1. R126745.EXE Driver
2. readme.txt File Contents

readme.txt Driver File Contents (R126745.EXE)

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=            Dell/Adaptec CERC2s driver v6.0.50.5                 =
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=    README for Microsoft Windows XP/Server 2000/2003 (32-bit)    =
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Criticality: 

2 = Recommended - Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers and software).

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Title / Description: 
CERC SATA 1.5/2s Windows XP/2000/2003 x32 Device Drivers, v6.0.50.5

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Release Highlights - Fixes: 
- corrects potential I/O performance issues on RAID 1 arrays in cases where a failed hard drive has not yet been removed from or replaced in the system.
- corrects a potential issue caused by a variable not being cleared properly.
- corrects an issue seen with management software when retrieving serial numbers from hard disks.
- corrects an issue where certain error conditions were not returning sense data per SATA specification.
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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 and providing the driver diskettes for them as prompted.
8. When all devices are specified, continue to the next step by pressing ENTER. 


B. Driver Update Installation 

Windows XP/Server 2003 Driver Update

1. Open "Device Manager".
2. Open "SCSI and RAID Controllers".
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.


Windows Server 2000 Driver Update

1. Open "Device Manager".
2. Open "SCSI and RAID Controllers".
3. Open "Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA HostRAID Controller".
4. Select the "Driver" tab.
5. Click on "Update Driver", then click next at the Driver Wizard welcome screen.
6. Select “Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver”, then click next.
8. Click “Have Disk…”.
9. Enter the locations (hard drive or floppy) where you saved extracted files and click OK.
10. The located driver will be displayed on the, “Select a Device Driver “ page. Select the driver and then click next.
11.  Click next on the, “Start Device Driver Installation” page.
12. Click “Finish”.
13. When prompted to restart the computer, click “Yes” to restart immediately (recommended) or click “No” to postpone the restart if necessary.


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