American Megatrends (AMI) PERC 2/SC, PERC2/DC, v.4.21, A03

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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 NT 4.0.

Version: 4.21
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes or Enhancements in this Release

Enhancements:

1) None.


Fixes:

1) A fix was made in the Driver to initialize the data Structures for some of the IOCTL calls.

2) Driver no longer filters out all other commands except SCSI READ and SCSI WRITE
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Version

4.21, A03

Release date

27 Oct 2004

Download Type

Driver

Category

SCSI RAID

Importance

Optional
Dell Technologies recommends reviewing this update to determine if it applies to your system. The update contains changes that impact only certain configurations or provides new features that may or may not apply to your environment.
Available formats

File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 32-Bit
File Name: RAID-DRVR-R65397.exe
File Size: 967.68 KB
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File Format: Extracts files directly to local disk
File Name: PERC2-NT421-A03.exe
File Size: 84 KB
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Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 2/Sc, 2/DC, 4/DC, 4/SC, 3/QC, 3/DC, 3/DCL, 3/SC, 4/Di, and CERC ATA100/4CH, Device Driver for Windows NT 4.0

Version 4.21

Install Instructions


Download

1. Click the "Download Now" link to download the file.
2. If the Export Compliance Disclaimer window appears, click the "I agree" link to accept the agreement.
3. 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. Specify the location to unzip the files – the instructions below assume you extract files to a formatted floppy disk.
3. Click on the unzip button to extract files.

Installation

Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 4/DC, 4/SC, 3/QC, 3/DC, 3/DCL, 3/SC, 4/Di, and CERC ATA100/4CH, Device Driver for Windows NT 4.0

Version 4.21


This program creates a Windows NT 4.0 driver diskette for the controllers. You will need a formatted 3 1/2 inch floppy diskette for the following procedure.

1) Download the file to a directory on your hard drive. The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable.

2) Double click on the file to run the executable.

3) Click on the unzip button to extract files to the floppy.

Power down the system and install the PERC/CERC card. Configure the logical drives before proceeding with the driver install described below.


Performing a New Installation of Windows NT 4.0


"Making PERC/CERC the Primary Controller in Windows NT 4.0"

1) Boot the system using the Windows NT 4.0 CD. As the message "Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration." appears. Press F6 immediately.

2) Within a few seconds, the Windows NT Setup screen appears, requesting additional adapters in the system. Press 'S' to specify an additional device, then press Enter on the OTHER option in the selection screen.

3) Insert the PERC/CERC driver diskette created above and press Enter. "CERC ATA100/4ch; PERC2/3/4 Series Windows NT Driver" appears. Press Enter to load the driver.

4) Press 'S' to load additional mass storage device driver if required. Otherwise, press Enter to continue installation process as usual. Windows NT 4.0 continues to be installed as usual. Please refer to the operating system installation documentation for further steps.

"Making PERC/CERC a Secondary Controller in Windows NT 4.0"

1) Start the Windows NT 4.0 installation process. Load the device for the primary controller if necessary.

2) Windows NT Server Setup screen is displayed after loading Windows NT Kernel. Press Enter to continue.

3) Setup displays mass storage devices that it has recognized in your computer. Press 'S' to specify an additional device, then press Enter on the OTHER option in the selection screen.

4) Insert the PERC/CERC driver diskette created above and press Enter. "CERC ATA100/4ch; PERC2/3/4 Series Windows NT Driver" appears. Press Enter to load the driver.

5) Press 'S' to load additional mass storage device drivers if required; otherwise, press Enter to continue the installation process as usual. Windows NT 4.0 continues to be installed as usual. Please refer to the operating system installation documentation for further steps.


Adding the PERC/CERC Driver to an Existing Windows NT 4.0 Server

If your server is already running Windows NT 4.0, then use the following steps to add the PERC/CERC Windows NT 4.0 driver.

1) Insert the PERC/CERC driver diskette created above in appropriate drive. The driver files can also be installed from a local or network drive.

2) Click on Start > Control Panel > Settings. Double-click on the Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) Adapter icon.

3) Select the Drivers tab.

4) Click on the Add button.

5) Select Have Disk.

6) The Install From Disk box appears. Specify the l

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