Updating a Dell Perc 4/DI RAID controller

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I have a Dell Poweredge 2600 server with a Perc 4/DI RAID controller, the
server is running with Window 2000 lastest
service packs. I am trying to upgrade the Perc 4/DI controller driver to the
lastest, but for some reason the
device manager is telling me that the driver that is installed is a suitable
driver. I called Dell they had me try to update 3 differnet ways, but no luck.
Has anyone out there see this one before?

Thanks,
Jason

 

[Dave Patrick]

Ignore the warning and choose 'Have Disk'

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|I have a Dell Poweredge 2600 server with a Perc 4/DI RAID controller, the
| server is running with Window 2000 lastest
| service packs. I am trying to upgrade the Perc 4/DI controller driver to
the
| lastest, but for some reason the
| device manager is telling me that the driver that is installed is a
suitable
| driver. I called Dell they had me try to update 3 differnet ways, but no
luck.
| Has anyone out there see this one before?
|
| Thanks,
| Jason

 

[Guest]

Dave,

Thanks for the response, yes I try that and it read the floppy that has the
Perc driver and tells me it updated it, but after the reboot it show the old
driver version still.

I also tried extracting the Perc driver to a temp direct and having the
Device Manager look for the driver there and still doesn't work.
Dell has a tool that will update the driver without using the Device
Manager, but it doesn't work ether.

Any thing else I can try, beside a re-install!

-Jason

 

[Dave Patrick]

Seems odd does it also require a firmware upgrade? Just curios but what
problems is the existing driver causing? You might be ahead to leave it be.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Dave,
|
| Thanks for the response, yes I try that and it read the floppy that has
the
| Perc driver and tells me it updated it, but after the reboot it show the
old
| driver version still.
|
| I also tried extracting the Perc driver to a temp direct and having the
| Device Manager look for the driver there and still doesn't work.
| Dell has a tool that will update the driver without using the Device
| Manager, but it doesn't work ether.
|
| Any thing else I can try, beside a re-install!
|
| -Jason
|
|
| "Dave Patrick" wrote:
|
| > Ignore the warning and choose 'Have Disk'
| >
| > --
| > Regards,
| >
| > Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
| > Microsoft Certified Professional
| > Microsoft MVP [Windows]
| > http://www.microsoft.com/protect
| >
| > "JP" wrote:
| > |I have a Dell Poweredge 2600 server with a Perc 4/DI RAID controller,
the
| > | server is running with Window 2000 lastest
| > | service packs. I am trying to upgrade the Perc 4/DI controller driver
to
| > the
| > | lastest, but for some reason the
| > | device manager is telling me that the driver that is installed is a
| > suitable
| > | driver. I called Dell they had me try to update 3 differnet ways, but
no
| > luck.
| > | Has anyone out there see this one before?
| > |
| > | Thanks,
| > | Jason
| >
| >
| >