Recommended Drivers / Applications Installation Order - Dell XPS Consumer Information

Dell XPS Notebook Reimage "How-To" Guide
2.7.5 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's driver & downloads support web site (support.dell.com) under the "Video" section
o On Discrete sku, Microsoft Operating Systems does not include the NVIDIA graphics drivers so need to
install NVIDIA driver available on Dell's driver & downloads support web site (support.dell.com) under
the "Video" section
2.7.6 Audio:
o Microsoft Operating Systems do not include the Audio driver recommended by Dell. The HD Audio
driver is available on Dell's driver & downloads support web site (support.dell.com) under the "Audio"
section
2.7.7 Dell Command Power Management – DCPM
o DCPM is a Dell developed application providing an advanced set of power management
configuring and alerting capabilities
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o The DCPM Application is available on Dell's driver & downloads support web site
(support.dell.com) under "System Utilities" section
2.7.8Wireless Local Network Adapters (WLAN)
o Operating Systems do not provide native device driver support for WLAN controllers featured in Dell
systems. To obtain wireless network functionality, install the Wireless LAN device driver applicable to
the WLAN devices installed in the notebook computer found under the "Network" section posted on
Dell's driver & downloads support web site (support.dell.com). The installer also provides WLAN
application support which provides additional features including enterprise authentication enhancements
Note : With Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) you can quickly connect your laptop to your TV and
projector using the Intel® Centrino®wireless solution that's already built into your laptop. Because
it's based on Wi-Fi*, there are no cables between the laptop and TV/Projector. To obtain Wireless
Display(ONLY applied to Intel WLAN) functionality, install the Wireless Display Application
installation as normal steps
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After complete OS installation, still need to install Intel RST driver via .exe to
install its application.
Dell customized power plans and extensions
Battery Health Information
Advanced Charge mode