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October 31st, 2012 12:00
PE 2950 Perc 5/i Cannot recognize drives even manually (installing Windows Server 2008 R2)
Hi, im looking for a solution.
Youll see im triying to install Windows Server 2008 R2 in a PE2950, i already update BIOS, the Perc Firmware, and i try all the drives i found under this OS, but cannot recognize the drives, i made a Raid 1 with 3 SAS disc of 146Gb 10k RPM.
I download the driver and try to install manually, after i load the drivers (using a USB) it detects the driver to install DELL PERC 5/i, but after i load this driver on the windows "Select the driver to install" it gives me a popup saying "no new devices could be found, Make dure the driver are correct and locate on the driver installation media"
Can you please helpe me, or point me a direction?
Thanks!
harelcabrera
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October 31st, 2012 13:00
Thanks Daniel, i think i didnt exprese myself correctly
I alreadu initialize the disc, and after i boot the system with the CD of Windows Server 2008 R2, after it says it will install it and start looking for drives to install it, it cannoy found any,. so it gives me the option to load the drives manually, i do but after i choose the drive (Perc 5/i) and i click on the OK button, it takes like 5 secs and then it says it cannot found any drive as i write down before.
Daniel My
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October 31st, 2012 13:00
Hello harelcabrera
You don't need to install additional drivers. 2008R2 has the PERC 5/i driver built in. The message is not stating that it could not load the driver, it is stating that it could not find a new device.
This is not possible.
Please provide more information about where the drives are not detected. If the drives are new then you should perform a full initialization via the controller BIOS(CTL R). If the drives are not formatted you may need to select advanced options at the HDD select screen to format them.
Thanks
Daniel My
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October 31st, 2012 14:00
Download this file and extract it. Copy the extracted files to a thumb drive and direct it to those files for the driver:
http://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER97889M/10/DELL_MULTI-DEVICE_A07_R211422.exe
If that does not work then download the System Build and Update Utility CD/DVD and burn it. Boot to it and use it to install the operating system:
http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/ed/en/edbsdt1/DriverDetails/Product/poweredge-2950?driverId=NF1CT&osCode=WNET&fileId=2731102793
Thanks