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OptiPlex 3030 AIO: Windows 7 Driver Install Order
A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. For the OptiPlex 3030 AIO (All in One), 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 operating system, you must install the following drivers / software packages:
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1. OptiPlex 3030 AIO (All in One) Driver installation guide
Microsoft® Windows 7
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 Software Installation Utility | ✔ | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | O2Micro Memory Card Reader | ✔ | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel USB 3.0 xHCI Driver | ✔ | Optional as Windows 8.1 will install the default native USB 3.0 driver. |
| Video Drivers | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | ✔ | ✔ |
| Video Drivers | AMD Radeon R5 A240 Graphics Controller | ✔ | ✔ |
| Audio Drivers | Realtek ALC3661-CG Audio | ✔ | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Realtek LAN (RTL8151GD) Driver | ✔ | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Intel WiFi Link 7260 Driver | ✔ | ✔ |
2. System Drivers
Check if the chipset driver is installed by looking at Device Manager - shown below. Install the Intel chipset update from the Dell Support Site website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD, choose:
Windows 7>Chipset Drivers>Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility
Check if the media card driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the media card driver update from the Dell Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the disc, choose :
Windows 7>Chipset Drivers>O2Micro Memory Card Reader
Check if the Intel USB 3.0 xHCI driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Intel USB 3.0 xHCI driver update from the Dell Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the disc, choose :
Windows 7>Chipset Drivers>Intel USB 3.0 xHCI Driver.
This driver is needed for the support of USB 3.0 devices that connected to the system directly.
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Check if the video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the video driver update from the Dell Support Site website or by the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the disc, choose :
Windows 7>Video Drivers>Intel HD Graphics Family
Radeon Graphics Controller.
Windows 7>Video Drivers>AMD Radeon R5 A240 Graphics Controller
By default Windows 7 installed a generic audio driver for the Realtek chipset however do proceed with the Realtek Audio ALC3661-CG update from the Dell Support Site website or from the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the disc, choose :
Windows 7>Audio Drivers>Realtek ALC3661-CG Audio.
Check if the network card driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Realtek LAN (RTL8151GD) driver update from the Dell Support Site or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the disc, choose :
Windows 7>Network Drivers>Realtek LAN (RTL8151GD) Driver
Once you have installed the audio driver, the High Definition Audio Device entry becomes the Realtek High Definition Audio entry.
Check if the WLAN driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. For this example, we're using the Intel WiFi Link 7260 driver. Install the Intel WiFi Link 7260 update from the Dell Support Site or from the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD Choose :
Windows 7>Network Drivers>Intel WiFi Link 7260 Driver
Article ID: SLN291281
Last Date Modified: 04/06/2018 05:57 AM
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