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Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 3/QC, 3/DC, 3/DCL, 3/SC Device Driver for Windows 2000
Version 5.32.0.0
Compatibility:
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This Device Driver is compatible with the following firmware versions:
Controller Minimum firmware level Description
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PERC 3/QC 1.70 PERC 3 Quad Channel
PERC 3/DC 1.70 PERC 3 Dual Channel
PERC 3/DCL 1.70 PERC 3 Dual Channel Lite
PERC 3/SC 1.70 PERC 3 Single Channel
This package is a self-extracting package of the Windows 2000 device driver
installation diskette for PERC 3/QC, 3/DC, 3/DCL, 3/SC
XXXX.EXE Self-extracting package to create Windows 2000 device
driver installation diskette
To build the installation diskette, execute the package, directing it's output to an
empty formatted diskette.
Changes from 5.22.2
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1. During Logical drives creation/deletion through OpenManage Array Manager,
OpenManage Array Manager, used to hang as it keeps on waiting for the
notification of the drive created/removed. This issue has been resolved in
the driver by sending notification to the system manager about the
arrival/removal of a logical drives.
2. A bug fixed in the Read/Write path with PAE support enabled.
3. In case of a reset, the driver was not able to complete all outstanding commands
to the OS, resulting in a lockup of the system. This is fixed by purging all the
outstanding commands with the driver. The OS will retry those commands
and system will not lockup
4. Ghost drive seen when installing Windows 2000 cluster environment. There was a
mismatch while calculating the logical drive number.
5. When the PERC Controller is being used as a secondary controller, the system hung
for the first time whenever it tries to load the driver. This has been
taken care by checking the Scsi chip PowerState. If the Scsi chip is in the D3
state, the driver will detect that the firmware is hung. In this condition, the
system will not hang. The driver cannot expose any logical drive or any other device
connected to the controller during a firmware hang.
6. Support for Random Deletion of logical Drives.
7. Support for legacy functions has been added. The new driver will return success
if it supports Random Delete operation. This has been done so that the driver
does not hang if the Firmware does not support Random Delete.
8. Support for CERC ATA IDE controller added.
9. Implemented time outs during the driver initialization phase to detect a firmware
hang condition.
10. While read and write commands are merging, sometime this merged command was
exceeding the number of physical pages supported by the firmware. In this
situation, the driver split these commands to fit the number of pages.
11. Number of concurrent commands is increased to achive higher performance.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.