1. R115192.EXE Driver
2. readme.txt File Contents

readme.txt Driver File Contents (R115192.EXE)

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=           Dell/Adaptec CERC2s driver v6.0.50.3                  =
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=        README for Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 (32-bit)       =
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Criticality: 

1 = Urgent - Dell highly recommends applying this update as soon as 
possible. The update contains changes to improve the reliability and 
availability of your Dell system.  

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Title / Description: 
CERC SATA 1.5/2s Windows XP/2000/2003 x32 Device Drivers, v6.0.50.3

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Release Highlights - Fixes: 
- Corrects potential data corruption issues when using Seagate hard 
drives.
- Corrects potential controller lockups if hard drives incorrectly 
set certain status flags. 

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Compatible with the following Dell systems:

PE420SC
PE800
PE1425SC
PE1420SC
PE1800
Precision 470
Precision 670

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Driver Download and Installation:

Download 

1. Click the Download Now link to download the file. 
2. When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the 
file to your hard drive. 

Extract Files 
1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and 
double-click the new file to unzip the download package 
2. Click Continue. 
3. Specify the location to unzip the files (hard drive or floppy).
4. Click on the OK button to extract files. After the files are 
extracted the message all files were successfully unzipped will 
appear. 
5. Click the OK button to exit from the installer. 

Install

A. New OS Installation

1. Unzip files to a blank floppy disk --
2. Start installing OS.
3. Press F6 when a message appears requesting you to press F6 if 
you need to install third party SCSI or RAID drivers. 
4. When the Windows Setup window is displayed, Press S to specify 
additional device(s). 
5. Insert the driver diskette and press ENTER. 
6. The Windows Setup screen displays a message indicating that 
Setup will load support for the requested storage devices. 
7. If there are any additional devices to be installed, specify 
them now by pressing S.
8. When all devices are specified, continue to the next step by 
pressing ENTER. 


B. Driver Update Installation:

1. Open "Device Manager".
2. Open "SCSI and RAID Contollers".
3. Select "Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA HostRAID Controller" .
4. Select the "Driver" tab.
5. Click on "Update Driver".
6. If asked whether to allow Windows to connect to Windows Update,
choose "No, not this time" and click "Next". Otherwise, skip to 
next step.
7. Choose "Install from a list of specific location (Advanced)", 
and click "Next".
8. Check "Include this location in the search:".
9. Enter the locations (hard drive or floppy) where you saved 
extracted files and click "Next".
10. Click "Finish".
11. If prompted to reboot to complete update, do so.


Known Limitations: 
1.  If using the CERC SATA 1.5/2s to create 2 single disk volumes, 
when formatting both disks, Dell strongly advises against 
attempting to delete one of the disk volumes. This could result 
in a system lock up and require the user to reboot the system to recover