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GX280 Windows 2003 drivers
I installed W2K3 on my Optiplex GX280 but there are no drivers for W2K3 on the resource CD and a lot of hardware is not recognised by W2K3 (Audio, Ethernet, Graphics,.......), where can I get them.
I already searched on the Dell website and on Google.
Please advice.
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October 24th, 2006 12:00
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October 24th, 2006 12:00
Keep in mind that Dell doesn't certify server OSes for desktops (or vice versa; desktop OSes on servers). This doesn't mean it won't work, but Dell doesn't have provide driver downloads for the OS and you may need to go to the vendor of the component for the drivers if XP or W2K (Pro) drivers won't work.
General rule of thumb for installing drivers:
- install the chipset driver
- install the video driver
- install the network driver
- install the audio driver (keep in mind that 2003 by default has sound disabled as a "server" doesn't generally need sound as such).