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I've installed a Perc 4DC on a non dell workstation with windows 7. I have no issues with the drivers (used the 2003 ones), but I'm not sure what kind of disk management tool I could and should install.

By example, would Dell Array Manager am360a05 cause issues if installed on windows 7 x64 ? (given that such sw is for 2003 at most, and it replaces the windows disk management if I understood correctly)

Alessandro

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  • This question is relevant to the users of this controller only. Wouldn't it make sense to check the manual and ask the manufacturer / seller support first (and summarize their input if you ask here nonetheless)? – Hauke Laging May 02 '13 at 16:12
  • This is really a question for Dell support ("Do you have a version of Dell Array Manager for Windows 7 x64 that supports this controller?"), not Server Fault... – voretaq7 May 02 '13 at 17:54

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I don't think you're going to find a supported tool. That controller is old and certainly not intended for use in desktop operating system deployments, let alone one so much newer than the controller. I am familiar with the Array Manager software you're talking about and my gut says that it will work poorly, if at all, on a version of Windows that new.

I think you're best off using the BIOS management functionality or, better yet, just replacing the controller with something more modern.

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  • I am actually using the bios due exactly to the gut feeling that that old Array Manager may cause issues due to the newer os. – Alessandro May 02 '13 at 16:12
  • Replacing it it's entirely a different issue... it's a gift I got, alongside a u320 300gb hd (and some smaller ones). I cannot use it with the hpux workstation I've here, due to lack of support.. and same is true for the alpha.. and since the xeon workstation I'm using has 2 legacy pci-x alongside the pci-e slots, I've added it to complement the onboard sas and exploit the 300gb disk – Alessandro May 02 '13 at 16:20
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There used to be a software package called OpenManage that Dell shipped with their PERC controllers. If it's still available, you may be able to get the remote management client installed on Win 7.

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  • OpenManage might do it. You have to transform the MSI to get it to load on non-Server Windows versions, but otherwise it runs fine on Win7 (at least, modern versions of OM). – Evan Anderson May 03 '13 at 03:19