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    After formatting E1405 missing several drivers

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Agent Greg, Dec 13, 2006.

  1. Agent Greg

    Agent Greg Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well I got my E1405 and so far I am very happy with it.

    No dead pixels, battery life seems pretty good, and the laptop is very comfortable to use.

    I formatted with the XP MCE 2005 disc that came with it and installed all the drivers I could find. As far as I can tell I can do anything I need to with my laptop (bluetooth, wireless, video card, sound, etc.) but device manager shows 3 items with missing drivers all labelled "base sytem device".

    Any idea what that is and how do I get the drivers installed?
     
    Agent Greg, Dec 13, 2006
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  2. vespoli

    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    Have you installed the chipset drivers? The disk dell sends out is pretty crummy--always go to the website.
     
    vespoli, Dec 13, 2006
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    Agent Greg Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah, I downloaded/installed all the drivers I could find for the E1405 from Dell's website not their CD. I only used their Windows backup CD.
     
    Agent Greg, Dec 13, 2006
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  4. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Install the Dell NSS...it is needed for all the devices to work properly.
     
    Greg, Dec 13, 2006
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    Amber Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

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    You need to install/reinstall the Ricoh drivers under the Chipset section. Most inspirons require two chipset drivers - the intel one which is what most users download, and the ricoh for the 5 - in 1 card reader. I think there is something weird were you have to install the Intel one first and then the Ricoh
     
    Amber, Dec 13, 2006
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