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Ok, so after a lot of research I have reached a dead-end.

I'm having problems installing Win 2008 R2 64x OS on a Dell PowerEdge T110 II server with PERC S100 controller.

I've created a RAID1 configuration using 2 hard disks, In the Perc s100 management it is visible and the status is ready.

The problem occurs when I try to instal OS, i cannot see the drives, loading drivers from USB doesn't help either. I tried 12+ different drivers including (http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Drivers/DriversDetails?DriverId=W3N37&FileId=2942618202&DriverName=Dell%20PERC%20S300%20Adapter%2C%20PERC%20S300%20Integrated%20Modular%2C%20PERC%20S100%20Integrated%2C%20RMSD_PERC%20S100%20Integrated%2C%20v.2.0.0.0162%2C%20A05&productCode=poweredge-t110-2&urlProductCode=False) and still i get the message "No signed drivers were found".

Now in the Dell BIOS (v2.7.0) menu, in the Integrated Devices menu, there is no embedded Perc s100/Raid line, could that be the problem? Although there is SATA settings next to Integrated devices, where embedded SATA...[RAID] is selected.

Any suggestions for me to try out are welcome.

EDIT: Trying different USB's and formats for drivers to be read.

SOLVED: Set Boot Mode to [UEFI] boot OS from CD/DVD, prepare USB for controller driver DELL_MULTI-DEVICE_A05_R294488.exe (You need to extract the .exe to a folder). Now it finds the the driver during the OS setup.

Marius
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  • If the S100 isn't listed in BIOS anymore you may have a failing controller – David King Nov 10 '15 at 13:12
  • Either use the Lifecycle Controller (if available) or the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility to install the OS. - http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=NF1CT&fileId=2731102793&osCode=WS8R2&productCode=poweredge-t110-2&languageCode=EN&categoryId=SM – joeqwerty Nov 10 '15 at 14:18
  • couldn't pass the second step of OS deployment in the Dell Systems B&U Utility, where "catalog location" needs to be set for the driver, wasted hours on that typing all possible ways of path to the driver folder. – Marius Nov 10 '15 at 14:57

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I know this is an old thread and more than likely dormant. But if anyone needs a driver for the Perc s100 for Windows Server 2016, let me know. I have the 2012 R2 driver and it worked without a problem. I hope this helps someone.

WV Bucks N Bass Eric
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