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Installing windows 2000, with the raid controller HELP!!!!!!
Dell PowerEdge 440/800
O/S: Windows 2000 Server
I configure raid5 in the utilities. After this I went to install 2000 server and presses f6, pressed S to specify location for driver and get message "file txtsetup.oem could not be found"
Its a poweredge expandable raid controller 3/di v2.1-3 Build 2951. Does anyone have the PERC I need to install so that I can get this going. Is there something I am missing. There is no drivers for this build which I suspect to be the issue. I could only find build 2947 and 2963. I was going to upgrade the firmware to the latest version then download the corresponding drivers is this the right thing to do.
Thanks in advance
Smitty
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Posted January 14th, 2004 11:00
Hi Smitty,
These are the files you need to get Win2000 installed on your PowerEdge 4400 (install in this order):
Dell Server System BIOS, PowerEdge 4400, A11
FileName: 4400-A11.exe [525 KB]
Release Date: 12/16/2003
http://support.dell.com/filelib/format.aspx?releaseid=R65153
Dell ESM Firmware, PowerEdge 2550, 4400, A56
Filename: a56cust.exe (405 KB)
http://support.dell.com/filelib/format.aspx?ReleaseID=R34150
Note: Extract the files to a DOS bootable floppy disk. Boot the server to this floppy disk, and run smflsh.exe.
Adaptec PERC3/Di, Firmware, PowerEdge 4400, v. 2.7.1.3571, A10
Filename: BO357110.exe [924 KB]
http://support.dell.com/filelib/format.aspx?ReleaseID=R47401
Begin the Win2000 install, pressing F6 when prompted to load this driver:
PERC2, 2/Si, 3/Si, 3/Di, Driver, 2000, v. 2.7.1.4944, A12
Filename: w2ka12dr.exe [211 KB]
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Once the Win2000 upgrade is complete, you will get an "unknown" device for the Scsi Backplane in the Device Manager; This is not a hardware error, simply Win2000's way of identifying hardware. The "Driver" does nothing more than put a name to the "Unknown" device.
There is one "workaround": Win2000 may not autodetect the backplane, but if you choose Update Driver > Select from List > Show all Hardware > choose any of the backplanes in the list.