Updating an existing windows 2000 or 2003 driver – Dell PERC 4/SI User Manual
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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 controllers appears.
5.
Select the right driver for the installed controller 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 2000 or 2003 Driver for a New RAID Controller
Perform the following steps to configure the driver when you add the RAID controller to a system that already has Windows installed.
1.
Power down the system.
2.
Install the new RAID controller in the system.
Refer to
RAID Configuration and Management
for detailed instructions on installing and cabling the RAID controller in the system.
3.
Power on the system.
The Windows operating system should detect the new controller 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 2000 or 2003 Driver
Perform the following steps to update the windows driver for the RAID controller already installed on your system.
1.
Press Start —> Settings —> Control Panel —> System.
The System Properties screen displays.
NOTE:
For Windows 2003 a message may appear that states that the driver that you provided is older/newer then the Windows driver. Press the
<S> key to use the driver that is on the floppy diskette.
NOTE:
It is important that you idle your system before you update the driver.
NOTE:
In Windows 2003, press Start —> Control Panel —> System.