2018 05:57 AM

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