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Using Dell Command | Update
Downloading And Installing Driver Libraries
Perform the following steps to download and install a driver library on a Dell system:
1. On the Welcome screen, click click here to download and install a complete driver library.
The Preparing for driver restore screen is displayed. The driver installation task includes the
following:
• Checking for component updates — checks for available driver libraries.
• Scanning system devices — scans the system and gathers information on the various devices that
are present on the system.
• Locating system driver library — locates the driver library on the system and checks the versions
of the drivers and determines the driver updates available for the system.
• Starting download — determines the driver updates available for the system and starts
downloading them.
• Extracting drivers — After the updates are downloaded, extracts them for installation on the
system.
• Preparing for installation — Indicates the progress of the digital signature validation and creation
of restore points on the operating system.
• Installing drivers — displays the installation status in the format x of y, where ‘x’ is the number of
drivers being installed and ‘y’ is the total number of drivers available. Select the Automatically
restart system (when required) check box to restart the system automatically after the driver are
installed.
• Installation complete — denotes the completion of driver installation in the format x of y
successful, where ‘x’ is the number of drivers installed and ‘y’ is the number of drivers available.
Click Cancel to exit this activity and return to the Welcome screen.
2. After installation of the drivers is complete, click Close to return to the Welcome screen.
For more information on updating the system drivers to their most current version, see Checking And
Installing Updates.
Checking For And Installing Updates
Perform the following steps to check for and install updates on a Dell system:
1. On the Welcome screen, click Check.
The Inventory Collector, a self-contained application, is used to obtain the device hardware
information. The Inventory Collector gathers the inventory status of BIOS, firmware, and drivers on
the system. The inventory status is provided in XML format. The Inventory Collector copies the
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