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May 24th, 2007 14:00

perc 3/dc install in PE1550

Currently have a 1550 running windows XP pro as an ACT for WEB server (nothing fancy). would like to add the raid card. have updated system bios to version A09. I have the perc firmware update 199A, the 308HW cable, and 3 36GB drives to set up as a raid 5 array. I know the perc goes in pci1 connector and how to route and install the board and cable. What I need to know is what other firmware/software do i need (i don't have any drivers) and if I can still run on XP. If not, I will install W2k server........

I'm know that I have to disable the onboard SCSI controller in Bios, but what else? Sorry if these questions are so rudimentary, but I don't have the time to mess things up. If there is a step-by-step process I would appreciate it.

Also I have been using Norton Ghost (disk images) for backup.... can I simply, after getting the raid up and running, restore to the new array?
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    Posted May 24th, 2007 18:00

    You probably won't be able to use ghost to do it. However you could try it. What you need to start with is to get the drivers for the card. Just go to the download area and choose the downloads for a PE6300 or something. It'll list the card and it's drivers. It also depends on what your existing disks are. So here's a step by step you might try.
     
    Install the drivers to the existing OS.
    Build a boot floppy (format, copy your ntldr, ntdetect.com and boot.ini to a floppy,)
    in the boot.ini create a multi disk type selection. so add lines like this to it
     
    [boot loader]
    timeout=30
    default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows
    [operating systems]
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="SCSI 0"
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\Windows="SCSI 1"
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(1)\Windows="SCSI 2"
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(3)partition(1)\Windows="SCSI 3"
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(4)partition(1)\Windows="SCSI 4"
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(5)partition(1)\Windows="SCSI 5"
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(6)partition(1)\Windows="SCSI 6"
     
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="RAID 0"
    multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="RAID 1"
    multi(0)disk(2)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="RAID 2"
    multi(0)disk(3)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="RAID 3"
    multi(0)disk(4)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="RAID 4"
    multi(0)disk(5)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="RAID 5"
    multi(0)disk(6)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="RAID 6"
     
     
    Next build your ghost disk
    Pop in the new card and drives
    Boot up, hit Ctrl-A when the card's bios prompts
    build your containers
    Boot up from ghost and image over the disks
    Bootup using the boot floppy with the boot.ini file above
    This way the floppy will give you options on picking the drive to boot from.
    If you know which it'll be then pick it, worste case just do trial and error
    Once the system boots up make sure you change the existing boot.ini file on the hard drive to the option that matched the one that worked

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