System Upgrades
Service Manual
Ensure you reference your service manual before carrying out upgrades:
The most recommended upgrade for this system is a Solid State Drive, here is my affiliate link to Crucial here. If purchasing a SSD or Memory Upgrade please use these links as I will get a tiny bit of commission which will help fund my guides.
SSD Drive Upgrade
Memory Upgrade:
This system supports 8 GB of RAM (2×4 GB Modules) however 8 GB of DDR2 RAM is more expensive than it is worth and the 32 Bit OS maxes out at 4 GB RAM. This can also be purchased using the affiliate link above.
Operating System
It is recommended to install Windows 10 on this system see Windows OEM FAQs and Downloads. The Windows Vista OEM or Windows XP Product Key won't be compatible with Windows 10 Installation Media however you can run Windows 10 Unlicensed. Windows 10 will have most of the system drivers required inbuilt however you can install the Windows 7 Drivers if you have any unknown Devices in the Device Manager.
Drivers and Downloads for Windows 7
Legacy BIOS
System Utilities (Windows 7 Only)
Chipset (Windows 7)
Card Reader
Video (Windows 7 Only)
Communications (Windows 7 Only)
Not all systems have a modem. If the Driver fails to install, there is no need to try and install the rest in this category.
Input
Dell Wireless Cards
Audio (Windows 7 Only)
Check the Architecture of the link and then select download.
Hi,
First, thank you for your post.
I have a problem: I put win 7 64 bits on my Dell D530 and do the upgrades as you have mentioned. On XP my DVD drive was working, but now until win7 installed, my DVD drive is inaccessible. "!" is mentioned near it on the "Manager peripherals" window, and it is invisible on the explorer window. It look likes that the DVD drive is not recognized by the system. But when I check for the update of his driver, windows tell me that the DVD drive is already updated. The P/N of the DVD drive is : C3284-A00
Do you have a issue?
Thanks in advance for your reply.
Robert
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Hi Robert; I plan to install Win 7 pro on the same laptop Dell Latitude D530. My concern is size of RAM (I have 2 GB) and generally speed of Win 7 on this quite old laptop. I also wonder if 32bit version can be faster than 64bit. What is You opinion ? 64bit version works fine ? What is Your RAM size ?