Installation manual

6 Installing Your Operating System
Preinstallation Requirements
Listed below are the preinstallation requirements:
• Read the Microsoft Getting Started document that ships with your
operating system documentation.
• Download the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver updates from the Dell
Support website at
support.dell.com .
See
the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise x64
Editions Important Information
document at www.dell.com/ostechsheets
for information on the minimum supported BIOS, system firmware,
and RAID controller driver versions for R2.
• Create a device driver diskette.
Creating a Device Driver Diskette
1 Insert the Dell PowerEdge Service and Diagnostic Utilities CD into
another system running a Windows
®
operating system.
The
Dell PowerEdge Service and Diagnostic Utilities CD starts
automatically.
If the CD does not start automatically:
a Open Windows Explorer.
b Locate the CD drive.
c Right-click the CD drive and click AutoPlay .
The
Dell Service and Diagnostic Utilities window appears.
2 In the Please Select A Server drop-down menu, select the name of
your system.
3 In the Select Drivers/Utilities Set box, select System Utilities and
click
Continue .
The
Utilities and Drivers Page window appears.
4 Double-click the appropriate file for your operating system.
5 Follow the prompts on the screen to download the file.
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