Contents
1 Installation overview
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2 Introduction
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3 Order of reinstallation
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4 Updating or resetting the BIOS
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Flashing the BIOS
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Clearing CMOS settings
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Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security
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5 Reinstalling the operating system
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6 Reinstalling drivers and applications
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Displaying drivers and applications on your computer
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7 Reinstallation sequence for drivers and applications
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1. Intel chipset device software
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Downloading and installing the chipset driver
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2. Critical Microsoft Quick Fix Engineering (QFE) updates
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3. Media-card reader driver
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Downloading and installing the media-card reader driver
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4. Intel Rapid Storage Technology (IRST)
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Downloading and installing the IRST driver
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5. Graphics
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Downloading and installing the Dell graphics driver
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6. Audio
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Downloading and installing the Dell audio driver
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7. Fingerprint-reader driver
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Downloading and installing the
fingerprint-reader
driver
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8. Dell Power Manager (DPM)
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9. Wireless Local Network (WLAN) drivers and applications
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Downloading and installing the Wi-Fi driver
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10. Dell Docking Station WD15
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11. Dell Thunderbolt Dock TB16
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8 .NET Framework
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9 Getting help and contacting Dell
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Self-help resources
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Contacting Dell
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