Dell E6400 User's Guide

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Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To Guide 11Latest Drivers / Applications and UtilitiesAll Dell validated and tested drivers and application

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Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To Guide 13Installation Sequence Overview The list below is a general overview of drivers and applications

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Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To Guide 15BIOSDell recommends flashing the latest BIOS available to the system. This is posted on Dell&apo

16 Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To Guide• If AHCI or IRRT or RAID modes are selected, Intel's Matrix Storage Manager driver must be

Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To Guide 17Recommended Drivers / Applications, Installation OrderFor best results, Dell recommends installi

18 Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To GuideIf the SATA mode is configured in AHCI, IRRT or RAID mode, the IMSM driver must be installed dur

Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To Guide 19• SATA operation mode in the BIOS is set to IRRT (applies to specific E-Family models except M64

Notes NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.____________________Information in this document i

20 Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To GuideIntegrated Wired Network ControllerBroadcom (E5400, E5500, and M6400 Products Only) • Microsoft

Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To Guide 21• Dell ControlPoint System Manager Application For All Day Battery Life feature (ADBL), install

22 Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To GuideDCP Connection ManagerDell ControlPoint Connections Manager module provides a complete communica

Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To Guide 23It also provides the capability to enable or disable any of the radios on the notebook, such as

24 Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To GuideDisconnect on Ethernet WLANYes Yes with Intel ProSet or Dell Wireless Client Utility (DCU)NoDisc

Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To Guide 25DCP Security ManagerDell ControlPoint Security Manager module provides access to authentication,

26 Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To Guide• Atmel® Trusted Platform Module• STMicroelectronics® Trusted Platform Module• Winbond™ Trusted

Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To Guide 27• Wireless WLAN 1510Bluetooth (Wireless PAN)Microsoft XP 32-Bit and 64-Bit, and Vista 32-Bit and

28 Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To GuideModem (Not applicable to Dell Precision M6400)Microsoft XP 32-bit and 64-bit, and Vista 32-bit a

Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To Guide 29Touch Screen Digitizer (E6400 ATG only)Microsoft XP 32-bit and 64-bit, and Vista 32-bit and 64-b

Contents1Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . 73 E-Family New Features an

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Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To Guide 31Windows UpdateDell recommends performing Microsoft Windows updates to ensure latest security, re

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Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To Guide 33MiscellaneousDell e-Docks (E-Family Docking Stations)Dell E-Family docking stations are architec

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4 ContentsGraphics and Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Integrated Wired Network Controller. . . . . . . . . . 19Dell ControlPoint .

Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To Guide 5OverviewThe purpose of this document is to detail the required steps for re-imaging Dell E-Family

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Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To Guide 7Supported Operating SystemsThe following Microsoft operating systems have been validated for use

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Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image How-To Guide 9E-Family New Features and Image ImpactDell E-Family systems feature new hardware technologies tha