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August 14th, 2015 13:00
auto scan system updates. firm ware & chipset upgrades. How do I identify exsistance of and current versions??? Help
ok I have reformatted and installed my operating system. I run the system scan from the dell web site to identify any driver updates that I may need. I get a huge list of like 44 firmware and chipset updates. no driver updates. First on the urgent list is something about "Samsung F3 7200 3.5 SATA2 HDD Firmware Update" -Well as far as I know I have a western digital hard drive..... -or- is this refuring to the possibility of a sata 'samsung' chip set on the motherboard?
Looking through the list there are a lot listed that I really don't think I have in my system....
- How do I know exactly what hardware I have?
- What the latest firm wares are?
- Same goes for chipset?
I Know this question has probly been asked over and over... (sorry) It has been so long since I have been to the Dell forums I'm a new once again. I'm not sure how to narrow down the searching for posts and topics.
Current system, studio xps8100, I7, W7 x64
I did snatch up the intel update program..
-also, thanks for any help!
-Jaz
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Posted August 14th, 2015 17:00
Obviously the system scan is wrong if it's offering a Samsung firmware update and you have a WD HDD.
On drivers page for Studio XPS 8100, click System Configuration link at the top and enter your Service Tag. It should give you a list of the hardware that Dell installed.
The latest version of BIOS is A05. That only has to be installed one time so if you previously installed A05, you don't need to do it again.
As for drivers, be sure to select the correct version of Windows on the drivers page before downloading any files. You'll need Intel Ibex Peak H57 Chipset and Intel HECI chipset drivers, Intel Rapid Storage Technology, video driver for your video card and version of Windows, audio driver, network drivers (Ethernet and WiFi), mouse+keyboard driver, Bluetooth, etc.