Article Number: 000146208
Latitude 5401: Windows 10 Driver installation guide
Summary: This article is a guide to the required drivers to use Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system on your Dell Latitude 5401 Notebook.
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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 Latitude 5401 Notebook, 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 or software packages:
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Latitude 5401 Notebook 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Chipset Device Software Driver | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Management Engine Components Installer | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Thunderbolt Controller Driver | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Serial I/O Driver | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | STMicro Accelorometer for Free Fall Data Protection | ✔ |
| Chipset Drivers | Realtek Memory Card Reader Driver | ✔ |
| Video Drivers | Intel UHD Graphics 600 P600 Series Modern Driver | ✔ |
| Video Drivers | NVIDIA GeForce MX150/Quadro P620 Graphics Driver | ✔ |
| Audio Drivers | Realtek High Definition Audio Driver | ✔ |
| Audio Drivers | Waves MaxxAudio Pro Application | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Realtek USB GBE Ethernet Controller Driver | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Intel I2xx & 825xx Gigabit Ethernet Controller Driver | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Intel AX200/AX201/9560/6260 WiFi UWD Driver | ✔ |
| Network Drivers | Intel AX200/AX201/9560/6260 Bluetooth UWD Driver | ✔ |
| Storage | Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver | ✔ |
| Security Drivers | Dell ControlVault 3 Driver and Firmware | ✔ |
| Input Drivers | Intel HID Event Filter Driver | ✔ |
| Input Drivers | Dell PointStick | ✔ |
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System Drivers
Note: The driver list is based from driver installation from the Dell Support Site on a basic Latitude 5401 Notebook 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 if the operating system 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 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 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 Thunderbolt driver 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 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 driver 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 Driver
Check if the memory card driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you can't see it then Install the latest Driver update.
Chipset > Realtek Memory Card Reader Driver
Check if the Rapid Storage Driver Title 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 600 P600 Series Modern 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 > NVIDIA GeForce MX150/Quadro P620 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 Controller Driver
Network > Intel I2xx Á 825xx Gigabit Ethernet Controller Driver
Check if the Wireless 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 Driver
Check if the 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 Bluetooth UWD Driver
Check if the Security Software is installed by looking at Device Manager. If not Install the Driver Title Package from Support Site.
Security >Dell ControlVault 3 Driver and Firmware
Check if the Input driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. If you can't see it then Install the latest touchpad driver from Support Site.
Mouse, Keyboard and Input Drivers>Intel HID Event Filter Driver
Mouse, Keyboard and Input Drivers>Dell PointingStick Driver
Article Properties
Affected Product
Latitude 5401
Last Published Date
22 May 2024
Version
6
Article Type
Solution