dell poweredge4200 percraid

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From: "Bob Meyers" <oregonbob2000@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: How to Install 5.0.5 on a DELL poweredge4200
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<miura@voyager.net> wrote in message
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> I have a Dell poweredge 4200 that I am trying to use as a SCO
> openserver box. I can't get the software to recognize the Adaptec raid
> controller. Keep getting a message no boot hard disk found. I
> downloaded the alad325 drivers from Adaptec's site but it will then
> not see the CDrom. Any ideas?

I just did a Dell server with 5.0.6 about 2 months ago. You need the BTLD
driver from Dell. You can download it from the net and make a BTLD diskette.
The one thing that was undocumented (or documented incorrectly) is the name
of the driver is "percraid", not just "perc" as docs state.

Everything went fine after the btld and I am impressed with the server
performance. I think I might start using Dell for servers since Micron
stopped making their own and now just resell HP Netservers. The Dell had a
great price too.

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