DescriptionFree download updated Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Notebook video, audio, chipset, wireless and Bluetooth drivers for Windows 10 to experience better performance.
Very brief guide to driversfor upgrading a Dell Inspiron 1525 from Vista 32-bit to Vista64-bit or Windows 7 64-bit.The Dell Inspiron 1525 is an extremely popular model oflaptop and is a very good choice for a Dual-Core cpu at a relatively good pricepoint. However, it has one very big drawback, it ships with only a 32 bit OS.Simply put, a dual-core cpu is a 64-bit processor and the operating system thatcomes with the laptop is Microsoft Vista Home, which operates at 32-bits.
You’vepaid for four lanes of highway, but you’re only using two! Upgrading to WindowsXP 64 bit, Vista 64 bit, or even the Windows 7beta (test version) 64 bit operating system is the only way to take advantageof the additional speed you’ve paid for. And it is worth it.Dell does not support, suggest, or recommend upgrading yourOS to anything other than the factory installed OS. So if you upgrade, you’reon your own.
If you’re unsure of how this may affect your warranty, I stronglysuggest you contact Dell before doing any modification of your OS. I alsohighly suggest you back up all of your data, either to an online storage spotor to cd/dvd discs where you can easily access it after the upgrade iscomplete.
Dell Inspiron 1525 Video Card Upgrade
(NOTE: I recommend you make that a bi-weekly, if not a bi-daily,habit) Backup! Next make sure you have all of the original CD’sand installation material that came with your laptop in case you want torestore the original settings later on. There are hundreds of online guidesthat will walk you through the upgrade process. Google it and you should beable to find one that works for you.Dell does not offer a readily available list of drivers for64-bit operating systems. The purpose of this here is simply to give a list of driversthat I downloaded that worked for me. After doing a fresh, clean install of Vista 64-bit, I got out the Driver Installation disk thatcame with my Inspiron 1525. On that disk, there are several drivers that arealready 64-bit compatible.
Insert the disk and select Vista64 bit under Operating System. Click on extract for each driver you want and underthe View pane it will tell you if it is 64-bit compatible. Some drivers underthe Vista 32 bit section will also show ifthey are compatible with 64 bit. Install each of the drivers that meet the criteria.Alternatively, you can go to the Dell Website and enter your Service Tag number(from the back of the laptop) and Dell will provide you a list of all driversthat shipped with your laptop. Click on each one and select the Compatibilityoption to see if it is 64 bit or not. If it is, download and install.As I said before, Dell does not have a readily available listof drivers that may be needed after a clean install of a 64 bit OS.
Here I willoffer the drivers that I hunted down that worked for my installation of both Vista 64 bit and Windows 7 beta 64 bit. These drivers arenot necessarily listed as being for the Inspiron 1525, but I have installedthem and they provide the same functionality on the 1525 as their 32-bitcounterparts. To find them, simply go to Dell’s website, in the drop down box nextto the search bar select “Support and Help” and type the R number in the searchbar.
The driver should be the first one listed. Click and download. Oncedownloaded, double click to install. Try uninstalling the Dell Driver and installing the new driver that Microsoft supplies on it's Windows Update page. Then go to the device manager, select network adapter.
Click on the wireless adapter, and select the Power Management Tab and uncheck the 'Allow the computer to turn-off this device to save power'. The driver version I'm using from MS is: Dell Wireless 1395 WLAN Mini-Card Driver Provider: Microsoft Driver Date: 10/1/2008 Driver Version: 4.176.75.18 Digital Signer: Microsoft Windows. Thanks for this list.