Downloading Drivers From The Dell Support Website For Windows; Updating Existing Windows Server 2008 R2 Or Windows Server 2012 - Dell PowerEdge VRTX User Manual

Downloading Drivers From The Dell Support Website For Windows

To download drivers from the Dell support website:
1. Go to dell.com/support.
2. Select your line of business.
3. In the Popular support tools section, click Drivers and Downloads.
4. Enter the service tag of your system in the Choose by Service Tag to get started field or select Choose from a list of
all Dell products.
5. Select the System Type, Operating System, and Category from the drop-down list.
The drivers that are applicable to your selection are displayed.
6. Download the drivers that you require to a diskette drive, USB drive, CD, or DVD.
7. During the operating system installation, use the media that you created with the Load Driver option to load mass
storage drivers. For more information on reinstalling the operating system, see the following sections relevant to
your operating system.
Updating Existing Windows Server 2008 R2 Or Windows Server
2012
NOTE: Close all applications on your system before you update the driver.
1. Insert the media (CD, DVD, or USB drive) containing the driver.
2. Select Start → Settings → Control Panel → System.
The System Properties screen is displayed.
NOTE: The path to System Properties may vary depending on the operating system family.
3. Click on the Hardware tab.
4. Click Device Manager.
The Device Manager screen is displayed.
NOTE: The path to Device Manager may vary depending on the operating system family.
5. Expand SCSI and RAID Controllers by double-clicking the entry or by clicking on the plus symbol next to SCSI and
RAID Controller.
NOTE: In Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008 editions, the Shared PERC 8 card is listed under
Storage Controllers.
6. Double-click the RAID controller for which you want to update the driver.
7. Click the Driver tab and click Update Driver.
The screen to update the device driver wizard is displayed.
8. Select Install from a list or specific location.
9. Click Next.
10. Follow the steps in the wizard and browse to the location of the driver files.
11. Select the INF file from the driver media (CD, DVD, or other media).
12. Click Next and continue the installation steps in the wizard.
13. Click Finish to exit the wizard and reboot the system for the changes to take place.
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