Installing W2K8 R2 on a Dell Poweredge 2850

Question

I'm a server novice and have been given a Dell 2850 (PERC 4e/Di). It has 3 blank HDs that I think are configured as RAID 5. I am trying to install W2K8 R2 SP1 on it. It doesn't have a DVD reader so I created an install USB. This works fine until it's time to copy files to the HD. It can't see a HD. There is an option to browse for drivers at this stage. Any idea what drivers I need and where to download them?

I downloaded this driver RAID_DRVR_WIN_R227150.EXE but this failed with invalid signature. Thanks to dyasny for the link to LSI-LOGIC_MULTI-DEVICE_A00_R227150.exe.

Solution

http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/555/DriverDetails?DriverId=9K3D3&FileId=2731109791&DeviceId=HK753&DriverName=LSI%20Logic%20PERC%204e%2FDC%2C%20Perc%204e%2FDi%2C%20PERC%204e%2FSi%2C%20v.6.53.0.64%2C%20A00 is the package you need- download, unpack, and put on a cd/floppy/usb stick, and during windows setup, point to these files

The file is called

LSI-LOGIC_MULTI-DEVICE_A00_R227150.exe

BTW, with a DRAC, you can attach a DVD ISO image remotely and install from it, but that's irrelevant to the issue at hand

Comments

[SpacemanSpiff]

does the server have a DRAC?

[DerekT]

no don't have a DRAC.

[DerekT]

Thanks this seems to be working - setup has now copied the files!

[Admin]

dyasny are 100% right. PUt this on an USB, and tell the server to collect it. It will uses atleast 30 seconds or so to find the disks but it works :). Thanks!