This model and Operating System is not supported by Dell.
Legacy BIOS
Recommended hardware Upgrades
SSD – Solid State Drives
- This unit accepts a 2.5″ Form Factor SATA SSD see Upgrading to a Solid State Drive
It is recommended to upgrade it to 4 GB of RAM
Refer to the Service Manual when performing hardware upgrades.
Media Direct
This is a Media Direct system and the Media Direct partition should be setup before installing Windows 7 see Preparing your Hard Drive: Setting Up Media Direct.
Windows OS
- Unofficial Free Upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 10 (also works with Windows XP).
OS Updates
- WSUS Offline Update (Windows 7/8.1 only)
System Utilities
- Dell System Software (Windows 7 only)
Chipset
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AMD 6-Series Chipset
- 1. Integrated Motherboard Graphics
- 2. AMD 6-Series Chipsets
- 3. All 6-Series Chipsets
- 4. Windows 7 32 Bit
- Ricoh Card Reader
Video
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AMD Legacy Driver
- 1. Integrated Motherboard Graphics
- 2. Radeon X12xx Series
- 3. Radeon X1250
- 4. Windows Vista 32 Bit
- ATI X1270X Microsoft Update Catalog* + Add to Basket Microsoft Update Catalog 8.533.1.0 pci\ven_1002&dev_791f&subsys_01311025
- AMD X1270X Dell Vista Driver http://ftp.dell.com/video/R172963.exe 8.423
* See instructions on using the Microsoft Update Catalog and install drivers via the Device Manager.
Please comment if this legacy driver works as its the X1250X and not the X1270X but the installer may include drivers for both or if the Dell driver works or whether the driver from the Microsoft Update Catalog works the best.
Communications
- Conexant Modem D330 Driver
- Conexant Modem Application
- Conexant Modem Diagnostics
- Conexant Modem Utility
- Conexant Modem HTML
Input
Ethernet
Wireless
Audio
- Sigmatel Audio Registry File (Windows 7 only)
- Sigmatel Audio (Windows 7 only)
Application
- Dell Quickset (new)
- Dell Quickset (old)
- Windows Live Essentials 2012 – Movie Maker (Ignore the installation of OneDrive, Skype and Messenger)
- Microsoft Mathematics
- Debut Video Capture – Webcam and Screen Capture
Macrium Reflect
Security
The Vista 32 bit driver R172963.exe from the Dell FTP website works.