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Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide Dell Business Client Re-Image "How-To" Guide Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Notebook Revision 9.0 A09 June 15th, 2013 - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 2
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 3
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide Contents 1 Overview...4 2 "How-To" ...5 2.1 Supported Operating Systems ...5 2.2 Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision New Features & Image Impact 6 2.3 Latest Drivers / Applications and Utilities...8 2.4 Installation - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 4
products or other computer systems. Dell recommends ensuring BIOS settings (including SATA configurations modes) are correctly set and using the latest device drivers and applications when imaging their systems. This "How-To" guide applies to the following Latitude systems: Product 1st Generation - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 5
for use on Dell Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision notebook computers: Note: Not all generation notebook computers can ship with below Microsoft operating systems. XP only available via CFI service on 3rd and 4th Generation systems except Latitude 3330 Microsoft Windows XP 32 Bit: Validated - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 6
- only for Mobile Precision o Graphics controller (Intel, nVidia and AMD) o HDMI Audio o Network LoM (Intel and Broadcom) o Wireless LAN o Wireless WAN o WiMAX o Bluetooth o UWB - Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision 1st & 2nd generation o Dell Control Vault o Contactless smartcard / RFID - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 7
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide o Dell Data Protection | Security Tool(DDPST) - Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision 5th generation except Latitude 3440, 3540 o Dell Data Protection | Encryption(DDPE) - Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision 3rd, 4th and 5th - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 8
the latest and most updated BIOS, drivers, firmware, and applications. Dell validated and tested drivers and applications are located on Dell's support web site http://support.dell.com/ o Enter the Service Tag or select the product model and the model number o Select Operating System (32-Bit or 64 - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 9
installed on Dell Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision systems in a prescribed order to ensure optimal performance. Actual system configurations may vary. Note: Dell Alienware, Inspiron, Studio, XPS and Vostro Laptops may have different installation sequence. Please refer to Dell Support Website for - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 10
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide 2.4.2 Installation Sequence & Features at a Glance: 2.4.2.1 BIOS, Drivers and Firmware: o BIOS o Intel Chipset - Helps Windows control system board components and controllers. o Dell Desktop System Software - A compilation - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 11
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide HW based solution using out-of-band communication for management access to client systems (independent of the system state) o USB 3.0 o Touch Screen Digitizer o Control Vault Driver Update (FingerPrint Reader, Contactless - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 12
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide 2.5 BIOS Dell recommends flashing the latest BIOS available to the system. This is posted on Dell's driver & downloads support web site (support.dell.com) under the "BIOS" section. Some of the BIOS settings are critical to - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 13
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide TPM Security: Note: This setting is not available for Non-TPM configuration of 4th generations Latitude Operating System Enabled: The BIOS will turn the TPM during POST so that it can be used by the Operating System - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 14
on Dell's driver & downloads support web site (support.dell.com) under the "System Utilities" section o For 4th and 5th generation Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision, please enable the Windows Update and connect to Internet once install the driver of Integrated Wired Network Controller. (see - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 15
. The IMSM / IRST driver is only available from Dell - If SATA configuration mode in the BIOS is set to either AHCI, IRRT, RAID On, or RAID, install the Dell IMSM / IRST driver and application available on Dell's driver & downloads support web site (support.dell.com) under the "Serial ATA" section - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 16
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide - Follow these steps to install the IMSM / IRST driver: 1. For Microsoft XP 32 & 64-Bit Operating Systems: Installing the Intel IMSM driver using the Floppy Drive Boot to the Dell Recovery DVD (RDVD) and select the - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 17
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide 2.6.5 Graphics: o 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 Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 18
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide Intel nVidia E4200 E4300 E5400 E5500 E6400 E6400 ATG E6500 M2400 M4400 M6400 E6410 E6410 ATG E6510 M4500 M6500 E5420 / E5520 E6320 E6420 E6420 ATG E6520 M4600 M6600 E5430 / E5530 E6230/E6330/E 6430u/3330 E6430/E6430s - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 19
E6530 M4700 M6700 E5430 / 3440/3540 E6540 Intel 825xx Gigabit Platform LAN Network Broadcom 57XX Gigabit Integrated Controller Realtek RTL8111G LAN Network XX XXXXX XX X XXXX XX X XXXXXX X X X XXXX X X X X - Network Controller drivers are available on Dell's driver & downloads support - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 20
and Sleep Mode o Display and Devices o Keyboard Backlighting and Hotkeys Customization o Extended Battery Life / All Day Battery Life o The Control Point System Manager Application is available on Dell's driver & downloads support web site (support.dell.com) under "Control Point" section - Refer to - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 21
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide component is applicable to Vista 32 & 64-Bit only, and is not required for XP 32 & 64-Bit and Win7/8 32 & 64-Bit Note: Customers can obtain ALS feature by installing ALS utility in case Control Point System Manager is not - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 22
Precision, except Latitude 3330/3440/3550) o Dell Feature Enhancement Pack - DFEP is a Dell developed application providing a complete set of power management configuring and alerting capabilities Support for hot keys and system events Dell customized power plans and extensions Battery Health - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 23
system events Battery Health Information Battery Warning Notification Tiles of Mobility Center o The Quickset Application is available on Dell's driver & downloads support web site (support.dell.com) under "System Utilities" section 2.6.14 Dell Data Protection | Access - DDPA, (for Latitude - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 24
