Dell Latitude E5540 and E5440 Windows 8 Driver Installation Guide

   
     

Article Summary:

Windows 8 driver install list and order of model: Latitude E5540 & E5440

 

Windows 8

After a clean installation of the Microsoft Windows 8 operating system, you must install the following drivers/software packages:

Chipset Intel AMT USB 3.0 Card Reader FFS Video Audio Network Wireless Touchpad

 

	Note:
	The below driver list is based from driver installation from the Resource DVD on a basic Latitude E7240 system without any additional optional card. Drivers can be downloaded from www.dell.com/support/drivers

 

	Notice:
	See article ID: 613365 Checking Hardware Configuration for help identifying Video controllers and other hardware components.

 

 

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Chipset

 

Check if the chipset driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the Intel chipset update from the Dell Support website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD, choose:

Windows 8>Chipset Drivers>Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility.

 

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2.	Intel Management Engine 9.0 Components Installer

 

Install the Intel Management Engine 9.0 Driver from the Dell Support website.

 

Windows 8>Chipset Drivers>Intel Management Engine 9.0

 

This will install the PCI Serial Port and PCI Simple Communications Controller as listed in the 'Other devices'.

 

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3.	Intel USB 3.0 xHCI Driver   (optional for Win 8)

 

Optional as Windows 8 will install the default native USB 3.0 driver.

 

Install the Intel USB 3.0 xHCI Driver from the Dell Support website.

 

Windows 8>Chipset Drivers>Intel USB 3.0 xHCI Driver.

 

This driver is needed for the support of USB 3.0 devices that connected to the system directly.

 

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4.	O2Micro OZ600xxx Memory Card

 

Install the media card driver from the Dell Support website.

 

Choose Windows 8>Chipset Drivers>O2Micro OZ600xxx Memory Card.

 

 

 

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5.	ST Microelectronics Free Fall Sensor

 

Check if the ST Microelectronics Free Fall Sensor driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the driver from the Dell Support website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.

 

Windows 8>Chipset Drivers >ST Microelectronics Free Fall Sensor.

  

 

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6.

Video

 

 

	Notice:
	See article ID: 613365 Checking Hardware Configuration for help identifying Video controllers and other hardware components.

 

 

Check if the video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the video driver update from the Dell Support website or by the Dell Resource DVD.

 

If you are installing from the disc, choose Windows  8 > Video Drivers > Intel HD Graphics Family.

 

 

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7.

Audio

 

By default Windows 8 installed a generic audio driver for the IDT chipset however do proceed with the Realtek 3226 Audio  Audio update from the Dell Support website or from the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the disc, choose:

Windows 8>Audio Drivers>Realtek 3226 Audio.

 

 

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9.	Network controller

 

 

Check if the network card driver is installed by looking at Device Manager shown below. It will show an exclamation mark on Ethernet Controller.

Install the Intel I2xx/825xx Gigabit Platform LAN Network Device. update from the Dell Support website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the disc, choose:

 

Windows 8>Network Drivers>Intel I2xx/825xx Gigabit Platform LAN Network Device.

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10.	Dell Wireless Controller

 

 

Always verify the type of WLAN or WWAN card installed in a system before proceed to install the driver.

 

Check if the WLAN driver is installed by looking at Device Manager shown below. It will show an exclamation mark on Network Controller. For this example, we're using the Dell Wireless WLAN 1550 Half MiniCard. Install the Dell Wireless WLAN 1550 Half MiniCard update from the Dell Support website or from the Dell Resource DVD.

 

Windows 8>Network Drivers>Dell Wireless WLAN 1550 Half MiniCard

 

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13.	Dell Multi-Touch Touchpad

 

 

Check if the touchpad driver is installed by looking at Device Manager shown below. Install the Dell Multi-Touch Touchpad update from the Dell Support website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.

 

Windows 8>Input Drivers>Dell Multi-Touch Touchpad

  

 

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