Drivers for Dell Optiplex GX-280?

I have an Optiplex GX280 at work that I want to install W7 (RTM) on. I'm IT support for a Hospice and I expect that we will be ordering new workstations next year with W7 on them, so I need to bet up to speed on it (in a business environment).

It's installed just fine. It had default drivers for the GB Ethernet NIC and video, but no sound, etc.. I looked on the Dell site and no drivers past XP.

Any ideas on where I can look for W7 compatible drivers? TIA.

 

Thanks, Pete. That was my next step. I did get a response from an ng posting that XP drivers have worked just fine, so I'll try that first... Yes, it is the 32 bit version...

 

It's sorta involved to locate drivers this way - but it works well for me:

- In Device Manager, right click on the device and select Properties, then the Details tab, then look at the hardware ID.

For PCI devices you'll need the 4 characters after the VEN_ and the 4 characters after the DEV_
For USB devices you'll need the 4 characters after the VID_ and the 4 characters after the PID_

For PCI devices, research those numbers at: http://www.pcidatabase.com
For USB devices, research those numbers at: http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids

This will tell you what the device is.
First, visit the device manufacturer's website to see if they've got more current drivers available.

If not, then use Google with that device name and terms like "Windows 7 driver" and/or "Windows Vista driver ". Rooting through the search results will often yield something usable - but it's all trial and error.

 

Cool. Definitely worth adding to the "Useful Tips" catalog.... Thanks