DELL OPTIPLEX GX620 RUNNING O/S Windows XP Professional SP 3

there is a certain order to install dell drivers:

ORDER FOR DELL INSTALL DRIVERS

 Desktop System Software or Notebook System Software

Chipset or SMBus driver

Processor Driver (if applicable)

Video

Audio (sound)

Input Drivers (keyboard/mouse)                                   

Modem                                                                         

Network Card

I reinstalled Windows XP Professional SP 3 Reinstall CD into a DELL OPTIP[LEX GX620 and it did nnot install completely missing drivers sound card audio codecs speaks drivers network adapters and other software  

Yeah...  It installed completely.  The operating system does not include every driver for every component for every machine ever made.  :-)

Drivers are the responsibility of the hardware manufacturer.  Always have been, likely always will be.  Dell made your machine, Dell is who supplies your drivers.

Go get 'em...

http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/04/Product/optiplex-gx620

You will have to get at least one of them (network) to the machine via external media so you can get the rest directly... Or you can download them all and get them to the machine via external media.

there are 2 sides of that thought for the desktop software driver, even in the dell communities

some do not use it, however dell's definition is that it will set up the system to install the other drivers easier and without problems, so it is basically six of one half a dozen of another, but I always follow the order.

just my opinion. :)

there is a certain order to install dell drivers:

 

ORDER FOR DELL INSTALL DRIVERS

 Desktop System Software or Notebook System Software

Chipset or SMBus driver

Processor Driver (if applicable)

Video

Audio (sound)

Input Drivers (keyboard/mouse)                                   

Modem                                                                         

Network Card

 

That is (or was) Dell's suggestion for installing drivers and getting the best results.  Such an order is not just a suggested "Dell" thing, but any computer.  However, truth be told, the majority of the time it does not matter the order of the drivers.

It just makes logical sense, is all.

First - I suggest suggest ignoring the first thing in the list.  Either that was a title or a mistake - you really want your hardware device drivers installed and functioning before you update any "Desktop System Software or Notebook System Software".

The true first thing you would logically want the latest drivers for would be the motherboard chipset and that is what is referenced as the, "Chipset or SMBus driver" above.  Often there are more than one of these for the mainboard.  Why logically?  The mainboard is what everything else (after power) depends on to work.  It is the BODY of the computer, if you will.  Sure - the processor is the brain and the RAM is the short-term memory/recall and the video card allows the computer to express what it is thinking as does the audio device and the network device/modem allow it to communicate at long distances while the keyboard and mouse allow you to communicate with the computer - but if the foundation is not working at full capacity (the body isn't functioning correctly) - then the rest will be garbage as well.

As for the processor driver - usuall a non-starter on modern machines.  No worries there.

After that - truly - the order gets a little skewed.  Sure - video is nice so you can see everything on the screen, but honestly - you could do network, modem, nex and have no trouble.  Sure - it would be nice to then get the audio installed for any dings and other indicators things are happening, but again, it doesn't really matter.