Dell SAS 5/iR, 6/iR Adapter Driver

Install Instructions
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Copy the files from the package to a media device supported by the system.
Windoes 2008 supports floppies, USB keys, CD & DVD drives.

Installing the Driver during Operating System Installation
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1. Boot the system using the Microsoft Windows CD.
2. Follow the screen instructions until you reach the
"Where do you want to install Windows?" section.
3. Select "Drive options (advanced)"
4. Press on "New" to create a partition to install Windoes 2008, select the size in MB and press "Apply" (it is recommended to use at least 20GB),
5. Select "Load Driver" and browse to the location where you have copied the Windows 2008 driver.
6. Select the RAID controller used for the installation. The system will automatically select one controller. Press "Next".
7. After the driver loads you will return to the "Where do you want to install Windows?" screen (partitions can be configured on thisscreen), press "Next" again to continue the installation process as usual.
NOTE: Dell SAS controllers have Windowa 2008 native support.The OS installation can be executed using the native driver. In this case, when the installation completes the SAS controller driver should be updated, see the "3.3 Updating an Existing Windows Driver" section below for details.

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.
4. Windows 2008 has native support for all SAS controllers, the system will identify the new controller and use the native driver.
5. Update with the newer driver following the steps on the next section:
"3.3 Updating an Existing Windows Driver"

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 and Maintenance" > "System".
The "View basic information about your computer" screen displays.
2. Click on the "Device Manger" link on the left.
The "Device Manger" window opens
4. Click "Storage controller"
5. Double-click the RAID controller for which the driver has to be updated.
6. Click the "Driver" tab and click on "Update Driver..." button.
The screen for the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard displays.
7. Insert the appropriate media (driver diskette/USB key/CD/DVD).
8. Click "Browse my computer for driver software"
9. Click "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer"
10.Click the "Have Disk" button and browse to the appropriate location.
11.Select the RAID controller and click "Next"
12.The new driver will be uploaded, close all windows and restart your
computer for the changes to take effect.

Driver Update using Dell Update Package (DUP)
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A Dell Update Package (DUP) is a self-contained executable in a standard Dell package format and each Update Package is designed to update a single component on your system.

DUP Download
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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.

Driver Update
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1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click
the new file.
2. Read over the release information presented in the dialog window.
3. Download and install any prerequisites identified in the dialog window
before proceeding.
4. Click the Install button.
5. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.