Article Number: 000152101
Dell Latitude 3440 & 3540 Windows 8 Driver Installation Guide
Summary: This page is a guide to installing Windows Drivers on the Dell Latitude 3440 and 3540 Laptops
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Symptoms
This article provides information on the correct order to install drivers for Windows 8 on the Latitude 3440 and 3540 models.
Microsoft Windows 8
Cause
After a clean installation of the Microsoft Windows 8 operating system, always install the Intel chipset driver utility first. After that, you can install the rest of the devices' drivers in any sequence.
NOTE: The drivers installation listed below are catered for Windows 8. The drivers installation steps are similar for Windows 7.
NOTE: This drivers installation guideline can be used for both Latitude 3440 and Latitude 3540 systems.
The list below shows which section heading each driver is listed under on the www.dell.com/support website for your system. Before choosing your drivers be sure and select the correct Operating system, I.e. Windows 8 from the drop down list.
- Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility - Chipset
- Intel Management Engine Interface (MEI) driver - Chipset
- Card Reader driver - Chipset
- Touchpad driver - Input
- Serial ATA driver - Chipset
- Audio driver - Audio
- Video driver - Video
- Network drivers - Network
NOTE: Please use this page only as a guide, illustrating how Device Manager will look during driver install. Drivers can be downloaded from www.dell.com/support
Resolution
Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility
Check if the chipset driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the Intel chipset update from www.dell.com/support or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 8>Chipset Drivers>Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility.
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Intel Management Engine Interface (MEI) driver
Install the Intel Management Engine Interface (MEI) driver Package from www.support.dell.com, or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
Choose Windows 8>Chipset>Intel Management Engine Interface (MEI) driver.
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Card Reader driver
Install the Card Reader driver Package from www.support.dell.com or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
Choose Windows 8>Chipset>Card Reader driver .
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Touchpad driver
Check if the Touchpad driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the Touchpad driver update from www.dell.com/support or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
If you are installing from the disc, choose Windows 8>Input>Touchpad driver
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Serial ATA driver
Install the Serial ATA driver from www.dell.com/support or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
If you are installing from the disc, choose Windows 8>Serial ATA>Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver
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Audio Driver
Install the Audio Driver by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
Choose Windows 8>Audio Drivers>Realtek High-Definition (HD) Audio Driver.
This will install the updated Realtek High-Definition (HD) Audio Driver.
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Video Driver
Install the Video driver from www.dell.com/support or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
If you are installing from the disc, choose Windows 8>Video Drivers>AMD Radeon HD 8850M.
NOTE: If the system supports NVdia® Optimus™, be sure to install the Intel HD Video driver first, follow by Nvidia driver installation later.
NOTE: The entry shown in Display Adapters after installation depends on the graphics card installed on the system. For example, instead of showing "AMD Radeon HD 7670M", it may show "NIVIDA Geforce GT625M".
Network Drivers
The network drivers installed include the Ethernet controller driver (LAN driver), and the Wireless controller & Bluetooth module (WLAN driver).
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Article Properties
Affected Product
Latitude 3440 (End of Life), Latitude 3540 (End of Life)
Last Published Date
21 Feb 2021
Version
5
Article Type
Solution