Intel Rapid Storage Technology (Irst); Downloading And Installing The Irst Driver; Graphics; Downloading And Installing The Dell Graphics Driver - Dell Precision 3571 Re-Imaging Manual

Intel Rapid Storage Technology (IRST)

The IRST software package enables and enhances high-performance Serial ATA (SATA) and SATA RAID capabilities for
supported operating systems. The IRST software package provides an added protection against data loss in the event of a
hard-drive failure.
NOTE: The following conditions must be met before you can install IRST on your computer.
● Your computer has a RAID I/O controller hub (ICH). If your computer does not have a RAID ICH, you cannot install IRST
unless a third-party RAID controller card is installed.
● Your RAID controller is enabled by default.
CAUTION: If a SATA hard drive is already installed, enabling the RAID controller might cause your
computer to display a blue screen and an error code followed by a system reboot. To enable RAID,
reinstall the operating system.

Downloading and installing the IRST driver

1. Turn on your computer.
2. Go to www.dell.com/support.
3. In the Search support field, enter the Service Tag/Serial Number/Service Request/Model/Keyword of your computer, and
then click Search.
NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag/Serial Number/Service Request/Model/Keyword, use the SupportAssist
feature to automatically identify your computer. You can also click Browse all products to manually browse for your
computer.
4. Click Drivers & downloads > Find drivers.
5. In the Category drop-down, select Serial ATA.
6. Click Download to download the IRST driver for your computer.
7. After the download is complete, go to the folder where you saved the IRST driver file.
8. Double-click the IRST driver file icon and follow the instructions on the screen.

Graphics

The Windows operating system includes the VGA-graphics driver only. For optimal graphics performance, install the Dell
graphics driver applicable to your computer from www.dell.com/support.

Downloading and installing the Dell graphics driver

1. Turn on your computer.
2. Go to www.dell.com/support.
3. In the Search support field, enter the Service Tag/Serial Number/Service Request/Model/Keyword of your computer, and
then click Search.
NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag/Serial Number/Service Request/Model/Keyword, use the SupportAssist
feature to automatically identify your computer. You can also click Browse all products to manually browse for your
computer.
4. Click Drivers & downloads > Find drivers.
5. In the Category drop-down, select Video.
6. Click Download to download the preferred graphics driver for your computer.
7. After the download is complete, go to the folder where you saved the graphics driver file.
8. Double-click the graphics driver file icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
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