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Dell OptiPlex 5050 Windows Driver Installation Guide

Resumen: This article provides a Windows Driver Installation Guide for the Dell OptiPlex 5050

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A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.

For OptiPlex 5050 systems, all the drivers installation for their devices are similar except that some system may have more devices than the other.

 

NOTE: Use this page as a reference on how Device Manager should look like before and after the drivers have been installed. Drivers can be downloaded from the www.dell.com/support/drivers

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 device drivers in any sequence. You can view some of the screenshots of before and after the driver installation below.

NOTE: The drivers installation process for Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 are almost identical. (Most of the device drivers will be pre-installed during the Windows 8.1 and 10 installation process). However, the following Dell-branded drivers and software must be installed for proper operation if the operating system has been removed and reinstalled.
 
WARNING: Before attempting to install Windows 7 or 8, check your processor type. Systems with 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7. Processors are not eligible for Windows 7/8/8.1 downgrades.

 


Chipset Drivers

Intel Chipset Driver

The chipset driver helps the system identify the components and install necessary drivers accurately. The images below show before and after chipset driver installation.

Verify if the Chipset drivers are already installed in the system, by referring to the illustration below: Install the driver update from www.dell.com/support/drivers 

Many of the common devices are visible under Other Devices if no drivers are installed. The unknown devices disappear once you install the chipset driver. Refer to the entries below to verify that the chipset driver is already installed in a system.

Also use System Devices to verify that the chipset driver is installed.

Before Installation After Installation
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Intel Management Engine Components Installer

Verify if the Intel Management Engine Interface drivers are already installed in the system, by referring to the illustration below: Install the driver update from www.dell.com/support/drivers 

Before Installation After Installation
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Realtek PCI-E Memory Card Reader Driver

Verify if the Realtek PCI-E Memory Card Reader Driver is already installed in the system, by referring to the illustration below: Install the driver update from www.dell.com/support/drivers 

Before Installation After Installation
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Serial ATA

Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver and Management Console

Verify if the Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST) Driver is already installed in the system, by referring to the illustration below: Install the driver update from www.dell.com/support/drivers 

Before Installation After Installation
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Video Drivers

Intel HD Graphics Driver

Verify if the Intel HD Graphics controller is already installed in the system, by referring to the illustration below: Install the driver update from www.dell.com/support/drivers 

NOTE: If the unit is installed with optional AMD graphics card, install the Intel graphics driver first, followed by the AMD graphics driver.
 
Before Installation After Installation
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AMD Radeon R5 340 Graphics Card Driver

Check if the AMD Radeon R5 340 Graphics Card Driver is installed by referring to the illustration below

Install the AMD Radeon R5 340 Graphics Card Driver update from  www.dell.com/support/drivers

Before Installation After Installation
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Audio Drivers

Realtek High Definition Audio Driver

By default Windows will install a generic audio driver for the Realtek chipset however do proceed with the Realtek ALC32xx HD Audio update from www.dell.com/support/drivers

The driver is labelled as Realtek. Once the driver is obtained, execute the file. It unzips and prompts the user to continue the installation process. Once the audio driver is installed, the High Definition Audio Device entry becomes the Realtek High Definition Audio entry

Before Installation After Installation
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Network Drivers

Intel I2xx/825xx Gigabit Ethernet Network Controller Driver

Verify if the Intel I2xx/825xx Gigabit Ethernet Network Controller Driver is already installed in the system, by referring to the Device manager: Install the Driver driver update from www.dell.com/support/drivers

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Producto comprometido

OptiPlex 5050 Tower, OptiPlex 5050 Micro, OptiPlex 5050 Small Form Factor

Fecha de la última publicación

30 jun 2023

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6

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