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Hello,<br />
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I recently purchased a Dell Alienware laptop (essentially a very powerful gaming laptop) as I am using this as a sandbox for Windows 2008 Server and other server based software.<br />
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I uninstalled Windows 8 and sequentially installed Windows 7 (uninstalling Windows 8 in the process) and then I installed Windows 2008 Server (uninstalling Windows 7). &nbsp;This was due to some issues in directly installing Windows 2008 Server. &nbsp;Anyway - Windows 2008 Server is now installed so no issues there.<br />
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My problem is that none of the device drivers work as they are all compatible with Windows 7 or 8 only. &nbsp; Please can someone advise where I can get device drivers for the drivers below?<br />
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<a href="http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/ServiceTag/CYFLRY1" rel="ugc">http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/ServiceTag/CYFLRY1</a><br />
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I am trying to first download the Broadcom Wireless driver so at the very least I can access the internet but obviously would like all of them so I can ensure the chipset, network and hard drive are all using the correct drivers so that there are no performance issues.<br />
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Kind Regards,<br />
Raheel
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Hello,

I recently purchased a Dell Alienware laptop (essentially a very powerful gaming laptop) as I am using this as a sandbox for Windows 2008 Server and other server based software.

I uninstalled Windows 8 and sequentially installed Windows 7 (uninstalling Windows 8 in the process) and then I installed Windows 2008 Server (uninstalling Windows 7).  This was due to some issues in directly installing Windows 2008 Server.  Anyway - Windows 2008 Server is now installed so no issues there.

My problem is that none of the device drivers work as they are all compatible with Windows 7 or 8 only.   Please can someone advise where I can get device drivers for the drivers below?

http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/ServiceTag/CYFLRY1

I am trying to first download the Broadcom Wireless driver so at the very least I can access the internet but obviously would like all of them so I can ensure the chipset, network and hard drive are all using the correct drivers so that there are no performance issues.

Kind Regards,
Raheel

Windows 2008 Server Drivers (Dell Alienware laptop)

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.

Server Hardware

Components are those devices that are internal to a computer -- the PC boards, the central processor (CPU), the memory (RAM), disk and video controllers and so on.

Components

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