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Installing the Drivers

Installing the Driver During a Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP
Operating System Installation

Perform the following steps to install the driver during operating system
installation.

1 Boot the system using the Microsoft Windows XP/Microsoft Windows

Server 2003 media.

2 When the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or

RAID driver appears, press the <F6> key immediately.

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 media to be inserted.

NOTE:

The driver can be provided using a properly formatted USB key.

For additional details on the driver, go the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.

4 Insert the driver media in the media drive and press <Enter>.

A list of PERC 6 and CERC 6i controllers appears.

5 Select the right driver for the installed controller and press <Enter> to

load the driver.

NOTE:

For Windows Server 2003, a message may appear that states that the

driver that you provided is older or newer than the existing Windows driver.
Press <S> to use the driver that is on the media.

6 Press <Enter> again to continue the installation process as usual.

Installing the Driver During a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista
Installation

Perform the following steps to install the driver during operating system
installation.

1 Boot the system using the Microsoft Windows Vista/Microsoft Windows

Server 2008 media.

2 Follow on-screen instructions until you reach Where do you want to install

Vista/2008 and select Load driver...

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