Dell Latitude ST Owner's manual

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Important Information
Re-Imaging Your Latitude ST
CAUTION: Always ensure to back-up your data before uninstalling the operating
system.
NOTE: The touch screen gestures will be available only after you re-install the required
drivers and utilities.
NOTE: Always connect an external USB optical drive, keyboard and mouse to the
computer via the docking station when uninstallating or re-installating the operating
system. In the absence of the docking station, use a USB hub to connect the
peripherals.
Latitude ST comes pre-installed with a Microsoft Windows 7 32 Bit SP1 operating
system and additional Dell recommended software stack, settings and drivers.
Re-imaging the computer, i.e. uninstalling and re-installing the operating system
and drivers is a multi-step process. This document provides important
information required after you re-image your computer, as Dell specific
components will not be available.
Drivers and utilities must be installed on the computer in a specific order to
ensure optimal performance. Failure to install drivers as described may result in
undesirable performance.
CAUTION: Re-image your computer from a clean operating system load and follow
the instructions in this document. Do not use an image built for other computer
systems.
Installation Sequence of Drivers and Utilities
NOTE: All drivers and utilities are available for download on support.dell.com.
On re-installing the operating system, install the drivers and utilities in the
following sequence:
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Table 1-1. Driver and Utility Installation Sequence
Driver/Utility Description
1. BIOS If the BIOS version is older than X16, update to the latest
version available under the BIOS section.
This requires an external DOS Bootable USB stick. Load the
default system BIOS by pressing <F9> in the BIOS setup
menu.
2. Intel Mobile Chipset Install the latest driver available under the Chipset section.
3. Dell System Software Install the latest fixes available under the System Utilities
section for critical Microsoft Quick Fix Engineering (QFEs).
4. Audio Install the audio driver available under the Audio section.
5. Video For optimum graphics performance, install the video driver
available under the Video section.
6. Touch Screen Digitizer Install the N-Trig Multi-Touch-Digitizer driver available
under the Input section.
7. Camera Install the Dell Camera Application Package driver available
under the Input section.
For video capturing and streaming features, install any third
party or freeware webcam software.
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Dell Latitude ST Owner's manual

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