6. Select the Windows operation system edition that you want to install. Then click
Next
. The following
steps are based on the scenario that
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (Server with a GUI)
is
selected in this step.
7. Read the license terms and select
I accept the license terms
. Then 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, depending on the SATA configuration on
your server, do one of the following:
• If your SATA configuration is set as
RAID
(both
onboard SATA software RAID
and
RAID card
):
do the following:
a. Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click
Load Driver
.
b. Click
Browse
to locate the required driver and then click
OK
.
c. In the “Select the driver to be installed” window, select
Hide drivers that are not compatible
with hardware on this computer
, select the driver that you want to install, and then click
Next
to install the driver.
• If your SATA configuration is set as
IDE
: go to step 10.
• If your SATA configuration is set as
AHCI
: go to step 10. Be sure to install the AHCI driver after the
operating system installation is completed, see “Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI” on page 35.
10. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click
Apply
. The Windows Setup window is displayed.
11. Click
OK
.
12. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click
Next
. The installation begins.
Note:
Your server restarts several times during the installation.
13. When the Settings window is displayed, set an administrator password and click
Finish
. Then, follow
the instructions on the screen to sign in when prompted.
Note:
The password must be a combination of upper case letters, lower case letters, and numbers.
Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating
system
This topic provides instructions on how to install the Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system.
Note:
Before installing this operating system, connect your server to the network.
To install the Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials 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 or DVD...
is displayed, press any key. The message
Windows is loading files...
is displayed. 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 R2 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. Read the license terms and select
I accept the license terms
. Then click
Next
.
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