Dell Business Client E-Family Re-Image User Manual
E-Family Reimage “How-To” Guide
Business Client
E-Family Re-Image “How-To” Guide
Revision 2.0
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April 30
th
, 2010
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E-Family Reimage “How-To” Guide
Contents
1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3
2 “How-To” ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Supported Operating Systems ............................................................................................................................. 4
2.2 E-Family New Features & Image Impact .............................................................................................................. 5
2.3 Latest Drivers / Applications and Utilities ............................................................................................................ 7
2.4 Installation Sequence ........................................................................................................................................... 8
2.5 BIOS .................................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.6 Recommended Drivers / Applications, Installation Order ................................................................................. 13
Appendix – A, FAQs ............................................................................................................................................................ 26
Appendix – B, Tables .......................................................................................................................................................... 28
- Control Point System Manager Features - Table B1 .................................................................................................. 28
- Control Point Security Manager Features – Table B2 ................................................................................................ 29
- Control Point Connection Manager Features – Table B3 .......................................................................................... 30
Appendix – C, E-Docks ....................................................................................................................................................... 31
- Dell E-Docks (E-Family Docking Stations) ............................................................................................................... 31
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1st generation 2nd Generation
E4200 -
E4300 -
E5400 -
E5500 -
E6400 E6410
E6400 ATG E6410 ATG
E6500 E6510
M2400 -
M4400 M4500
M6400 M6500
Dell
Precision Mobile
WorkStations
Dell
Latitude
1 Overview
The purpose of this document is to detail the required steps for reimaging Dell E-Family notebooks with
Microsoft Operating Systems. Dell Mobile Precision Workstations also support Red Hat Linux 5.1. This
document is specific to Microsoft OS’s
Dell E-Family systems ship with MS Windows XP SP3 (SP2 for XP 32-Bit), Vista SP2, or Windows 7.
These images include t he 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 E-Family 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 E-Family products. Reinstalled
images should be built from a clean OS load and following the steps in this guide. Dell does not
recommend starting from an image built for D-Family products or other computer system s
Dell recommends checking BIOS settings (including SATA configurations modes) and updating device
drivers and applications when imaging their systems
This “How-To” guide applies to the following E-Family systems:
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