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Reinstalling drivers and applications

Drivers and applications are software that enables Windows to communicate with the hardware devices and software in your
computer. Devices such as video and sound cards require drivers to function correctly within Windows, and enable users to
adjust hardware settings.

Windows includes drivers for most devices, but device-specific drivers may have to be downloaded and installed separately. Dell
recommends that you download the device drivers for your Dell computer from 

Drivers & Downloads

.

Applications must be downloaded and installed separately. Dell recommends that you download the required applications for your
Dell computer from the 

Dell Download Center

.

Displaying drivers and applications on your computer

1. Turn on your computer.
2. Go to 

www.dell.com/support

.

3. In the 

Search support

 field, enter the Service Tag/Serial Number/Service Request/Model/Keyword of your computer, and

then click 

Search

.

NOTE:

 If you do not have the Service Tag/Serial Number/Service Request/Model/Keyword, use the SupportAssist

feature to automatically identify your computer. You can also click 

Browse all products

 to manually browse for your

computer.

4. Click 

Drivers & downloads

 > 

Find drivers

.

5. Select the Windows operating system installed on your computer to get a list of the drivers and applications available on your

computer.

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Reinstalling drivers and applications

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Summary of Contents for P117F

Page 1: ...Vostro 5625 Re imaging guide for Windows Regulatory Model P117F Regulatory Type P117F005 February 2022 Rev A00 ...

Page 2: ...ential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death 2022 Dell Inc or its subsidiaries All rights reserved Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners ...

Page 3: ...oading and installing the chipset driver 10 Critical Microsoft Knowledge Base KB updates 10 Media card reader driver 10 Downloading and installing the media card reader driver 11 Graphics 11 Downloading and installing the Dell graphics driver 11 Audio 11 Downloading and installing the Dell audio driver 11 Fingerprint reader driver 12 Downloading and installing the fingerprint reader driver 12 Dell...

Page 4: ...ither a CD DVD USB key or when you are facing networking graphics sound or other hardware related problems Dell recommends that you install or update device drivers if you have performed a factory reset of your Dell computer using the Dell Backup and Recovery application or other factory reset methods This ensures that you have the latest device drivers installed on your computer and that the devi...

Page 5: ...g guide provides the steps that are required for re imaging your computer This guide assists you in installing Dell recommended software stack and settings drivers and applications which are tested and validated on your computer The installation of the listed drivers and applications as described in the guide enhances the optimal performance of your computer Dell also provides drivers and applicat...

Page 6: ...les and enhances the media card reader 6 Graphics driver Enhances and optimizes video performance Enables and provides additional functionality not included in the native Microsoft VGA driver including User customizable power management features Portability and behavioral profiles Multiple monitor support 7 Audio driver Enables and enhances the audio controller 8 Security drivers which include Fin...

Page 7: ...owledge base article 000124211 at www dell com support Clearing CMOS settings If flashing your computer with the latest BIOS update results in your computer being unable to boot a BIOS reset is necessary Clearing the CMOS settings will reset the BIOS to factory settings For more information about clearing the CMOS settings go to www dell com support and see your computer s Service Manual Trusted P...

Page 8: ...ystem under different scenarios For more information about reinstalling the operating system see the knowledge base article 000192698 at www dell com support Before attempting a reinstall of your operating system Dell recommends that you backup all data as described in the Microsoft knowledge base article 5 8 Reinstalling the operating system ...

Page 9: ...mends that you download the required applications for your Dell computer from the Dell Download Center Displaying drivers and applications on your computer 1 Turn on your computer 2 Go to www dell com support 3 In the Search support field enter the Service Tag Serial Number Service Request Model Keyword of your computer and then click Search NOTE If you do not have the Service Tag Serial Number Se...

Page 10: ...e www dell com support Downloading and installing the chipset driver 1 Turn on your computer 2 Go to www dell com support 3 Click Product support enter the Service Tag of your computer and then click Submit NOTE If you do not have the Service Tag use the auto detect feature or manually browse for your computer model 4 Click Drivers downloads Find it myself 5 Scroll down the page and expand Chipset...

Page 11: ...ve the Service Tag Serial Number Service Request Model Keyword use the SupportAssist feature to automatically identify your computer You can also click Browse all products to manually browse for your computer 4 Click Drivers downloads Find drivers 5 In the Category drop down select Video 6 Click Download to download the preferred graphics driver for your computer 7 After the download is complete g...

Page 12: ...s or create a custom battery setting Advanced charge mode Allows you to control battery charging to prolong battery life Peak shift Allows you to reduce power consumption by automatically switching the computer to battery power during certain times of the day even when the computer is plugged into a direct power source Thermal management Allows you to control processor and cooling fan settings to ...

Page 13: ...browse for your computer 4 Click Drivers downloads Find drivers 5 In the Category drop down select Network 6 Click Download to download the preferred Wi Fi driver for your computer 7 After the download is complete go to the folder where you saved the Wi Fi driver file 8 Double click the Wi Fi driver file icon and follow the instructions on the screen Dell Universal Dock D6000 The Dell Universal Do...

Page 14: ...k The NET Framework is a software framework from Microsoft which is bundled with Windows operating systems The NET Framework is intended to be used by applications created for the Windows platform 8 14 NET Framework ...

Page 15: ...r Express Service Code at www dell com support For more information on how to find the Service Tag for your computer see Locate the Service Tag on your computer Dell knowledge base articles for a variety of computer concerns 1 Go to www dell com support 2 On the menu bar at the top of the Support page select Support Knowledge Base 3 In the Search field on the Knowledge Base page type the keyword t...

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