Lenovo ThinkServer TD350, Installation Manual

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7. In the Where do you want to install Windows? window, depending on the SATA configuration on your
server, do one of the following:
• If the server configuration is set as RAID, 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 the server configuration is set as IDE, go to next step.
• If the server configuration is set as AHCI, go to next step. Ensure that you install the AHCI driver after
the operating system installation is completed.
8. In the “Where do you want to install Windows?” window, click Drive options (advanced)
➙
New .
9. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply .
10. In the Windows Storage Server Setup window, click OK .
11. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click Next . The installation begins.
Note: The server restarts several times during the installation.
12. When the Settings window is displayed, click Next .
13. When the Windows Update window is displayed, click Next .
14. Change your password when prompted, and then click Finish .
Note: The password must be a combination of upper case letters, lower case letters, and numbers.
15. When the message
MultiPoint Server Configuration Error
is displayed, press any key. The user name will
be configured as “Administrator” after your server restarts. Follow the instructions on the screen to log in
to the operating system.
Installing the Microsoft Windows 8 operating system
This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows 8 (x64 and x86)
• Microsoft Windows 8 Professional Edition (x64 and x86)
To install the Microsoft Windows 8 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. If the message
Press any key to boot from CD or DVD
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 8 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 .
6. Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms . Click Next .
7. 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.
8. Depending on the configuration, do the following:
• If the server configuration is set as RAID, do the following:
Chapter 2
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Installing an operating system in legacy mode
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