Administrator Guide

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• Your computer has a RAID I/O controller hub (ICH). If your computer does
not have a RAID ICH you cannot install IRST unless a third-party RAID
controller card is installed.
• Your RAID controller is enabled by default.
CAUTION: If a SATA hard drive is already installed, disabling the
RAID controller (switch to AHCI mode) might cause your computer
to display a blue screen and an error code followed by a system reboot.
Downloading and installing the IRST driver
1 Turn on your computer.
2 Go to www.dell.com/support.
3 Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click
Submit.
NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or
manually browse for your computer model.
4 Click Drivers & downloads.
5 Scroll down the page and select Serial ATA in Category.
6 Click Download to download the IRST driver for your computer.
7 After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where you saved the IRST
driver file.
8 Double-click the driver file icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
Downloading and installing the IRST APPX
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Go to www.dell.com/support.
3. Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click
Submit.