Dell PERC 5/E Adapter, PERC 5/i Integrated, PERC 5/i Adapter, v.1.17.0.64, A01

Custom Instructions for R118612.txt:

This file contains the release notes.
Instructions for R118612.EXE

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.
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.


Creating a driver Disk
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1. Browse to the folder which contains the extracted files.
2. Insert a blank formatted diskette.
3. Copy all files from the folder onto the diskette.

Installing the Driver during Operating System Installation
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1. Boot the system using the Microsoft Windows Server CD.
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 diskette to be inserted.
4. Insert the driver diskette in the floppy drive and press the "Enter" key.
A list of PERC adapters appears.
5. Select the right driver for the installed adapter and press the "Enter"
key to load the driver.
6. Press the "Enter" key again to continue the installation process as usual.


Installing a Windows Driver for a New RAID Adapter
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Perform the following steps to configure the driver when you add the RAID
adapter to a system that already has Windows installed.

1. Power down the system.
2. Install the new RAID adapter in the system.
Refer to Hardware Installation for detailed instructions on installing and
cabling the RAID adapter in the system.
3. Power on the system.
The Windows operating system should detect the new adapter and display a
message to inform the user.
4. The Found New Hardware Wizard screen pops up and displays the detected
hardware device.
5. Click Next.
6. On the Locate device driver screen, select Search for a suitable driver for
my device and click Next.
7. Insert the appropriate driver diskette and select Floppy disk drives on the
Locate Driver Files screen.
8. Click Next.
9. The wizard detects and installs the appropriate device drivers for the new
RAID controller.
10. Click Finish to complete the installation.
11. Reboot the server.


Updating an Existing Windows Driver
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Perform the following steps to update the Windows driver for the RAID adapter
already installed on your system.

NOTE: It is important that you idle your system before you update the driver.

1. Press Start > Control Panel > System.
The System Properties screen displays.

Note: In Windows 2000, press Start > Settings > Control Panel > System.

2. Click on the Hardware tab.
3. Click the Device Manager and the Device Manager screen displays.
4. Click SCSI and RAID Controllers.
5. Double-click the RAID controller for which you want to update the driver.
6. Click the Driver tab and click on Update Driver.
The screen for the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard displays.
7. Insert the appropriate driver diskette.
8. Click Next.
9. Follow the steps in the Wizard to search the diskette for the driver.
10. Select the INF file from the diskette.

NOTE: In Windows 2003, select the name of the driver, not the INF file.

11. Click Next and continue the installation steps in the Wizard.
12. Click Finish to exit the wizard and reboot the system for the changes to take
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