Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller S300 User Manual

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Installing the Drivers

7 Use the blank optical medium to burn the ISO image.
8 Download the files for the PERC S100 adapter or PERC S300 adapter to

the driver media, as indicated in Figure 5-1.

Pre-Installation Requirements for the Controller Drivers

• Make sure that your system has the latest BIOS and firmware updates from

the Dell Support website at

support.dell.com/manuals.

• Perform the pre-installation procedures in Table 5-2 before you install the

controller drivers and the operating system.

• When you are ready to install the controller drivers and operating system

see "Installing the Controller Drivers During the Operating System

Installation: For Systems with a PERC S100 Adapter" on page 42 or

"Installing the Controller Drivers During the Operating System

Installation: For Systems with a PERC S300 Adapter" on page 44.

Table 5-1. Operating System And Device Driver Media

Operating System

Driver Media (CD-ROM, DVD, USB flash drive, or floppy disk)
to Use

Windows Server 2008,

Windows Server 2008 R2

32-bit or 64-bit: Copy all of the files to a CD-ROM, DVD,

USB flash drive, or floppy disk.

Windows Server 2003

32-bit or 64-bit: Copy all of the files to a floppy disk.

NOTE:

Windows Server 2003 versions SP1 and older

support driver load for operating system installation using a

USB key

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