Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 2/Sc, 2/DC, 4/DC, 4/SC, 3/QC, 3/DC, 3/DCL, 3/SC, PERC 4/DI, and CERC ATA100/4CH, Device Driver for Windows Server 2003. Version 6.32.2.32 Install Instructions ===================== 1. When installing a PERC 3/DCL controller in a system, Windows will automatically load a different PERC driver. This driver will show the PERC 3/DCL as a PERC 3/DC. You must upgrade the driver to the latest shipping level and after this upgrade the PERC 3/DCL will be displayed correctly. 2. When installing Windows Server 2003 in a system and have a PERC 3/QC, PERC 3/DC, PERC 3/DCL, PERC 3/SC, PERC 4/DC or PERC 4/SC together in a system you will see the following selection when choosing a logical drive to configure. (xxxxx)mb Disk 0 at Id on bus on mraid35x [MBR] Where (xxxxx) is the size of the logical drive. Where (y) is the logical drive id per controller. Where (z) is the bus number. z=2 PERC 3/SC or PERC 4/SC z=3 PERC 3/DC,PERC 3/DCL or PERC 4/DC z=5 PERC 3/QC If there are more than 1 logical drive per controller then ld number will be incremented. If there are more than 1 type of controller in a system then multiple selections will be displayed per controller. (xxxxx)mb Disk 0 at Id (y) on bus (z) on mraid35x [MBR] (xxxxx)mb Disk 0 at Id (y) on bus (z) on mraid35x [MBR] The user must be careful to select the appropriate ld when installing Windows Server 2003. Installing a new driver on a Windows Server 2003 system ---------------------------------------------------------- 1) Boot the system using the Windows Server 2003 CD. As the message "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver." appears, press F6 immediately. 2) Within a few minutes, a screen appears that asks for additional adapters in the system. Choose 'S'. 3) You are prompted for the driver diskette. Insert the PERC/CERC Windows Server 2003 driver diskette in the floppy drive and press Enter. 4) A list of drivers for PERC/CERC controllers appears. Select the right driver for your installed controller and press Enter to load the driver. 5) A statement is presented saying the driver that you provided is older then the Windows driver. Press 'S' to use the driver on the floppy. 6) Press Enter again to continue installation process as usual. Adding the PERC/CERC Driver to an Existing Windows Server 2003. -------------------------------------------------------------- 1) After installing the hardware and or enabling the PERC ROMB, boot the system to Windows 2003. The Found New Hardware Wizard displays. 2) If you are installing the PERC 3/SC, PERC 4/DC PERC 4/SC, PERC 4/DI or CERC ATA100/4CH, click on Next and skip to step 5. Otherwise, click Cancel on all the new devices. 3) Restart the system from the shutdown menu. 4) The Found New Hardware Wizard displays again when the system boots to Windows Server 2003. Click on Next. 5) Select Search for a suitable driver and click Next to continue. 6) Select Floppy disk drive, insert the PERC/CERC Windows 2003 driver diskette created above and click Next to continue. 7) Continue to click on Next and finish the installation. 8) The Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears one time for each PERC 3/SC, PERC 4/SC, PERC 4/DC controller, three times for each PERC 3/DC or PERC 3/DCL controller and four times for each PERC 3/QC. Repeat steps 5 - 7 for each time the wizard displays to complete installation of the card. 9) To confirm driver installation, right click on My Computer and select Manage. Click on Device Manager, then click on SCSI and RAID controllers to see the newly added PERC 3 controller(s) in the list. After finishing the driver update, YOU MUST REBOOT YOUR SERVER. Updating the PERC/CERC Driver to an Existing Windows Server 2003. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If your server is already running Windows Server 2003, use the following steps to update the PERC Windows Server 2003 driver. 1) Insert the PERC/CERC Windows Server 2003 driver diskette. 2) Position the mouse pointer on the my computer icon on your Start Menu and right-click and select Manage. 3) Position the mouse pointer on Device Manager and click the left mouse button . 4) Position the mouse pointer on SCSI and RAID controllers and double click. 5) Select the PERC controller and double click. 6) Select the Driver tab 7) Select the Update Driver The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard displays. 8) Select ”Install from a list of specific location” and click Next to continue. 9) Select “Search for the best driver in these locations” and make sure that the “search removable media (floppy, cd-rom,…)” option is checked. Then click on the Next button. 10) When you see the Completing Hardware Update Wizard window click on Finish. Don’t restart the computer at this time ! 11) Close the SCSI and RAID controller and open the System Device by clicking the + box. 12) Repeat steps 6 -10 for each of the following devices in the system folder: DELL PERC RAID Adapter Component DELL PERC RAID Virtual Device] 13) Restart the computer. After finishing the driver update, YOU MUST REBOOT YOUR SERVER.Download Driver Pack
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Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
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