Article Number: 000144197
Dell Precision 5820 Tower Windows 10 Driver Installation Guide
Summary: This article is a guide to the drivers required to run the Microsoft Windows 10 Operating System on a Dell Precision 5820 Tower Workstation.
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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 Tower 5820, all the drivers installation for their devices are 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 and/or software packages:
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Precision Tower 5820 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: 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 8.1 and 10 installation process.) For best results, we recommend installing the Intel Chipset driver utility first.
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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 |
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| Chipset Drivers | Intel Chipset Device Software | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Management Engine Components Installer | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Thunderbolt Controller Driver | ✔ |
| Storage Controller | Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise F6 Driver | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Realtek USB Memory Card Reader | ✔ |
| Video Drivers | NVIDIA NVS Driver | ✔ |
| Audio Drivers | Realtek High Definition Audio Driver | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Intel I2xx/825xx Gigabit Ethernet Network Controller Driver | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Intel 10 Gigabit X5x0 Adapter Driver | ✔ |
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System Drivers
Note: The driver list is based from driver installation from the Dell Support Site on a basic Precision Tower 5820 system without any additional optional extras fitted. Generally, Windows has comprehensive support for many items, but the following Dell™ - branded drivers and software must be installed for proper operation if the operating system has been removed and reinstalled:
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.
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Check if the Intel Management Engine Components Installer driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the onscreen 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 onscreen instructions.
>Chipset > Intel Thunderbolt Controller Driver
Check if the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise F6 Driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the onscreen instructions.
>Storage Controller > Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise F6 Driver
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Check if the Realtek USB Memory Card Reader is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the onscreen instructions.
>Chipset > Realtek USB Memory Card Reader
Check if the video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the onscreen instructions.
>Video > NVIDIA NVS Driver
| After Installation |
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| Graphics | |
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| Range | Card Type |
| Professional 2D Cards | NVIDIA NVS 310 |
| NVIDIA NVS 315 | |
| Entry 3D Cards | Radeon Pro WX 3100 |
| Radeon Pro WX 2100 | |
| NVIDIA Quadro P1000 | |
| NVIDIA Quadro P600 | |
| NVIDIA Quadro P400 | |
| Mid-Range 3D Cards | Radeon Pro WX 7100 |
| Radeon Pro WX 5100 | |
| Radeon Pro WX 4100 | |
| NVIDIA Quadro P4000 | |
| NVIDIA Quadro P2000 | |
| High End 3D Cards | Radeon Pro WX 9100 |
| NVIDIA Quadro GP100 | |
| NVIDIA Quadro P6000 | |
| NVIDIA Quadro P5000 | |
Check if the audio driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the onscreen instructions from the Support Site.
>Audio > Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
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Check if the Network Controller driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the onscreen instructions from the Support Site.
>Network > Intel I2XX/825XX Gigabit Ethernet Network Controller Driver
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Check if the Optional secondary Network Controller driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver available and follow the onscreen instructions.
>Network > Intel 10 Gigabit X5x0 Adapter Driver
Article Properties
Affected Product
Precision 5820 Tower
Last Published Date
21 Feb 2021
Version
5
Article Type
Solution