PERC 4/DI Raid Driver Unattended CD

[tguy]

I have a problem trying to load the Dell PERC 4/DI raid driver, mraid35x.sys for Windows Server 2003, and mraid2k.sys for Windows 2000 on my unattended CD installation.

I have tried using the txtsetup.sif method and have had success with other drivers from HP etc. but not these Dell drivers. Can anyone tell me how to integrate these drivers into my unattended CD using the txtsetup.sif or txtsetup.oem method?

Any help is greatly appreciated

[tguy]

We'll I finally figured it out on my own through trial and error. Here is what you need to do to load the drivers for an unattended Windows Server 2003 build CD with the Dell Perc 4/DI raid controller drivers.

1) Download the file, perc-cerc-w2k3-6.41.2.32.A03.exe from support.dell.com

2) Expand this file to a directory on your hard drive, ie: c:\temp

3) Download makecab.exe from Microsoft.

4) Using makecab.exe compress mraid35x.sys to mraid35x.sy_

5) Copy mraid35x.sy_ to your i386 source directory replacing the existing file if present.

6) Open the TXTSETUP.SIF file in your i386 directory with Notepad.

7) Add the following entries to their respective sections.

[sourceDisksFiles]

mraid35x.sys = 1,,,,,,4_,4,0,,,1,4

[HardwareIdsDatabase]

PCI\VEN_1028&DEV_000F&SUBSYS_014A1028 = "mraid35x"

PCI\VEN_1028&DEV_0013&SUBSYS_016D1028 = "mraid35x"

PCI\VEN_1028&DEV_0013&SUBSYS_016E1028 = "mraid35x"

PCI\VEN_1028&DEV_0013&SUBSYS_016F1028 = "mraid35x"

PCI\VEN_1028&DEV_0013&SUBSYS_01701028 = "mraid35x"

PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_1216&SUBSYS_8471101E = "mraid35x"

PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_1216&SUBSYS_8493101E = "mraid35x"

*** Entries taken from OEMSETUP.INF file downloaded with driver file from Dell***

[sCSI.Load]

mraid35x = mraid35x.sys,4

[sCSI]

mraid35x = "DELL PERC 4/Di RAID Controller"

8) Save the changes to the TXTSETUP.SIF file and create your ISO using your favorite utility.

9) Burn your ISO to CD-ROM and your ready to go.

PS: Repeat the above steps substituting the file mraid2k.sys for a Windows 2000 installation.