Lenovo ThinkServer RD340, Operating System Installation Manual

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6. In the “Please choose the Driver Update medium” window, click OK and press Enter. After the driver is
installed, click Back .
7. Select your language and keyboard layout and then select I Agree to the license terms . Click Next .
8. When the Media Check window prompts you to check all the installation media, depending on your
needs, click Start Check to do the check or click Next to skip the check.
9. In the Installation Mode window, click New Installation , and then click Next .
10. Verify your region and time zone, and then click Next .
11. In the Server Base Scenario window, select Physical Machine (also for Fully Virtualized Guests) ,
and then click Next .
12. When the Installation Settings window is displayed, create a drive partition as you need.
• Manually create a root partition (/)
To create a root partition, do the following:
a. Click Partitioning .
b. In the Preparing Hard Disk window, select Custom Partitioning (for experts) , and then click Next .
c. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks ➙ sda in the System View area, and then
click Add .
d. Type the amount of space (in MB or GB) in the Custom Size field, and then click Next .
e. In the Formatting Options area, select Ext3 from the File system drop-down list box.
f. In the Mounting Options area, select the forward slash (/) from the Mount Point drop-down
list box.
g. Click Finish .
h. Click Accept .
• Manually create a boot partition (/boot)
To create a boot partition, do the following:
a. Click Partitioning .
b. In the Preparing Hard Disk window, select Custom Partitioning (for experts) , and then click Next .
c. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks ➙ sda in the System View area, and then
click Add .
d. Type the amount of space (in MB or GB) in the Custom Size field, and then click Next .
e. In the Formatting Options area, select Ext3 from the File system drop-down list box.
f. In the Mounting Options area, select /boot from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
g. Click Finish .
h. Click Accept .
• Manually create a swap partition
To create a swap partition, do the following:
a. Click Partitioning .
b. In the Preparing Hard Disk window, select Custom Partitioning (for experts) , and then click Next .
c. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks ➙ sda in the System View area, and then
click Add .
d. Type the amount of space (in MB or GB) in the Custom Size field, and then click Next .
e. In the Formatting Options area, select Ext3 from the File system drop-down list box.
f. In the Mounting Options area, select Swap from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
g. Click Finish .
Chapter 2
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Installing an operating system in legacy mode
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