The PERC 3/DC & PERC 3/DCL RAID is a disk drive controller manufactured by Dell. This driver fixes problems with drive not found, slow or unreliable data transfer, intermittent connection or hardware conflicts. This driver - "perc_4e_Di_Win_XP_USE_Win2000_option.exe" - has been downloaded 57 times and is rated 3 out of 5 stars based on 6 reviews. The uploader reports that this update will work successfully on PCs running Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 76.8 KB.
Dell 2850
DELL CERC ATA100/4ch RAID Controller
DELL PERC 2/DC SCSI Processor Device
DELL PERC 2/SC SCSI Processor Device
DELL PERC 3/DC & PERC 3/DCL RAID Controller
DELL PERC 3/DC SCSI Processor Device
DELL PERC 3/QC RAID Controller
DELL PERC 3/QC SCSI Processor Device
Windows 2003, Windows 2003 (64 bit), Windows XP, Windows XP (64 bit), Windows 2000
5.48 (2004-07-16) via .inf
Works for Win 2000, Win sever 2003 and win XP
For Win XP
Copy all the files in this folder to a floppy disk, do not include folder as you cannot browse. All file's must be directly read from the floppy.
Install win XP from CD, Use F6 to load Third Party Scsi drivers and when prompted select S from intall menu and use the Win 2000 Selection.
It Works , I installed WIn XP on a DELL 2850 PE sever using this technique.
Rudym007
Rudym007 (DG Member) on 9-Nov-2008
The following files are found inside the driver download file.
Name | Size | Date |
---|---|---|
MRAID2K.sys | 23.9 KB | 22 Jul 2004 |
Mraid35x.sys | 26.1 KB | 1 Nov 2004 |
Oemsetup.inf | 24.2 KB | 29 Oct 2004 |
TXTSETUP.oem | 4.4 KB | 12 May 2004 |
nodev.inf | 4.3 KB | 29 Oct 2004 |
perc-cerc-w2k3-6.46.2.32-A05.txt | 29.0 KB | 8 May 2005 |
percraid.cat | 12.5 KB | 12 Apr 2005 |
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Locate the device and model that is having the issue and double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
Select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button and follow the instructions.
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