Lenovo ThinkServer RD340 - Installing Drivers for the Windows Server 2012 Essentials Operating System; Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Operating System

Note:Y ourserverwillrestartseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
15.Configurethedateandtime,andthenclickNext.
16.Choosethetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatClean
installisselected.
17.PersonalizetheserverbytypingthecomputernameandthenclickNext.
18.Inthe“Provideyouradministratorinformation(account1of2)”window,typeyourusernameand
password,andthenclickNext.
Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleasteightcharactersandconsistofuppercaseletters,lower
caseletters,andnumbers.
19.Inthe“Provideyouradministratorinformation(account2of2)”window,typeyourusernameand
password,andthenclickNext.
20.Inthe“Keepyourserverup-to-dateautomatically”window,configurethesettingsasyouneed.Your
serverwillrestartseveraltimes.
21.Whenprompted,clickClose.Theinstallationiscompleted.
InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperating
system
ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperatingsystem,refertotherelatedtopics.
•“Installingthedriverforthechipset”onpage5.
•“InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard”onpage5.
•“Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard”onpage5
.
•“InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard”onpage6.
•“InstallingthedriverforIntelManagementEngineInterface”onpage6.
•“InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard”onpage6.
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystems:
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2DatacenterEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2StandardEdition
Thistopicalsoprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalldevicedriversfortheoperatingsystem.
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem
ToinstallaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromCDorDVD...isdisplayed,pressanykey.Themessage
Windowsisloadingles...isdisplayed.IfthemessageWindowsSetup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,press
Enter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
3.WhentheWindowsServer2012R2windowisdisplayed,configurethelanguageandotheroptionsas
youneed,andthenclickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
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