E-Family Reimage "How-To" Guide
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Microsoft Operating Systems do not include the Audio driver recommended by Dell. The
IDT 92HDxxx HD Audio driver is available on Dell's driver & downloads support web site
(support.dell.com) under the "Audio" section
2.6.6 Graphics:
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Under XP 32-Bit only with service packs earlier than Service pack-3 and for E-Family 1
generation only, the Audio driver must be installed prior to installing the graphics driver.
This applies to Intel graphics solution only. Please refer to the section 2.6.5 Audio in this
document
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Microsoft Operating Systems include the VGA graphics drivers only. Therefore for
optimum graphics performance, Dell recommends installing the Dell graphics driver
applicable to their system available on Dell's driver & downloads support web site
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support.dell.com) under the "Video" section
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The following table lists the various graphics solutions' offerings on Dell E-Family
products:
GM45/GE45/GS 45
QM57/QS57
Quadro NVS 160M
Quadro FX 2700M / 3700M
Quadro NVS 3100M
Quadro FX 880M & 1800M
Quadro FX 2800M / 3800M
ATI FirePro M7740
2.6.7 Intel Turbo Boost Driver
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Intel Turbo Boost driver is required to be installed on platforms meeting both of following
criteria:
o nVidia or ATI discrete graphics cards
o Core i7 and i5 Dual Core CPUs
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Microsoft Operating Systems do not include the Intel Dual-Core Turbo Boost driver.
Install the following driver provided by Dell:
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Dual-Core Turbo Boost driver is available on Dell's driver & downloads support
web site (support.dell.com) found under the "Chipset" section
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