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Dell N4010 come to the market with OS microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic, but some of people feel anoying with it, windows 7 so strange than Windows XP, more familiar and simple.
i will show any one who want to downgrade their Inspiron 14R / N4010, below is the set of drivers that I collected and tested working well, and follow step by step this guide.

first think needed for this guide work is Windows XP SP 3 64 bit installation,then you must download compatible drivers need for windows XP.

Inspiron_14R_N4010_XP_Drivers_Full_Set.part1.rar
Inspiron_14R_N4010_XP_Drivers_Full_Set.part2.rar
Inspiron_14R_N4010_XP_Drivers_Full_Set.part3.rar
Inspiron_14R_N4010_XP_Drivers_Full_Set.part4.rar
Inspiron_14R_N4010_XP_Drivers_Full_Set.part5.rar
Inspiron_14R_N4010_XP_Drivers_Full_Set.part6.rar

after downloaded, extract it all in one.

Driver Group below can be installed manually after OS install:
Atheros AR813-AR815x-v1.0.0.41_WHQL LAN Adapter
SX2210-Monitor_Webcam SW RC1.1 WebCam Driver & Applications
R255591 Synaptics TouchPad
Realtek RTS5138 Card Reader 6.1.7600
DW1501 5.60.48.35 WiFi Adapter
Realtek ALC269Q-GR WDM_HD Audio R249 5.10.0.6132
ATI Display Apps & Utilities
ATI Catalyst 10.6 Drivers Modified for Mobility HD 5470
ATI HDMI DP Audio Driver 10.6_XP32-64
BT365 Bluetooth Driver & Application

and Splitstearm this data into Windows XP Installation CD:
Intel HM57 AHCI
Intel HM57 Chipset
Intel HM57 Management Engine Interface
Intel HM57 Turbo Boost Technology

Download driver sata from ftp://ftp.ins.dell.com/sata/R254174.exe , run, and extract it to C:\dell\drivers\R254174\, keep it.

download Nlite software for make a bootable CD Windows XP SP 3 64 bit.

Install Nlite, do step by step, and put Folder "C:\dell\drivers\R254174\f6flpy-x86" to cd win xp. file "iaAHCI.inf"

do Nlite till proccess finish, and Dell N4010 Downgrade XP SP 3 64 bit ready t burn to Blank CD - ROM.

after OS had installed, don't forget to install drivers needed.
for install VGA driver, First extract the ATI Catalyst 10.6 Drivers then enter Device Manager and use the "Have Disk" method to update the display driver. Have disk method is a way to install a driver that does not have any setup program to install itself automatically. In principle what you are doing is showing Windows where drivers are located. Driver installation scripts are written in *.inf files so a driver must have these files, and this file is located inside:

Drivers\Display\XP_INF\

of the extracted directory.

To access the driver update follow the steps below:
1)Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.

2)The System Properties window will open. Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.

3)The Device Manager window will open. Double-click Display adapters.

4)Right-click on whatever display adapter it shown and click "Update Driver"

5)Select the following option when the Hardware Update Wizard asks to connect to Windows Update: No, not this time. Click Next.

6)Select the following option: Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), and then click Next.

7)Select the Don’t search, I will choose the driver to install option, and then Next

7.1) UNCheck "Show compatible hardware"

8)Click on the Have Disk... button, and then click the Browse button.

9)Browse to the directory where you extracted the driver above i.e. the Drivers\Display\XP_INF subdirectory.

10)Locate and highlight the the CX100944.inf file then Click the Open button

11)Click the OK button. A window listing all of the available display types should open. Select the "ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470", and then click the Next button.

12)The operating system will install the driver. Click the Finish button when done.

enjoy your new XP SP 3 64 bit on your Dell N4010.