Dell PowerEdge PERC 5 Adapter 64-bit Device Driver 
for Windows 2003.

Version 2.8.0.64


TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.0  Introduction
2.0  Compatibility / Minimum Requirements
3.0  Install Instructions
     3.1  Installing the Driver During Operating System Installation
     3.2  Installing a Windows Driver for a New RAID Controller
     3.3  Updating an Existing Windows Driver
4.0  Fixes or Enhancements in this Release
5.0  Additional Information
6.0  Known Issues


1.0 Introduction
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This is the driver for following PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller:
 
    PERC 5 Adapters


2.0 Compatibility / Minimum Requirements
========================================

This device driver requires the following minimum Operating System version:

Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

Minimum PERC 5 FW package version: 5.1.1-0033


3.0 Install Instructions
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This is a self-extracting package of the Windows device driver 
installation diskette for PERC 5 adapters.

To build the installation diskette, execute the package, directing its output 
to an empty, formatted diskette.

3.1 Installing the Driver during Operating System Installation
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1. Boot the system using the Microsoft Windows Server CD.
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 diskette to be inserted.
4. Insert the driver diskette in the floppy drive and press the <Enter> key.
   A list of PERC adapters appears.
5. Select the right driver for the installed adapter and press the <Enter>
   key to load the driver.
6. Press the <Enter> key again to continue the installation process as usual.


3.2 Installing a Windows Driver for a New RAID Adapter
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Perform the following steps to configure the driver when you add the RAID 
adapter to a system that already has Windows installed.

1. Power down the system.
2. Install the new RAID adapter in the system.
   Refer to Hardware Installation for detailed instructions on installing and
   cabling the RAID adapter in the system.
3. Power on the system.
   The Windows operating system should detect the new adapter and display a
   message to inform the user.
4. The Found New Hardware Wizard screen pops up and displays the detected 
   hardware device.
5. Click Next.
6. On the Locate device driver screen, select Search for a suitable driver for
   my device and click Next.
7. Insert the appropriate driver diskette and select Floppy disk drives on the
   Locate Driver Files screen.
8. Click Next.
9. The wizard detects and installs the appropriate device drivers for the new
   RAID controller.
10. Click Finish to complete the installation.
11. Reboot the server.


3.3 Updating an Existing Windows Driver
---------------------------------------

Perform the following steps to update the Windows driver for the RAID 
adapter already installed on your system.

NOTE: It is important that you idle your system before you update the driver.

1. Press Start > Control Panel > System.
   The System Properties screen displays.

Note: In Windows 2000, press Start > Settings > Control Panel > System.

2. Click on the Hardware tab.
3. Click the Device Manager and the Device Manager screen displays.
4. Click SCSI and RAID Controllers.
5. Double-click the RAID controller for which you want to update the driver.
6. Click the Driver tab and click on Update Driver.
   The screen for the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard displays.
7. Insert the appropriate driver diskette.
8. Click Next.
9. Follow the steps in the Wizard to search the diskette for the driver.
10. Select the INF file from the diskette.

NOTE: In Windows 2003, select the name of the driver, not the INF file.

11. Click Next and continue the installation steps in the Wizard.
12. Click Finish to exit the wizard and reboot the system for the changes to take
    place.


4.0 Fixes or Enhancements in this Release 
=========================================

1. DeviceType on the Device Manager display has been corrected to show 
   the proper device type: RAID
2. Disk Timeout has been increased from 60 seconds to 65 seconds to safely 
   allow drives to complete recovery.
3. Added a bus rescan after a logical volume are initialized to effectively 
   remove stale data.  This will allow the OS to invalidate its cache data.


5.0 Additional Information
==========================

None


6.0 Known Issues
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1.  In Windows, deletion of a virtual disk, followed by creation of a 
    virtual disk without initialization may result in a blue screen when 
    attempting to format.

    Workaround - Fast initialization of the drive (the default option when 
    creating a disk) before formatting will prevent this issue.  As mentioned 
    in the PERC5 Users Guide, please initialize all disks before usage, unless 
    attempting data recovery.