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Driver Installation
For the current list of operating systems supported by Dell PowerEdge Express Flash Peripheral Component
Interconnect Express (PCIe) Solid State Devices (SSDs), see
Downloading PCIe SSD Drivers
To download PCIe SSD drivers:
1.
Go to dell.com/support/drivers.
2.
Enter Service Tag or Express Service Code or select Choose from a list of all Dell products.
3.
Select Servers, Storage & Networking.
4.
Select PowerEdge.
5.
Select your system.
The drivers that are applicable to your selection are displayed.
6.
Select Solid State Storage.
The PCIe SSD drivers that are applicable to your system are displayed.
From the available list, download the latest PCIe SSD drivers to a USB drive, CD, or DVD.
Installing Or Upgrading The PCIe SSD Driver For Microsoft
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server
2012 R2
NOTE: For a complete list of supported operating systems, see
NOTE: Use the procedures in this section to install or upgrade the driver for Windows. The driver is updated
frequently. To ensure that you have the current version of the driver, download the updated Windows driver from
dell.com/support. For more information, see
NOTE: Close all applications on your system before you update the driver.
NOTE: Driver version 7.
functionality and features of both types of drivers are the same.
To install or upgrade the PCIe SSD driver for Windows server using Dell Update Package (DUP):
NOTE: Dell provides the DUP to update drivers on systems running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows
Server 2012 operating systems. DUP is an executable application that updates drivers for specific devices. DUP
supports command line interface and silent execution. For more information, see the DUP documentation at
dell.com/support/esmmanuals.
When DUPs are not used to upgrade the driver, follow the instructions below:
1.
Insert the media containing the latest driver that you downloaded in
2.
Click Start → Control Panel → System and Security .
Downloading PCIe SSD
x is ATA port-based and driver version 8. x and later is a Storport-based driver. The
Supported Operating Systems For PCIe
Supported Operating Systems For PCIe
Drivers.
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