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Dell PowerEdge: How to load the PERC Drivers during Windows 2022 installation

Summary: This article explains how to load the PERC driver during Windows 2022 Installation. Without the PERC driver loaded, the installation wizard cannot find a storage location

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Instructions

Table of content

  1. Creating the Driver Media
  2. Pre-Installation Requirements
  3. Windows Server 2022 Operating System Installation

 

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 dell.com/support
  2. Locate and download the latest PERC controller driver to the system.
  3. Follow the instructions on the Dell Support website for extracting the driver to the used media.

 

Pre-Installation Requirements

Before installing 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).

 

 

Installing the Driver During a Windows Server 2022 Operating System Installation

Perform the following steps to install the driver during operating system installation.

 

  1. Boot the system using the Windows Server 2022 media.

    Boot the system using the Windows Server 2022 media. 

 

 

  1. Follow the on-screen instructions until reaching "Where do you want to install Windows" and select Load driver….

    where to install windows 

 

  1. The system prompts for the media to be inserted. Insert the installation media and browse to the proper location
    system prompt 

 

  1. Select the appropriate PERC controller from the list, click Next, and continue installation


    choosing contorller 

    choosing disk partition

    installation in progress

     

 

 

Affected Products

PowerEdge RAID Controller H345, PowerEdge RAID Controller H350 Adapter SAS, PowerEdge RAID Controller H355 Front SAS, PowerEdge RAID Controller H355 Adapter SAS, PowerEdge RAID Controller H745, PowerEdge RAID Controller H745P MX , PowerEdge RAID Controller H750 Adapter SAS, PowerEdge RAID Controller H755 Adapter, PowerEdge RAID Controller H755 MX Adapter, PowerEdge RAID Controller H755N Front NVMe, PowerEdge RAID Controller H755 Front SAS, PowerEdge RAID Controller H965i Adapter, PowerEdge RAID Controller H965i Front, PowerEdge RAID Controller H965i MX, PowerEdge RAID Controller CERC 6i, PowerEdge RAID Controller 6E, PowerEdge RAID Controller 6i, PowerEdge RAID Controller H740P, PowerEdge RAID Controller H800, PowerEdge RAID Controller H810, PowerEdge RAID Controller H830, PowerEdge RAID Controller H840, PowerEdge RAID Controller H965e Adapter ...

Products

C Series, HS Series, Modular Infrastructure, Rack Servers, Tower Servers, XE Servers, XR Servers, OEM Server Solutions
Article Properties
Article Number: 000137282
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 05 Dec 2024
Version:  9
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