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Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 5i User Manual

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Driver Installation

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 key immediately.

Within a few minutes, a screen appears that asks for additional controllers in the system.

3 Press the key.

The system prompts for the driver diskette to be inserted.

4 Insert the driver diskette in the diskette drive and press .

A list of PERC controllers appears.

5 Select the right driver for the installed controller and press 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 to use the driver that is on the floppy diskette.

6 Press 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

™

has PERC 5 driver native on the Windows Vista installation CD. For the latest supported

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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