dell drivers

[xcellweb]

is there any way i can download the whole drivers for a dell laptop so i can put the drivers in to my auto install so i dont have to run them.

i've downloaded all the original for a sony viao and that worked wonders but with dell its difficult!

any one know of a way to get the drivers and add it to the auto install

[jbm]

You can extract the dell drivers with winrar

[IcemanND]

or you can download them from the chip manufacturers. otherwise when you run them on a machine they unpack to a folder on the machine then take that folder and add it to your install as needed.b

[PC_LOAD_LETTER]

http://driverpacks.net/

Add driverpacks base + Driverpack LAN if you are low on space on the ISO then just add a shortcut to the all users desktop for support.dell.com, support.hp.com, support.gateway.com and support.acer.com

otherwise, add as many of the packs as you can LAN+Chipset+CPU+Mass Storage will save you a TON of time on new builds and dont take up much space WLAN, Sound and Graphics packs are HUGE though

[Mordac85]

It takes some work but still QED. Go to their support site and download the drivers for the model you have and what particular hardware is installed since they list all possible choices for that model. Then unzip them using winzip/winrar to a separate folder.

Once you have them unpacked you need to wade through each one to just pull out the drivers. Most have some kind of installer for their own unique utilities, but for just the drivers you can normally find them in a subdirectory. The exception to this is the chipset drivers. Normally you only have the cat files and the infs are in one of the data cab files. But you can open that with something like Zipscan easily enough. Copy the necessary driver files, INFs, SYS, DLL, TXTSETUP.OEM, etc to it's own folder and use that for your build.

If you have questions about what files you'll need just open the INF files and they will have a section that calls out the required files. Problem is it can be tricky catching all of them b/c there can be a number of those sections.

IMHO, BTS driverpacks and vendor originals are OK, and for the most part work fine, but I've run into issues from time to time on Dell systems due to their own alterations. If you run into any problems with the above, let me know. I'll be glad to help out.

[perlabsrat]

You may also want to look at an app called "Driver Genius Professional Edition 2007"

It can make a backup of all the currently installed drivers in a system