reinstall video driver for dell latitude e6400

Ironically I had run into this same issue at SharePoint Saturday Michigan earlier this year on my previous laptop.

I dual boot it between Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (for Hyper-V and 64 bit VMs.) Not surprisingly I had forgotten to update the graphics drivers on my Server ‘08 R2 install to allow it to connect to a projector. The laptop I use for most of my work (recently upgraded to) is a Dell E6410 with Intel Integrated HD graphics card. The next morning I arrived at the conference venue early to finish those last minute checks I had neglected the night before. I got back to my hotel too late to give my presentation a last run through and make sure everything was in order. I arrived Friday night for the speaker dinner and continued the night with friends for karaoke and seeing the town. Our story begins with me in Ney York for SharePoint Saturday New York City 2010 this past weekend. If you’d like the solution steps skip down to the bottom, although you may not like what I tell you since (at the time of writing) it involves installing Server ‘08 R2 Service Pack 1 beta. This situation may affect you if you are running Windows Server 2008 R2 on a Dell E6400 or E6500 series laptop. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.If you’re not wincing already by see those feared words “blue screen of death” (BSOD) then allow me to detail how this story got even worse. This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available. Once you are in the directory where you want to extract, enter the following Using CabArc to extract the driver contents and maintain directory structure:

Viewing CAB Contents - Windows Explorer supports native viewing of CAB contents.

Optimize the deployment of targeted system-specific driver packages.

Setup an appropriate boot control sequence.

Create a system-level optimized deployment sequence.

Use Microsoft Windows OS-based PnP enumeration capabilities to install drivers for applicable devices.

With the Dell Client Systems Deployment CAB, an I/T Administrator can perform the following

Reinstall video driver for dell latitude e6400