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Installing windows driver, Creating the driver media, Pre-installation requirements – Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 6i User Manual

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Installing the Drivers

Installing Windows Driver

This section documents the procedures used to install the Windows driver.

Creating the Driver Media

Perform the following steps to create the driver media:

1 Browse to the download section for the system from the Dell Support

website at support.dell.com.

2 Locate and download the latest PERC 6 controller driver to the system.
3 Follow the instructions on the Dell Support website for extracting the

driver to the media.

Pre-Installation Requirements

Before you install the operating system:

Read the Microsoft Getting Started document that ships with your
operating system.

Ensure that your system has the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver updates.
If required, download the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver updates from
the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.

Create a device driver media (diskette, USB drive, CD, or DVD).

Creating the Device Driver Media

Use one of the following two methods to create the device driver media.

Downloading Drivers From the Dell Systems Service and Diagnostic Tools Media

1 Insert the Dell Systems Service and Diagnostics Tools media into a system.

The Welcome to Dell Service and Diagnostic Utilities screen is displayed.

2 Select your system model and operating system (Microsoft Windows

Server 2008).

3 Click Continue.

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