Dell PowerEdge PERC 5 Adapter 32-bit Device Driver 
for Windows Vista.

Version 2.8.0.32


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 family of PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller:
 
    PERC 5 Adapters


2.0 Compatibility / Minimum Requirements
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This device driver requires the following minimum Operating System version:

Windows Vista (32bits) 

Minimum PERC 5 FW package version: 5.1.1-0033


3.0 Install Instructions
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Copy the files from the package to a media device supported by the system.
Vista supports floppies, USB keys, CD & DVD drives.

3.1 Installing the Driver during Operating System Installation
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1. Boot the system using the Microsoft Windows Vista CD.
2. Follow the screen instructions until you reach the 
	"Where do you want to install Windows?" section.
3. Select "Drive options (advanced)" 
4. Press on "New" to create a partition to install Vista, select the size 
   in MB and press "Apply" (it is recommended to use at least 20GB), 
5. Select "Load Driver" and browse to the location where you have copied 
   the Vista driver.
6. Select the RAID controller used for the installation.  The system will 
   automatically select one controller.  Press "Next".
7. After the driver loads you will return to the "Where do you want to 
   install Windows?" screen (partitions can be configured on this screen), 
   press "Next" again to continue the installation process as usual.

NOTE: Dell PERC 5 RAID controllers have Vista native support.
      The OS installation can be executed using the native driver.  
      In this case, when the installation completes the PERC 
      driver should be updated, see the "3.3 Updating an Existing 
      Windows Driver" section below for details.


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.
4. Windows Vista has native support for PERC 5 controllers, the system will 
   identify the new controller and use the native driver.
5. Update with the newer driver following the steps on the next section:
   "3.3 Updating an Existing Windows Driver"

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 and Maintenance" > "System".
   The "View basic information about your computer" screen displays.
2. Click on the "Device Manger" link on the left.
   The "Device Manger" window opens
4. Click "Storage controller" 
5. Double-click the RAID controller for which the driver has to be updated.
6. Click the "Driver" tab and click on "Update Driver..." button.
   The screen for the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard displays.
7. Insert the appropriate media (driver diskette/USB key/CD/DVD).
8. Click "Browse my computer for driver software"
9. Click "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer"
10.Click the "Have Disk" button and browse to the appropriate location.
11.Select the RAID controller and click "Next"
12.The new driver will be uploaded, close all windows and restart your 
   computer for the changes to take effect.


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.
   
NOTE: These changes are between the PERC 5 native driver and the 
      current driver.


5.0 Additional Information
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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.