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66 Installing the Drivers
Installing the Driver During a Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP
Operating System Installation
Perform the following steps to install the driver during operating system
installation.
1
Boot the system using the Microsoft Windows XP/Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 media.
2
When the message
Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or
RAID driver
appears, press the <F6> key immediately.
Within a few minutes, a screen appears that asks for additional controllers
in the system.
3
Press the <S> key.
The system prompts for the driver media to be inserted.
NOTE: The driver can be provided using a properly formatted USB key.
For additional details on the driver, go the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.
4
Insert the driver media in the media drive and press <Enter>.
A list of PERC 6 and CERC 6i controllers appears.
5
Select the right driver for the installed controller and press <Enter> to
load the driver.
NOTE: For Windows Server 2003, a message may appear that states that the
driver that you provided is older or newer than the existing Windows driver.
Press <S> to use the driver that is on the media.
6
Press <Enter> again to continue the installation process as usual.
Installing the Driver During a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista
Installation
Perform the following steps to install the driver during operating system
installation.
1
Boot the system using the Microsoft Windows Vista/Microsoft Windows
Server 2008 media.
2
Follow on-screen instructions until you reach
Where do you want to install
Vista/2008
and select
Load driver..
.
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