Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 - Installing Drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-On Operating System; Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Operating System and Drivers; Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Operating System

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Premium
Add-onoperatingsystem
ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-onoperatingsystem,referto
therelatedtopics.
•“Installingthedriverforthechipset”onpage5
.
•“InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard”onpage5.
•“Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard”onpage5
.
•“InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard”onpage6.
•“InstallingthedriverforIntelManagementEngineInterface”onpage6.
•“InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard”onpage6.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystemand
drivers
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystemsandthedrivers:
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012DatacenterEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012StandardEdition
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystem
ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromCDisdisplayed,pressanykey.IfthemessageWindows
Setup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
3.WhentheWindowsServer2012windowisdisplayed,configurethelanguageandotheroptionsasyou
need,andthenclickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft
CertificateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
6.SelecttheWindowsoperatingsystemeditionthatyouwanttoinstall.Then,clickNext.Thefollowing
stepsarebasedonthescenariothatWindowsServer2012Standard(ServerwithaGUI)isselected
inthisstep.
7.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.ClickNext.
8.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
9.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,connecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontains
thedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.
10.GotothefolderwherethedriverisstoredandclickOK.The“Selectthedrivertoinstall”windowsis
displayed.
11.SelectHidedriversthataren’tcompatiblewiththiscomputer’shardware,andthenselectthedriver
thatyouwanttoinstallonyourserver.Then,clickNext.
12.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).
13.Selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem,andthenclickNew.
14.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.
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