Do I need the Intel Chipset drivers?

This is only my opinion, but I do not believe that the chipset driver would be of much use to you.  The chipset driver is intended to "tweak" the interface between the OS and the hardware to correct inaccuracies that might prevent the OS from having complete control over the hardware.  In the past, this problem has been manifested by problems with loading drivers for specific devices, most notably, the sound device.

You are reporting no problems; instead, you state everything is working in grand fashion.  As you are having no troubles, why try to fix non-existent problems?  I don't think installing a chipset driver would necessarily kill your machine, but I would note that Dell does not provide drivers for Windows 7 on this machine, that the chipset driver would therefore need to come directly from Intel, and that past behavior on the part of Microsoft suggests that a chipset driver is likely included already in Windows 7.

If one is happy with the performance of the machine, why take the risk of messing that up?  Of course, if you would like to experiment and accept the risk that you might have to reinstall everything it could be a great learning experience.

Jack,

Thanks and I believe you are right. Windows 7 installs drivers where needed.

I checked in device manager and the Intel chipset driver is up to date and no update was necessary.

Perhaps it's the Intel Rapid Storage Technology download with drivers I put on the system to control the Raid 0 setup that put the chipset drivers there.

Anyway, all is good. Thanks!

Glad to help.  Best of luck to you!

Thanks Jack!

On another topic, does your 410 have the bios option to boot to a PCIe device? (SSD RevoDrive X2)

I've never tried it, so I can't give a positive answer.  The option is not explicitly listed in the boot order.  There is, however, an option to boot from an unspecified card given as the last option the boot order list.  I have always presumed that if I install a PCI card capable of booting a device, that is the option I would choose.

EDIT:  By the way; don't know much about SSD interface cards, but the XPS 410 only has an X1 and an X4 that could be used for this purpose.  The X16 is dedicated to video.

Thanks. All you need for a PCI boot SSD is a PCI 4. An 8 would work fine too.

Someone else over at the OCZ forum has installed an OCZ RevoDrive X2  in his XPS 420 succesfully.

Good luck.