Hi guys,
I recently installed a new SSD into my Dell Inspiron 17R since my old HDD completely crashed on me. So I installed the new SSD and had to install a new OS, so I called up Dell and purchased and had them mail me a flash drive with the Windows7 Home 64-bit OS. I installed it and am now on a working laptop again...I definitely need to install some drivers as my laptop is nowhere near what it used to be. Things work...like the mouse, monitor, sound, wireless internet, etc., but nothing is quite like how it used to be (the monitor resolution is completely off and unable to be changed, the mouse pad doesn't fully work - I can't scroll up and down on the web page by sliding up and down on the mousepad, etc.)
1. I have the original drivers installation disc, but never installed it after installing the OS flash drive, so technically shouldn't none of the stuff that I have working right now be working?
2. I downloaded the Dell System Detect Launcher from the Dell website to figure out what drivers I need or need to update, and of course, after doing the System Analysis from the Drivers and Downloads section of the website, I get the message, "System Analysis not available - Please try again later. You can also find drivers by Service Tag or see a list of drivers available for your product."
3. In the Drivers and Downloads section, there are a total of 44 downloads for me...I don't actually need all 44 though, right? How do I know which I actually NEED and are the most up-to-date and in what order do I need to install these drivers?
For example, two of the "Recommended" drivers are the "Dell Digital TV Receiver ATSC-01" and the "Sonic Solutions Roxio Burn Application"....these are recommended, but I'm pretty sure I don't need a Digital TV Receiver driver, whatever that is, and I don't even know what Roxio is and I'm pretty sure I don't have it on my laptop, so these two are "recommended" but aren't NEEDED.