Dell PowerEdge 2500SC - Manual (Page 10)

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Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers
Dell™ PowerEdge™ 2500 Systems User's Guide
Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0
Installation for Novell NetWare 5.x
Using SCSI Devices
The SCSISelect Utility
Troubleshooting for Windows NT
Troubleshooting for NetWare
This section describes how to install and configure the Dell SCSI device drivers included with your Dell PowerEdge™ 2500 system. These device drivers are designed
to work with the Adaptec AIC-7899 Ultra 160/m SCSI-3 controller on the system board.
Each channel of the AIC-7899 supports up to eight internal SCSI hard-disk drives
via SCSI backplane boards.
If you are using an optional Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller (PERC), see your Dell PERC documentation for information on installing your SCSI device
drivers.
For instructions on installing SCSI hardware devices such as hard-disk drives, tape drives, or CD-ROM drives, see "Installing a Drive in the Peripheral Bay" in the
Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. After the SCSI devices are installed, install and configure any SCSI device drivers to enable them to communicate with your
operating system.
SCSI device drivers are provided for the following operating systems:
l Microsoft
®
Windows NT
®
Server 4.0
l Novell ® NetWare ® 5.x
See " Using the Dell OpenManage™ Server Assistant CD " for instructions on creating a diskette of drivers for your operating system. For instructions on configuring
the SCSI device drivers, see the following subsections.
Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0
This section provides the following information about installing the Dell drivers for the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating system:
l Installing the Adaptec 7899 Ultra SCSI controller
l Installing and/or updating the SCSI drivers for Windows NT
l Removing a host adapter
l Swapping a host adapter
l Restoring a configuration if Windows NT fails to boot
Loading the Driver for the Adaptec 7899 Ultra SCSI Controller
in Windows NT 4.0
To install the driver for the Adaptec 7899 Ultra SCSI Controller in Windows NT 4.0, perform the following steps:
1. Boot from the Microsoft Windows NT Server CD, and press <F6> when the first Windows NT Setup screen appears.
Pressing <F6> disables automatic detection of devices.
2. Load the Adaptec 7899 Ultra SCSI Controller driver.
3. Type s to select the Other option.
4. Insert the driver diskette into drive A, and select Adaptec Ultra 160 Family PCI SCSI Controller (NT4.0) from the list of drivers.
5. Press <Enter> and continue with the setup.
Installation Overview