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Uh, a full VM doesn't touch any real hardware. VMs provide virtual hardware of the most compatible type, so unless you are using a hypervisor that allows PCI passthru AND have done the 20 steps to...

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000131655/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-on-your-dell-pc is Dell's recommendation. You've probably been following it already.

I have a "new to me" Dell laptop...