8. Browse to the folder where the driver is stored, and click
OK
. The “Select the driver to be installed”
window is displayed.
9. Select the driver you want to install and click
Next
.
10. In the “Where do you want to install Windows” window, click
Drive options(advanced)
.
11. Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system and click
New
.
12. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click
Apply
.
13. Ensure the drive partition is correct and click
Next
. The installation begins.
Notes:
• The drive partition must be greater than 80 GB. It is recommended that the drive partition is greater
than 120 GB.
• Your server will restart several times during the installation.
14. In the Continue Installation window, select
Clean Install
. Then, click
Next
.
15. Click
Open Date and Time to verify the clock and time zone settings
to set your date and time, and
click
OK
. Then, click
Next
.
Note:
If the server can identify the Ethernet card, go to Step 23.
16. When “A network adapter was not found” window is displayed, connect the USB storage device that
contains the driver for the Ethernet card to your server.
17. Press Shift+F10, input the command
devmgmt.msc
, and press Enter. The Device Manager window is
displayed.
18. Click
other devices
, and then right-click
Ethernet Controller
.
19. Click
Update Driver Software...
➙
Browse my computer for driver software
.
20. Browse to the folder where the driver is stored, and then click
Next
.
21. In the Update Driver Software-Intel... Connection window, click
Close
. Go back to the command
window and close it.
22. In the “A network adapter was not found” window, click
Back
to return to the “Verify the clock and
time zone settings” window. Then, click
Next
.
23. In the “Server network configuration” window, configure the network settings as you need. Then,
click
Next
.
24. In the Get important updates window, select the update method depending on your need. The following
steps are based on the scenario that
Do not get the most recent installation updates
is selected
in this step.
25. In the Connecting your server window, configure the company information and click
Next
.
26. Personalize the server and network information depending on your need. Then, click
Next
.
27. In the “Add a network administrator account” window, set your user name and password. Then, click
Next
.
Note:
The password must contain at least eight characters, and consist of uppercase letters, lowercase
letters, and digits.
28. Click
Next
. The server will restart.
29. When the “Expanding and installing files” window is displayed, the server will install files automatically.
Your server will restart several times.
30. When the “Installation finished” (or “Successful installation” in UEFI mode) window is displayed, the
installation is completed.
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