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Installing the Driver During a Microsoft Operating System
Installation
Perform the following steps to install the driver during operating system installation.
1 Boot the system using the Microsoft Windows 2000/Windows XP/Microsoft Windows Server 2003 CD.
2 When the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver appears, press
the <F6> key immediately.
Within a few minutes, a screen appears that asks for additional controllers in the system.
3 Press the <S> key.
The system prompts for the driver diskette to be inserted.
4 Insert the driver diskette in the diskette drive and press <Enter>.
A list of PERC controllers appears.
5 Select the right driver for the installed controller and press <Enter> to load the driver.
NOTE:
For Windows Server 2003, a message may appear that states that the driver that you provided is older
or newer than the existing Windows driver. Press <S> to use the driver that is on the floppy diskette.
6 Press <Enter> again to continue the installation process as usual.
Installing a Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2000,
or XP Driver for a New RAID Controller
Perform the following steps to configure the driver for the RAID controller on a system that already has
Windows installed.
NOTE:
Windows Vista
drivers, go to the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
1 Turn off the system.
2 Install the new RAID controller in the system.
See "Hardware Installation and Configuration" on page 25 for detailed instructions on installing and
cabling the RAID controller in the system.
3 Turn on the system.
The Windows operating system detects the new controller and displays a message to inform the user.
4 The Found New Hardware Wizard screen pops up and displays the detected hardware device.
5 Click Next.
6 On the Locate device driver screen, select Search for a suitable driver for my device and click Next.
7 Insert the appropriate driver diskette and select Floppy disk drives on the Locate Driver Files screen.
8 Click Next.
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has PERC 5 driver native on the Windows Vista installation CD. For the latest supported
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