Installing a driver for a new raid controller, Updating an existing driver, Creating a driver diskette – Dell PERC 4/SC User Manual
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5.
Insert the Dell OpenManage Systems Management CD or Server Support CD in the CD drive and restart the server.
6.
Select the language that you want to use.
7.
Read and accept the software license agreement to continue.
8.
Select Click here for Server Setup on the Systems Management main page.
9.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete setting up the operating system.
Systems Management detects the devices on your system and then automatically installs drivers for all of those devices, including your RAID controller.
10.
When prompted, insert the operating system CD and follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
Refer to the operating system documentation for more information.
Installing a 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 RAID controller.
See the user's guide for your board for hardware installation instructions.
3.
Boot the system.
4.
When the controller is added to a server and the operating system detects the controller, click Cancel on All Detected Devices and reboot.
5.
Install the drivers for the new hardware.
The Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays the detected hardware device.
6.
Click Next.
The screen used to locate the device driver for the hardware device displays.
7.
Select Search for a suitable driver for my device and click Next.
The Locate Driver Files screen displays.
8.
Insert the diskette with the appropriate driver.
9.
Select Floppy disk drives and click Next.
The Wizard detects the device driver on the diskette, and the Completing the upgrade device driver wizard displays the name of the controller.
10.
Click Finish to complete the installation.
Updating an Existing Driver
Creating a Driver Diskette
1.
Depending on how you obtain your driver, do one of the following:
a.
To obtain the driver from the Dell OpenManage Systems Management CD or Support CD, insert the CD into your systems CD drive, and insert a
diskette into the diskette drive.
NOTE:
If this controller is not your primary controller, you can skip to Step 5 and configure the logical drives using Dell OpenManageTM Array
Manager (if provided).