Driver Installation 174Driver InstallationThe Dell PowerEdge 6 Gbps SAS HBA and Internal Tape Adapter cardsrequire software drivers to operate with Microsoft Windows, Red HatEnterprise Linux, and SUSE Linux operating systems.This section contains procedures for installing drivers for the followingoperating systems:• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Server family• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Server family• Windows Server 2008 R2• Red Hat Linux version 5 Update 7• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 10 Service Pack 4 (64-bit only), andversion 11 Service Pack 2 (64-bit only).A driver can be installed in the following three ways:• During operating system installation• After adding a new 6 Gbps SAS HBA or Internal Tape Adapter controlleron an existing operating system• Updating existing drivers.NOTE: To ensure you have the latest version of any driver mentioned in thissection, check the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. If a newer versionexists, you can download the driver to your system.