Dell Precision M4800 and M6800 Mobile Workstation Windows 7 Driver Installation Guide

This article provides information on the correct order to install drivers for Windows 7 on the Precision Mobile Workstation M4800/M6800.

After a clean installation of the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system, you must install the following drivers/software packages in the following sequence.

NOTE: Some components may or may not be on your system depending on build and specification.

The list below shows which section heading each driver is listed under on the Dell Support Website for your system. Before choosing your drivers be sure and select the correct Operating system, I.E. Windows 7 from the drop down list.

1. Chipset Drivers 1 - Intel Chipset Software Installation
2. Chipset Drivers 2 - Intel Management Engine 9.x Components Driver
3. Video Devices - Intel GMA HD4600, NVidia K1100M thru K5100M or AMD FirePro M5100/M6100
4. Audio Drivers - RealTek ALC3226 HD Audio Codec
5. Network Drivers (LAN) - Intel 825xx (i217-LM) Gigabit Platform LAN Network Device (vPro)
6. Chipset Drivers 3 - Intel USB 3.0
7. Network drivers (WLAN) - Intel(R) WiFi Link 6300
8. Chipset Drivers 4 - ST Microelectronics Free Fall Sensor
9. Dell Data Protection Applications - Dell Data Protection | Access
10. Input Drivers - Dell Multi-touch Touchpad
11. Chipset Drivers 5 - O2MICRO Oz777 memory card reader
12. Serial ATA Drivers - Intel Rapid Start Technology Utility
13. Dell Data Protection - STMicro device driver for Dell Data Encryption Accelerator Card

NOTE: Please use this page only as a guide, illustrating how Device Manager will look during driver install. Drivers can be downloaded from Dell's Support Website / Drivers & downloads

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

Check if the chipset driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the chipset driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7, Chip Set Drivers, Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

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Intel Management Engine 9.x Components Driver

Check if the Intel Management Engine 9.x Components Installer driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the Intel Management Engine 9.x Components Installer driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.

If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7, Chip Set Drivers, Intel Management Engine 9. Components Installer.

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Intel GMA HD4600, NVidia K1100M thru K5100M or AMD FirePro M5100/M6100

NOTE: Install the Intel GMA HD graphics driver before the NVidia or ATI drivers unless equipped with a digital RGB LCD.

Check if the video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the video driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7, Video Drivers, Intel Graphics HD 4200/4400/4600/5000/5100/5200 or NVidia Quadro Kx100M or ATI FirePro M5100/M6100 Video Controller.

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RealTek ALC3226 HD Audio Codec

Check if the audio driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the audio driver from the Dell Support Website or Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7, Audio Drivers, ALC3226 HD Audio Codec .

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Intel 825xx (i217-LM) Gigabit Platform LAN Network Device

NOTE: vPro and non-vPro (TM) systems have different network controller, hence require different driver installation.

Check if the Ethernet driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the Ethernet driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7, Network Drivers, Intel 825xx Gigabit Platform LAN Network Device (vPro)

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Intel USB 3.0

Check if the Intel USB 3.0 driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the Intel USB 3.0 driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7, Chip Set Drivers, Intel USB 3.0.

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Intel WiFi Link 6300

The wireless controller is native to the Windows 7 operating system. You can install an updated driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7, Network Drivers, Intel WiFi Link 6300.

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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 ST Microelectronics Free Fall Sensor driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7, Application Drivers, ST Microelectronics Free Fall Sensor

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Dell Data Protection | Access

Check if the dell data protection driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the dell data protection driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7, Dell Data Protection Applications, Dell Data Protection | Access/Security: ControlVault Driver.

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Dell Multi-touch Touchpad

Check if the touchpad driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the touchpad driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7, Input Drivers, Dell Multi-touch Touchpad

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O2MICRO Oz777 memory card reader

The memory card driver is native to the Windows 7 operating system. You can install an updated driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7, Chip Set Drivers, O2MICRO Oz777 memory card reader.

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Intel Rapid Storage Technology

Check if the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows,  Serial ATA, Intel Rapid Storage Technology.

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STMicro device driver for Dell Data Encryption Accelerator Card

Check if the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD. To install the DDPE Accelerator Device Driver, follow the guidelines below for Windows 7:

1. From the Windows taskbar, click the Start icon, type Device Manager in the Search window. Click Device Manager under search results to display the Device Manager window.
2. Under Other devices, locate the Network and Computing Encryption/Decryption Controller with yellow question mark in front. Right click the device and click Update Driver Software.
3. The Update Driver Software window will appear, click "Browse my computer for driver software"
4. Under "Search for driver software in this location", type the file path c:\Dell\Drivers\Rxxxxxx where the unzipped driver file is located. Or click "Browse", browse to the folder C:\Dell\Drivers\Rxxxxxx where the unzipped driver file is located.
5. Click OK. Driver installation process starts.
6. Click Close to complete the driver installation. If prompted to restart your computer, click Yes. The installation (or reinstallation) of the DDPE Accelerator Windows Driver in Win7 is now complete.

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