Dell 4200 w/perc3 raid

[Bryan Hall <BHall@Heur.com>]

Upon initial setup, Debian distro doesn't appear to recognize the perc3 raid controller. No problem.. drivers not installed, likely. 
Unfortunately, upon attempting to utilize the 'preload drivers' function in the setup, it returns an error message stating 'Cannot mount floppy' critical error, and places me at the 'configure network' screen under the assumption that it's a diskless station I'm on.

Can anyone offer me any suggestions as to why this is, and how I might be able to get around this? Additionally, I'd be indebted to anyone who could point me in the right direction to obtain drivers for said perc3 controller. 

Muchly appreciated, and my thanks for the patience. I'm a 'dozer who's seen the light, and making the big leap into the (for me, that is) great unknown that is Debian Linux.

Respectfully,

Bryan H. Hall

(reply to this address if at all possible.. thanks!)