Installation instructions

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1-2 Installation Instructions
Using the Windows Server 2003 CD to
Perform a Clean Installation of the
Operating System
NOTICE: See the first bulleted item under "SCSI and RAID Controllers" in
"Important Information." You must install the PowerEdge Expandable RAID
Controller (PERC) 3/QC with firmware version 1.61 or later before installing
Windows Server 2003, or before adding a PERC 3/QC controller card to an
existing Windows Server 2003 installation.
Review the documentation that came with your operating system for
important product information. The documentation contains an overview
of the operating system, explanations of features, installation instructions,
descriptions of common tasks, and troubleshooting information.
Before you turn on your system for the first time, you must connect the
keyboard, monitor, mouse, and network cable (if applicable) and attach
any other devices that you intend to use with your system.
1 Ensure that all the cables are connected including power, mouse,
keyboard, video, and network cables.
2 Turn on your system and any attached peripherals, and insert the
Windows Server 2003 CD into the CD drive.
3 Configure your system disks and the controller (using a QLogic SCSI
controller, PERC 3/QC, or PERC 4/DC).
NOTE: If your system is configured with a PERC 3/QC or PERC 4/DC
controller, Dell recommends that you initialize the hard drives. If your
system is configured with a QLogic SCSI controller, you may want to
low-level format the hard drive containing the operating system.
• To configure the QLogic SCSI controller:
a When prompted during POST, press <Alt><q>.
b Select SCSI Disk Utility→ SCSI Bus0.
c Select the hard drive that you want to low-level format.
This operation takes from several minutes to several hours
depending on the drive size.