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Dell Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage "How-To" Guide

1 Overview

The purpose of this document is to detail the required steps for reimaging Dell Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision
notebooks with Microsoft Operating Systems.
Dell Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision notebooks systems ship with MS Windows XP SP3 (SP2 for XP 32-Bit),
Vista SP2, or Windows 7. These images include the Dell recommended software stack and settings, drivers, and
applications which are tested and validated with the system.
Drivers and applications must be installed on Dell Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision systems in a prescribed order
to ensure optimal performance. Failure to install drivers and applications as detailed in this document may result in
undesirable performance.
Dell provides drivers and applications that are not included in Microsoft Operating Systems. These drivers are required
to enable the new technologies and features of Dell Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision products, including the 512e
Advanced Format HDD (See appendix –B). Reinstalled images should be built from a clean hand installed OS load and
following the steps in this guide. Dell does not recommend starting from an image built on previous generations of
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 E-Family & Mobile Precision systems:
Product 1st Generation
E4200
E4300
E5400
E5500
E6400
E6400 ATG
E6500
M2400
M4400
M6400
2nd Generation
-
E4310
E5410
E5510
E6410
E6410 ATG
E6510
-
M4500
M6500
3rd Generation
E6220
E6320
E5420/E5420m
E5520/E5520m
E6420
E6420 ATG
E6520
-
M4600
M6600