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SK0-003 · Question #201

Which of the following should be done during a Windows server OS installation to install third party drivers for a storage array controller?

The correct answer is C. Press F6 when prompted during the setup utility. During a Windows server OS installation, specific intervention is required to load third-party drivers for unsupported storage array controllers.

Server hardware installation and management

Question

Which of the following should be done during a Windows server OS installation to install third party drivers for a storage array controller?

Options

  • AUse recovery console from Windows setup.
  • BHave the manufacturer's driver disk in the floppy drive and Windows will install it automatically.
  • CPress F6 when prompted during the setup utility.
  • DRun setup using the appropriate installation wizard.

How the community answered

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  • A
    8% (2)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    88% (23)

Why each option

During a Windows server OS installation, specific intervention is required to load third-party drivers for unsupported storage array controllers.

AUse recovery console from Windows setup.

The recovery console is a troubleshooting tool used to repair an operating system that is already installed and experiencing issues, not for loading drivers during the initial installation process.

BHave the manufacturer's driver disk in the floppy drive and Windows will install it automatically.

While manufacturer drivers are often provided on a disk, Windows setup does not automatically detect and install them from a floppy drive without specific user intervention, such as the F6 prompt.

CPress F6 when prompted during the setup utility.Correct

In older Windows server operating system installations, pressing F6 when prompted during the initial setup phase allowed an administrator to provide and load third-party drivers for mass storage devices. This action was crucial for the operating system to detect and install to non-standard or RAID controllers.

DRun setup using the appropriate installation wizard.

Running setup using the installation wizard is the general method for installation, but it does not specify the particular action needed to introduce out-of-box third-party storage drivers during that process.

Concept tested: Windows OS installation, third-party storage drivers

Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-load-mass-storage-device-drivers-during-windows-xp-setup-c9c10427-0208-8e68-07e5-1a221f57c5e2

Topics

#OS installation#driver installation#storage controller

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