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May 21st, 2014 16:00
Latitude D630 network drivers
I installed a fresh copy of XP tonight and to my dismay the default network drivers did not install, there is NO lan connection and thus i cannot connect to the internet to even get the WIFI drivers. And since there is 6000 drivers for each model laptop I have no idea <ADMIN NOTE: Substitute character removed as per TOU> i need. I live in south africa so please give me a link to the lan driver so i can let windows do the rest automatically, im so over OEM <ADMIN NOTE: Substitute character removed as per TOU> drivers and what not.
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DELL-Ravi Ch
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May 22nd, 2014 19:00
Hi bbbbburton,
Please use the link below to download the LAN driver for your system.
http://dell.to/1jbJKlA
Also, Please enter your system service tag # on the link below, click on ‘Get drivers and downloads’, select the Windows XP, then download the necessary drivers listed under appropriate section onto the system and install it.
http://dell.to/18r60nI
Refer to the link below to install drivers in correct order.
http://dell.to/18LnbPL
Please let me know if this helps.
bbbbburton
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May 23rd, 2014 00:00
Thanks. I just bought a usb wifi adapter and used that to get access to the internet and use the dell tool to update the drivers. However, after much frustration with XP I have been wondering about upgrading to win 7. Is it recommended to do so with only 2GB ram though? Thank you
Philip_Yip
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May 24th, 2014 05:00
Its recommended to upgrade to Windows 7. This system should take 64 Bit Windows 7 and 2 GB of RAM is minimum requirements for Windows 7 64 Bit.
Windows XP has reached End of Life and is unsecure, likely you will run into problems with its continued use online.
Dell do not list Windows 7 compatible drivers so I made an unofficial set here:
http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/driver-sets/latitude-d-series-laptops/
And unlike Dell I list the system drivers in the correct installation order and mark variants.
My Windows Reinstallation Guide may also help you:
http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/a-clean-install-of-windows/
For Windows 7 the Ethernet driver will be inbuilt.
The wireless card will work natively with Windows 7 however you can get an up to date driver from here:
http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/driver-sets/dell-wireless-cards/
In order to identify your wireless card follow the steps here and perform a search on the page for the first line of your hardware ID:
http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/downloading-drivers-checking-hardware-ids-and-downloading-and-installing-dell-system-drivers-in-the-correct-order/
If you have issues post your hardware ID and I can tell you the driver directly.