Owner's manual

24 Driver Installation
Installing the Windows Driver
This section documents the procedures used to install the Windows driver.
Creating the Driver Media
Perform the following steps to create the driver media:
1
Browse to the download section for the system from the Dell Support
website at
support.dell.com .
2 Locate and download the latest SAS 6/iR controller driver to the system.
3 Follow the instructions on the Dell Support website for extracting the
driver to the media.
Pre-Installation Requirements
Before you install the operating system:
• Read the Microsoft Getting Started document that ships with your
operating system.
• Ensure that your system has the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver updates.
If required, download the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver updates from
the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com .
• Create a device driver media (diskette, USB drive, CD, or DVD).
Creating the Device Driver Media
Use one of the methods described in the following sections to create the
device driver media.
Downloading Drivers From the Dell Systems Service and Diagnostic Tools Media
1 Insert the Dell Systems Service and Diagnostics Tools media into a system.
The
Welcome to Dell Service and Diagnostic Utilities screen is displayed.
2 Select your server model and operating system (Microsoft Windows
Server 2003).
3 Click Continue .
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