Article Number: 000127722
Dell Precision M4700 and M6700 Mobile Workstation Windows 7 Driver Installation Guide
Summary: This article provides information about installing drivers for Windows 7 on Precision Mobile Workstation models M4700 and M6700.
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After a clean installation of the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system, you must install the following drivers and software packages in the following sequence.
Note: Some components may or may not be on your computer depending on build and specification.
The list below shows which section heading each driver is listed under on the Dell Support Website for your computer. Before choosing your drivers, be sure and select the correct Operating System from the drop-down list.
- Chipset Drivers 1 - Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility
- Chipset Drivers 2 - Intel Management Engine 8.0 Components Driver
- Chipset Drivers 3 - Intel USB 3.0
- Video Devices - Intel GMA HD and NVidia K1000M / K2000M / K3000M / K4000M / K5000M
- Audio Drivers - IDT 92HDxxx Audio
- Network Drivers (LAN) - Intel 825xx Gigabit Platform LAN Network Device (vPro)
- Network drivers (WPAN) - Dell Wireless 380 Bluetooth Module
- Network drivers (WLAN) - Wireless Driver
- Chipset Drivers 4 - O2Micro OZ600xx Memory Card Reader
- Applications Driver - ST Microelectronics Free Fall Sensor
- Dell Data Protection Applications - Dell Data Protection | Access
- Input Drivers - Dell Multi-touch Touchpad
Note: Use this page only as a guide, illustrating how Device Manager looks during driver install. Drivers can be downloaded from www.dell.com/support.
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Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility
Install the Dell System Software update from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7 > Chipset Drivers > Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility.
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Intel Management Engine 8.0 Components Driver
Check if the Intel Management Engine 8.0 Components Installer driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the Intel Management Engine 8.0 Components Installer driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7 > Chip Set Drivers > Intel Management Engine 8.0 Components Installer.
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Intel USB 3.0
Check if the Intel USB 3.0 driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the Intel USB 3.0 driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7 > Chip Set Drivers > Intel USB 3.0
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Intel GMA HD and NVidia K1000M / K2000M / K3000M / K4000M / K5000M
Note: Install the Intel GMA HD graphics driver before the nVidia or ATI drivers unless equipped with a digital RGB LCD.
Check if the video driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the video driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7 > Video Drivers > Intel GMA HD K1000M / K2000M / K3000M / K4000M / K5000M Video Controller.
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IDT 92HDxxx Audio
Check if the audio driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the audio driver from the Dell Support Website or Resource DVD.
If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7 > Audio Drivers > IDT 92HDxxx HD Audio.
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Intel 825xx Gigabit Platform LAN Network Device (vPro)
Note: vPro and non-vPro (TM) systems have different network controller, hence require different driver installation.
Check if the Ethernet driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the Ethernet driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7 > Network Drivers > Intel 825xx Gigabit Platform LAN Network Device (vPro)
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Dell Wireless 380 Bluetooth Module
Check if the wireless controller is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the Bluetooth driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7 > Network Applications > Dell Wireless 380 Bluetooth Module.
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Wireless Driver
Check if the wireless controller is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the wireless driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows XP7 > Network Drivers > Intel WiFi Link 6300 WLAN Half-Mini Card.
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O2Micro OZ600xx Memory Card Reader
Check if the O2 Card Reader driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the card reader driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7 > Chip Set Drivers > O2Micro OZ600XXX Memory Card.
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ST Microelectronics Free Fall Sensor
Check if the ST Microelectronics Free Fall Sensor driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the ST Microelectronics Free Fall Sensor driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7 > Application Drivers > ST Microelectronics Free Fall Sensor
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Dell Data Protection | Access
Check if the Dell Data Protection driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the Dell Data Protection driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7 > Dell Data Protection Applications > Dell Data Protection | Access.
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Dell Multi-Touch Touchpad
Check if the touchpad driver is installed by looking at Device Manager (shown below). Install the touchpad driver from the Dell Support Website or by inserting the Dell Resource DVD.
If you are installing from the DVD, choose Windows 7 > Input Drivers > Dell Multi-touch Touchpad
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Article Properties
Affected Product
Precision M4700, Precision M6700
Last Published Date
17 Oct 2022
Version
6
Article Type
Solution