/8 32 & 64-Bit Operating Systems do not provide native device driver support for WLAN controllers featured in Dell Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision systems. To obtain wireless network functionality, install the Wireless LAN device driver applicable to the WLAN devices installed in the notebook - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 25
Systems do not provide native support for the broadband Wireless WAN controllers featured in Dell Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision systems. To obtain broadband functionality, install the Broadband device driver applicable to the wireless WAN devices installed in the system, and to the service - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 26
Jog Shuttle control (M6400 & M6500) Solution Differences between Dell Touchpad devices and drivers: 1st Generation 2nd Generation 3rd Generation 4th Generation 5th Generation E4200 E4300 E5400 E5500 E6400 E6400 ATG E6500 M2400 M4400 M6400 E4310 E5410 E5510 E6410 E6410 ATG E6510 M4500 M6500 - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 27
Network Device 3. Intel Wireless WLAN driver for WLAN AMT manageability via Intel WLAN adapter o Microsoft XP 32 & 64-Bit, Vista 32 & 64-Bit, and Win7/8 32 & 64-Bit Operating Systems do not include the AMT drivers. The AMT drivers are available on Dell's driver & downloads support web site (support - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 28
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide Intel Identity Protection Technology (IPT) feature requires IPT Middleware to be installed after the AMT Unified driver 4. For E-Family 4th generation systems, Intel Unified AMT 8 Management Interface Driver Intel - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 29
to the system BIOS and check the following: 1. Under BIOS settings -> system configuration Latitude ON - ARM module is installed: Install the "Control Point Button Service" in Windows available on Dell's driver & downloads support web site (support.dell.com) under the "Control Point" section - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 30
Intel® Smart Connect Technology 1 Smart Connect is a BIOS- and driver-based technology that periodically wakes the system from the Windows® sleep state to refresh email or social networking applications. When the system is equipped with specific wireless devices, it can detect the presence of known - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 31
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide HDD + SSD HDD + mSATA Not supported Supported Not supported Supported Supported Supported SSD only mSATA only Hybrid Drive Supported Supported Not supported (Note: SSD performance achieved without Smart Response) - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 32
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide Appendix - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 33
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide Appendix A .NET Framework Requirements What is .NET Framework? 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 most - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 34
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide Appendix B 512e / 4KBe HDD Re-image Guidelines 1 What is Advanced Format HDD? HDD industry is moving towards supporting higher drives capacity, to address the current limitations with the 512-byte sector HDDs, the industry - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 35
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide 3 Re-imaging Requirements when using Advanced Format HDDs The following are the re-imaging guidelines needed to support Advanced Format HDDs. These requirements are dependent on which Operating System will be installed and - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 36
on the Dell Support website in Dell Drivers and Downloads for your system under the SATA drivers section - (2) Please refer to the Partition Alignment Tools - Section 3.4 3.2.2Deploying 512B pre-installed image to an Advanced Format drive Microsoft® OS Installation Method Windows 7 SP1 Windows - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 37
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide 3.3 Other Partition Alignment Requirements Environment Action IRRT / RAID 0,1 & 5 Configuration Use Alignment Tools(1) to ensure Advanced Format drive partitions are properly aligned Data Protection / Encryption Use - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 38
The Paragon Alignment Tool (PAT) is a hardware agnostic tool available for download from the Dell Support website in Dell Drivers and Downloads for your system under the SATA Drives section. This tool can be used after an Operating System is installed to align the partitions of an Advanced Format - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 39
Reader 8. Authentec Fingerprint Reader 9. Broadcom Unified Security Hub 10. Vista Storage Driver Update (for ATAPI.SYS) 5. Can I use WiMax and WiFi at the same time? a. No, the wireless adapter only supports one of them being active at one time 6. What is the Dell System Software utility and why do - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 40
updates based on the criticality. Alternatively, end users can use the scheduling option to keep their system up-to-date with the systems software released by Dell 8. What is eSATA? One of the connectors on the system is a dual eSATA / USB combo port. It can interface with either an eSATA device - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 41
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide Appendix D Tables - Control Point System Manager Features - Table B1 Category Power Manager Display settings Function Keys Hot Key customizaton Keyboard backlighting Brightness ALS Feature user profiles View battery - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 42
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide - Control Point Security Manager Features - Table B2 Category ControlVault TPM Pre-Boot Authentication (PBA) Embedded Finger Print Reader External Dell Branded Finger Print Reader Contact Smart Card Reader Contacless Smart - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 43
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide - Control Point Connection Manager Features - Table B4 Category Feature Dell Wireless LAN 1397, 1510 (Broadcom) Dell Wireless LAN 1520 (Broadcom TGV - no enterprise extension) Intel Wireless LAN 5100, 5300 WLAN WWAN • - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 44
" Guide Appendix E E-Docks - Dell E-Docks (E-Family Docking Stations) o Dell E-Family docking stations are architected differently than previous generations of Dell docking stations. o To enhance Plug And Play performance E-Family products no longer require a docking profile Note: USB devices might - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 45
Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide - Dell Latitude E6540 | Re-image Guide - Page 46
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Dell Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family & Mobile Precision
Reimage “How
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To” Guide
Dell
Business Client
Re-
Image “How
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To” Guide
Latitude Ultrabook, E-Family &
Mobile Precision Notebook
Revision 9.0
A09
June 15
th
, 2013