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Known issues

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• PowerEdge systems with PERC S100 require S100 drivers during operating system installation

• Repairing Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 when using Simplified Chinese ROK media

PowerEdge systems with PERC S100 require S100

drivers during operating system installation

Description The system reboots when you install the Windows Server OS by using one of the following:

• ROK media

• Unified Server Configurator (USC) on PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) S100

Workaround To install the OS, use an external USB-DVD drive.

NOTE:

• This issue is fixed in Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1.

A message may be displayed to install the driver, because the S100 driver is not available with

Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 OS. Download and use the latest drivers from

Dell.com/support/drivers. See Download the drivers and firmware.

• Dell EMC software RAID S100, and S300 are not supported on Windows Server 2016, Windows

Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2.

Applies to Windows Server 2016 OS, Windows Server 2012 OS, and Windows Server 2012 R2 OS.

Repairing Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 when

using Simplified Chinese ROK media

Description

When you use the Simplified Chinese ROK media for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, the media skips the Install

Now screen that contains the Repair your computer option.

Workaround

1. Use the installation media to start the computer, and then run the Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1

setup.

2. Select the language, time and currency, and keyboard, and then press Shift+F10 to start the command line

interface (CLI).

3. Run the following command to start Windows Recovery Environment, and then press Enter.

cd /d %systemdrive%\sources\recovery RecEnv.exe

NOTE: You can also repair your computer by pressing F8 immediately after POST, to access

the recovery screen.

NOTE: For more information, see the

Microsoft knowledge Base Article 951495

support.microsoft.com.

Applies to Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 OS

8 Known issues