Dell OptiPlex 3050 Windows 10 Driver Installation Guide
Summary: This article is a guide to the drivers required to run the Windows 10 operating system on the various models of the OptiPlex 3050 series of system.
Symptoms
A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. For the OptiPlex 3050, all the drivers' 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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OptiPlex 3050 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 drivers' 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 10 installation process.) For best results, we recommend installing the Intel Chipset driver utility first. Some newer classes of processor prohibit installing legacy operating systems.
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 | Mini Tower | Small Form Factor | Micro Form Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Chipset | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel ME | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Realtek PCI-E | ✔ | ✔ | × |
| Chipset Drivers | USB 3.0 | Optional as Windows will install the default native USB 3.0 driver. | Optional as Windows will install the default native USB 3.0 driver. | Optional as Windows will install the default native USB 3.0 driver. |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel RST | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Video Drivers | Intel HD | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Audio Drivers | Realtek HD | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Realtek NIC | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Intel WiFi / Bluetooth | × | × | ✔ |
| Input Drivers | Dell | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
System Drivers
Note: The driver list is based on driver installation from the Resource DVD on a basic OptiPlex 3050 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. Install the Intel chipset update from the Support Site.
Windows 10>Chipset> Intel Chipset Device Software Driver.
Check if the Intel Management Engine driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update from the Support Site.
Windows 10>Chipset> Intel Management Engine Component Installer
Check if the memory card driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update from the Support Site.
Windows 10>Chipset> Realtek PCI-E Memory Card Reader Driver
Check if the Intel Rapid Storage is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update from the Support Site.
Windows 10>Serial ATA> Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver
Check if the onboard video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update from the Support Site.
Windows 10>Video > Intel HD Graphics 510/530/630 Driver
Check if the audio driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update from the Support Site.
Windows 10>Audio > Realtek High-Definition Audio Driver
Check if the NIC driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update from the Support Site.
Windows 10>Network > Realtek PCI-E Ethernet Controller Driver
Check if the Wireless Network card driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update from the Support Site.
Windows 10>Network > Intel 18265/8265/7265(SD)/3165 WiFi Driver
Check if the Bluetooth Network card driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Driver update from the Support Site.
Windows 10>Network > Intel 8265/8260/18265/18260 Bluetooth Driver
Note: WLAN only available on Micro Form Factor as standard.
Check if the Input driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the driver from Support Site.
Windows 10>Mouse, Keyboards & Input Devices>Dell USB Smartcard Keyboard Driver
Note: Optional Keyboard Driver.