Administrator Guide

Downloading and installing the memory-card reader 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.
6. Click Download to download the memory-card reader driver for your computer.
7. After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where you saved the card reader driver file.
8. Double-click the card reader driver file icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
4. Intel Rapid Storage Technology (IRST)
The Intel Rapid Storage Technology software and driver support the configuration of multiple features, including:
● System acceleration with Intel Optane memory
● Configuration and maintenance of RAID 0/1/5/10
● Intel VMD support on 11
th
Generation platforms (see How to Configure RAID or Intel Optane Memory with Intel RST on an
Intel VMD Capable Platform).
CAUTION:
If an M.2 SSD is already installed, enabling the RAID controller might cause your computer to display
a blue screen and an error code followed by a system reboot. To enable RAID, reinstall the operating system.
Downloading and installing the IRST 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 Serial ATA.
6. Click Download to download the IRST driver for your computer.
7. After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where you saved the IRST driver file.
8. Double-click the driver file icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
5. Graphics
The Windows operating system includes the VGA-graphics driver only. For optimal-graphics performance, install the Dell-
graphics driver applicable to your computer from www.dell.com/support.
Downloading and installing the Dell graphics 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.
Reinstallation sequence for drivers and applications
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