Lenovo ThinkServer RD340, Operating System Installation Manual

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Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium
Add-on operating system
To install drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-on operating system, refer to
the related topics.
• “Installing the driver for the chipset” on page 5 .
• “Installing the driver for an Ethernet card” on page 5 .
• “Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card” on page 5 .
• “Installing the driver for an HBA card” on page 6 .
• “Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface” on page 6 .
• “Installing the driver for a CNA card” on page 6 .
Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system and
drivers
This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems and the drivers:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition
Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system
To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system, do the following:
1. Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup
device. Then, start the server from the optical drive.
2. When the message
Press any key to boot from CD
is displayed, press any key. If the message
Windows
Setup [EMS Enabled]
is displayed, press Enter. Wait several minutes for the system to load the files.
3. When the Windows Server 2012 window is displayed, configure the language and other options as you
need, and then click Next .
4. Click Install now .
5. Type your product key and then click Next . The product key information is available on the Microsoft
Certificate of Authenticity label or product packaging.
6. Select the Windows operating system edition that you want to install. Then, click Next . The following
steps are based on the scenario that Windows Server 2012 Standard (Server with a GUI) is selected
in this step.
7. Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms . Click Next .
8. Select the type of installation as you need. The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom:
Install Windows only (Advanced) is selected in this step.
9. In the “Where do you want to install Windows?” window, connect the USB storage device that contains
the driver to your server and click Load Driver .
10. Go to the folder where the driver is stored and click OK . The “Select the driver to install” windows is
displayed.
11. Select Hide drivers that aren’t compatible with this computer’s hardware , and then select the driver
that you want to install on your server. Then, click Next .
12. In the “Where do you want to install Windows?” window, click Drive options (advanced) .
13. Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system, and then click New .
14. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply .
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ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide