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Dell E7450 network drivers - what exactly do I need?

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by dandv, Mar 18, 2015.

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  1. dandv

    dandv Notebook Consultant

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    I'm trying to do a clean, bloat-free install of Windows 7 on the Latitude E7450 and I'm confused about the network drivers available for it (the other drivers are confusing too, but let's focus on the network).

    What WiFi driver should I install? What's the difference between "Intel 7265/7260/3160 WiFi Driver" and "Dell Wireless 1707 WiFi/Bluetooth Driver"? Why is a WiFi/BT driver three hundred megabytes?!

    What exactly is the "Intel 7265/3165 Bluetooth Application"? Will it provide a Bluetooth driver?

    My laptop does have the Intel 7265 chip (I think... the driver for it has enabled WiFi), so why isn't there an "Intel 7265/.../ WiFi/BT driver"? After I've installed the 7265 driver, my Bluetooth headset is recognized, but won't appear as a sound output device.

    There's also a "Dell Wireless 1560 WiFi/BT Driver" listed under my service tag.

    I don't get it - doesn't DELL know exactly what hardware my laptop has, based on the service tag? Why am I presented with all these confusing driver options?

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    Anyone?

    In the meantime I've tried installing the Dell Wireless 1707 driver, and it complained the hardware was not present (duh).

    The Bluetooth application - Network_Application_RYCJ4_WN32_17.1.1411.504_A03 installed some BT drivers, but there are still three Bluetooth devices in Device Manager with problems and the music service doesn't work with my LG HBS730 Bluetooth headset.
     
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