Precision 5540 Windows 10 Driver Installation Guide
Summary: This article is a guide to the drivers required to run the Windows 10 operating system on a Dell Precision 5540 Mobile Workstation as it ships from Dell.
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A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. For the Precision 5540 Mobile Workstation, all the driver's installation for their devices is similar except that some system may have more devices than the other.
After a clean installation of the Microsoft® Windows 10 operating system, you must install the following drivers/software packages:
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Precision 5540 Mobile Workstation Driver installation guide
Microsoft® Windows 10
Note: Use this page as a reference for what the drivers should look like in Device Manager when installed. Drivers can be downloaded from the Dell Support Site.
Notice: See article ID: SLN128938 Drivers and Downloads FAQ for help identifying Video controllers and other hardware components.
Note: The driver's installation for Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 are mostly identical. (Most of the device drivers will be pre-installed during the Windows 8.1 and 10 installation process.) For best results, we recommend installing the Intel Chipset driver utility first.
After a fresh copy of windows is installed, always install the Intel chipset driver utility first. After that, you can install the rest of the devices' drivers in any sequence. However, we would recommend you follow the convention below.
| Categories | Driver Name | Windows 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Chipset Device Software Driver | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Management Engine Components Installer | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Serial I/O Driver | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework Driver | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Thunderbolt Controller Driver | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | STMicro Accelerometer for Free Fall Data Protection Driver | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Realtek Memory Card Reader Driver | ✔ |
| Video Drivers | Intel UHD Graphics Driver | ✔ |
| Video Drivers | Nvidia Quadro Graphics Driver | ✔ |
| Audio Drivers | Realtek High Definition Audio Driver | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Realtek USB GBE Ethernet Controller Driver | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Intel AX200/AX201/9560/9260 WiFi/Bluetooth UWD Driver | ✔ |
| Storage Drivers | Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver | ✔ |
| Security Drivers | Goodix Fingerprint Sensor Driver | ✔ |
| Input Drivers | Realtek IR Camera Driver | ✔ |
| Input Drivers | Intel HID Event Filter Driver | ✔ |
System Drivers
Note: The driver list is based on driver installation from the Dell Support Site on a basic OptiPlex Desktop system without any additional optional cards fitted. Generally, Windows has comprehensive support for many items, but the following Dell™ - branded drivers and software must be installed for proper operation of the operating system if it has been removed and reinstalled:
Check if the chipset driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you can't see it then Install the latest chipset update from the Support Site.
Chipset > Intel Chipset Device Software Driver.
Check if the management engine is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you can't see it then Install the latest driver update.
Chipset > Intel Management Engine Components Installer
Check if the dynamic platform is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you can't see it then Install the latest driver update.
Chipset > Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework
Check if thunderbolt is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you can't see it then Install the latest driver update.
Chipset > Intel Thunderbolt Controller Driver
Check if the Serial I/O driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you can't see it then Install the latest driver update.
Chipset > Intel Serial I/O Driver
Check if the free fall sensor is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you can't see it then Install the latest driver update.
Chipset > STMicro Accelorometer for Free Fall Data Protection
Check if the card reader driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you can't see it then Install the latest driver update.
Chipset > Realtek Card Reader Driver
Check if the Rapid Storage Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you can't see it then Install the latest driver update.
Serial ATA > Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver
Check if the video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you can't see it then Install the latest Driver update from the Support Site.
Video > Intel UHD Graphics Driver
Check if the discrete video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you can't see it then Install the latest Driver update from the Support Site.
Video > Nvidia Quadro Graphics Driver
Check if the audio driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you can't see it then Install the latest Driver update from the Support Site.
Audio > Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Audio > Waves MaxxAudio Pro Application
Check if the Network Controller driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you can't see it then Install the latest Driver update from the Support Site.
Network > Realtek USB GBE Ethernet Network Controller Driver
Check if the Wireless/Bluetooth card drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager. If you can't see it then Install the latest Driver update from the Support Site.
Network > Intel AX200/AX201/9560/9260 WiFi UWD WiFi and Bluetooth Universal Windows Driver
Check if the Security Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you can't see it then Install the latest driver update.
Security > Goodix Fingerprint Sensor Driver
Check if the Input Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you can't see it then Install the latest driver update.
Mouse, Keyboard & Input Devices > Intel HID Event Filter Driver
Mouse, Keyboard & Input Devices > Realtek IR Camera Driver
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