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    XPS 15 9550 Fresh Install

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by dansor, Feb 11, 2016.

  1. dansor

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    Hi,

    When my XPS arrives, I plan on wiping it and doing a fresh Windows 10 install. Trying to avoid Dell crapware, I'm going with manufacturer drivers as much as possible, but there are a few I'm not certain on that I'm hoping someone who's done this could give me some advice on. I'm basically going through the Dell driver list and there are a few I'm curious if I even need and, if so, where to find non-Dell drivers if possible.

    Realtek Audio, Realtek RTS5242 PCIe Gen2 CardReader Driver, Realtek USB GBE Ethernet Controller Driver
    I'm unable to access Realtek's site, but all these drivers look quite recent. Can anyone confirm that they don't include any unnecessary Dell software and/or superfluous software? I suspect Windows Update may find these drivers, but not be as up to date

    For all the Intel stuff below, I'm unable to find installers on Intel's site. Does anyone have any insight into which are required and which are unnecessary?
    Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) 3 Firmware Update
    Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework Driver
    Intel Serial IO Driver
    Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) Controller Driver
    Intel(R) Management Engine Components Installer Driver

    Intel Rapid Storage Driver - According to another thread, I will only be installing iaAHCIC.cat and iaAHCIC.inf.

    I only have the NVMe drive, so I'll also be setting to AHCI mode in the BIOS before install.

    Any other advice on a fresh install would be appreciated!

    Thanks!
     
    dansor, Feb 11, 2016
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