Precision 3430 Workstation Windows 10 Driver Install Order
Summary: This article is a guide to the drivers required to run Windows 10 on a Precision 3430 Small Form Factor Workstation.
Symptoms
A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. For the Precision 3430 Small Form Factor (SFF), all the driver installations for their devices are similar except that some systems may have more devices than the other.
After a clean installation of the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system, you must install the following drivers or software packages:
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Precision 3430 Small Form Factor (SFF) Driver installation guide
Microsoft® Windows 10
Cause
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 | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Management Engine Components Installer | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Thunderbolt Controller Driver | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Serial IO Driver | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Realtek Memory Card Reader Driver | ✔ |
| Storage Controller | Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise F6 Driver | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Realtek USB Memory Card Reader | ✔ |
| Video Drivers | Intel UHD Graphics 610/630 Series DC Driver | ✔ |
| Video Drivers | NVIDIA Quadro Graphics Driver | ✔ |
| Video Drivers | AMD Radeon Pro Desktop DC Graphics Driver | ✔ |
| Audio Drivers | Realtek High Definition Audio Driver | ✔ |
| Audio Drivers | Waves MaxxAudio Pro Application | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Intel I2xx/825XX Gigabit Ethernet Network Controller Driver | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Intel 9260 9560 8265 7265 3165 WiFi/Bluetooth | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Qualcomm QCA61x4A QCA6174A-XR QCA9377 WiFi/Bluetooth | ✔ |
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System Drivers
Check if the chipset driver is installed by looking at Device Manager - shown below. Install the Intel chipset update from the Support Site.
>Chipset > Intel Chipset Device Software Driver
Check if the Intel Management Engine Components Installer driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Chipset > Intel Management Engine Components Installer
Check if the Intel Thunderbolt Controller Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Chipset > Intel Thunderbolt Controller Driver
Check if the Intel Serial IO Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Storage Controller > Intel Serial IO Driver
Check if the Realtek USB Memory Card Reader is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Chipset > Realtek USB Memory Card Reader
Check if the storage driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions on the Support Site.
>Serial ATA > Intel Rapid Storage F6 Driver
Onboard Video
Check if the onboard video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions on the Support Site.
>Video > Intel UHD Graphics 610/630 Series DC Driver
Discrete Graphics
Check if the discrete video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Video > NVIDIA Quadro Graphics Driver
>Video > AMD Radeon Pro Desktop DC Graphics Driver
| Discrete Graphics |
|---|
| Card Type |
| NVIDIA Quadro P1000 |
| NVIDIA Quadro P620 |
| NVIDIA Quadro P400 |
| Radeon Pro WX 4100 |
| Radeon Pro WX 3100 |
| Radeon Pro WX 2100 |
Check if the audio driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions from the Support Site.
>Audio > Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Check if the audio application is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest update available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Audio > Waves MaxxAudio Pro Application
Integrated NIC
Check if the Network Controller driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions from the Support Site.
>Network > Intel I2xx/825xx Gigabit Ethernet Network Controller Driver
Wireless
Check if the Wireless WiFi Controller driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Network > Intel 9260 9560 8265 7265 3165 WiFi Driver
>Network > Qualcomm QCA61x4A QCA6174A-XR QCA9377 WiFi and Bluetooth Driver
Bluetooth
Check if the Wireless Bluetooth Controller driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Network > Intel 9x60 826x 726x 3165 Bluetooth UWD Driver
Cellular 5G
Check if the Wireless Cellular 5G Controller driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the on-screen instructions.
>Network > Aquantia 5G Network Add-in Card Windows x64 Driver
