Bios update isn't going to work when all of the chipset and management engine drivers are missing.

Battery wont be recognized for the same reason.

All of the yellow ! in device manager must be gone.

So with a latitude you download the One driver to rule them all cab file

https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln312414/dell-command-deploy-driver-packs-for-enterprise-client-os-deployment?lang=en

then move it to the documents folder

then extract here using 7zip.

https://www.7-zip.org/download.html

Then right click on any unknown things and generic things like smbus controller and say update my machine from my machine not the internet.

No idea what you mean by 7x40 since that doesnt exist

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• Latitude 7202 Rugged Tablet
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• Latitude 7214 Rugged Extreme
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• Latitude 7490

Installed everything manually and everything works

19031903 updates already

There were no yellow '!' in device manager, everything was shown as working. And if that were the case, why would reinstalling an older version work fine?

>No idea what you mean by 7x40 since that doesnt exist

Where x is some digit. In math (and computer science), x is generally understood to stand for some numeric value.

With every new Win 10 build, it seems some systems/devices are left unsupported.  I don't know about your systems but if Dell states they are Win 10 compatible, there should be a driver available either from Dell or Win 10.

If they won't work with 1903, even with a clean install, you may be in that situation if a specific device cannot be replaced. 

Knowing the exact model number would allow us to check on such things, both at Dell and other online locations.  Now that I have the Sandbox in 1903, I can go to sites I would never had gone before.

Keep in mind that Not supported DOES NOT MEAN not working.

I have windows 10 running on machines as old as Optiplex GX620 from 2006.

It is NOT supported and only has VISTA drivers but with at least windows vista WDDM drivers works fine for

EVERYTHING.

This is why you can still buy ancient dells on Amazon, Ebay, Walmart, Lambro Inc etc and they come with windows 10 pre installed.  Many shops still sell systems with windows 7 because people do not like 10.

But there is nothing wrong with 10 IMHO  YMMV.

Microsoft has quietly extended the 10 upgrade path by allowing you to use a 7 COA key or 8 or 8.1 license in bios to clean install 10.

I highly recommend buying a windows 10 Home OEM system builder DVD.

That will allow you to install 10 on systems with home or pro 7 or 8 or 10.

https://www.amazon.com/OEM-Windows-Home-64-Bit-1-Pack/dp/B00ZSI7Y3U

DRIVE AND DVD allows F12 clean install for ANY Dell from 2006 to 2019.

Other than specific Laptops and All in Ones 10 works fine on every Dell I own or have owned since 2006.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-8x-external-usb-2-0-blu-ray-disc-double-layer-dvdrw-cd-rw-disc-rewriter-black/9243009.p?skuId=9243009

https://partner.microsoft.com/en-us/asset/collection/global-secure-and-productive-windows-10-enterprise#/

https://www.lambroinc.com/

https://www.lambroinc.com/desktops?lightbox=dataItem-jsosut5w

https://www.lambroinc.com/desktops?lightbox=dataItem-jif0yike

Chipset and Management Engine Components are Required for bios updates.  No idea what you mean by "Latitudes (7x40 series)"  there is no such model. There is an E7240 and E7440.

The Dell Command Driver cab file should be downloaded to the Documents library and then extracted in the my documents folder using 7zip.

https://www.7-zip.org/download.html

https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln312414/dell-command-deploy-driver-packs-for-enterprise-client-os-deployment?lang=en

Then any mis identified components should be updated from my machine not from online.

Then windows update should be run to add the DOTNET and other nonsense that needs to be updated AGAIN.

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@speedstep wrote:

  No idea what you mean by "Latitudes (7x40 series)"  there is no such model. There is an E7240 and E7440.

 

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The x is a place holder.  It may stand for 2 or 4 or whatever the second number might be in that series. 

I just noticed the same problem with a Precision M4700 with Win10 1903.

I just fixed it by "uninstalling" both batteries from device manager, then telling Device Manager to "Scan for hardware changes."

The same device names reappeared in the "Batteries" section, but now my battery appears in the battery report.

It confirmed what I already knew. My battery is garbage :Surprise:

It is worth saying that I upgraded every available driver, including the BIOS. None of them helped at all. It was only forcing it to re-detect the batteries in device manager that worked.