Article Number: 000134948
Dell OptiPlex 7450 All in One Windows 10 Driver Installation Guide
Summary: This article is a guide to the drivers required to run Windows 10 operating system on the OptiPlex 7450 AIO system.
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Symptoms
A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. For the OptiPlex 7450 AIO, all the drivers' installation for their devices is similar except that some systems may have more devices than others.
After a clean installation of the Microsoft® Windows 10 operating system, you must install the following drivers/software packages:
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OptiPlex 7450 AIO Driver installation guide
Microsoft® Windows 10
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 Drivers and Downloads FAQ for help identifying Video controllers and other hardware components.
Note: The drivers' installation for Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 are mostly identical. (Most of the device drivers will be pre-installed during the Windows 8.1 and 10 installation process.) For best results, we recommend installing the Intel Chipset driver utility first.
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 | ✔ |
System Drivers
Note: The driver list is based on driver installation from the Resource DVD on a basic OptiPlex 7450 AIO 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 of the operating system if it has been removed and reinstalled:
Check if the chipset drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest Intel chipset updates from the Support Site.
Windows 10>Chipset Drivers > Intel Chipset Software driver.
Windows 10>Chipset Drivers > Intel Management Engine Components Installer.
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>Serial ATA Drivers > Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver
Check if the Realtek PCI-E Memory 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 Memory Card Reader driver
Check if the onboard video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest Intel Display driver update from the Support Site.
Windows 10>Video Drivers > Intel HD Graphics 510/530/630 driver
Check if a discrete video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest display driver update from the Support Site.
Windows 10>Video Drivers > AMD Radeon M465/M465 Graphics Card driver
Check if the Realtek HD audio driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest audio driver update from the Support Site.
Windows 10>Audio Drivers > Realtek HD Audio drivers
Check if the Intel network card driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest LAN driver update from the Support Site.
Windows 10>Network Drivers > Intel I2XX/825XX Gigabit Ethernet Network Controller driver
Check if the Wireless and BlueTooth card drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver update from the Support Site.
Windows 10>Network Drivers > Intel 18265/7265(SD)/3165 WiFi driver
Windows 10>Network Drivers > Intel 8265/8260/18265/18260 Bluetooth driver
Article Properties
Affected Product
OptiPlex 7450 All-In-One
Last Published Date
21 Feb 2021
Version
4
Article Type
Solution