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Dell Serial Attached SCSI 6iR Integrated and Adapter User Manual

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Driver Installation

3 Press the key.

The system prompts for the driver media to be inserted.

NOTE:

The driver can be provided using a properly formatted USB key.

Check

support.dell.com

for additional details.

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

A list of SAS controllers appears.

5 Select the right driver for the installed controller and press to

load the driver.

NOTE:

For Windows Server 2003, a message can 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 media.

6 Press again to continue the installation process as usual.

Installing the Driver During a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista
Installation

Perform the following steps to install the driver during operating system
installation.

1 Boot the system using the Microsoft Windows Vista/Microsoft Windows

Server 2008 media.

2 Follow on-screen instructions until you reach the “Where do you want to

install Vista/2008”; then select “Load driver...”

3 The system prompts for the media to be inserted. Insert the installation

media and browse to the proper location when prompted.

4 Select the appropriate SAS 6/iR controller from the list, click “Next” and

continue installation as usual.

NOTE:

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista operating systems include

native support for the SAS 6/iR RAID controller and the driver is automatically
installed. Check

support.dell.com for driver updates.

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