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April 1st, 2013 11:00
Inspiron 1521 - Windows 7 32 Bit
This model and Operating System is not supported by Dell.
It is recommended to upgrade it to 4 GB of RAM if it doesn't have 4GB already.
http://www.crucial.com/upgrade/Dell-memory/Inspiron+Laptops%2fNotebooks/Inspiron+1521-upgrades.html
This is a Media Direct system and the Media Direct partition should be setup before installing Windows 7. This is covered in Windows Reinstallation Guide/A Clean install of Windows 7 Step 7b. The MD Application should be installed after the drivers.
Note I don't get comments on my wikies so you are best to either private message me by clicking on my name on the top right or start a new thread in the Microsoft OS Forum.
Always state model of Dell and Operating System including whether it is 32 or 64 bit when posting.
Updated 29/03/2013
Windows 7
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit with Service Pack 1 English .iso (Digital River)
For more languages and versions see Windows 7 Direct Download Links by Jan Krohn.
To create media from this .iso and install Windows 7 see Windows Reinstallation Guide.
Note: You will need a valid product key for this .iso which you must purchase by buying a retail license. Alternatively you can evaluate for 30 days by not entering a product key.
BIOS
OS Updates
* Not required if the installation media includes the Service Pack.
** requires internet connection
System utilities
Chipset
Video
* requires internet connection
Communications
Input
Ethernet
Audio
Sigmatel Audio (new)
Install the registry file and then the audio driver. New untested.
Wireless
Dell Wireless 1390/1395/1490/1505 [Variant A]
Wireless 400 [Variant B]
Application
Dell Quickset (new)
Dell Quickset (old)
Use old if new doesn't work.
Bluetooth
Dell Wireless 355 (Widcomm)

