Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 - Installing the Driver for an AHCI; Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Operating System

4.SelectIntelManagementEngineInterfacefromthePleaseSelectDriverdrop-downlistbox.
5.ClickInstall.
6.IntheMessagefromwebpagewindow,clickOKtorestartyourserver.
InstallingthedriverforanAHCI
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthedriverforanAdvancedHostControllerInterface(AHCI).
ToinstallthedriverforanAHCI,dothefollowing:
1.DownloadthedriverforanAHCIfromtheLenovoWebsitetoaUSBstoragedevice.Themost
up-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailableontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
2.Double-clicktheEXEfiletounzipittoafolder.Then,connecttheUSBstoragedevicetoyourserver
andcopythedriverfoldertoyourserver..
3.Logintotheoperatingsystem.
4.IntheDeviceManagerwindow,right-clicktheAHCIwhichyouneedtoinstalldriversfor.
5.ClickUpdateDriverSoftware➙Browsemycomputerfordriversoftware.
6.Gotothefolderwherethedriverisstored,clickOK,andthenclickNext.
7.Whentheinstallationcompletes,clickClose.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperating
system
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperatingsystem
andthedevicedrivers.
Note:Beforeinstallingthisoperatingsystem,connectyourservertothenetwork.
ToinstalltheWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperatingsystem,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.
5.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft
CertificateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
6.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.
7.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickLoaddriver.TheLoaddriverwindowis
displayed.
9.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicetoyourserver,andthengotothefolderwherethedriverisstored.
ClickOK.TheSelectthedrivertoinstallwindowisdisplayed.
10.SelectHidedriversthataren’tcompatiblewiththiscomputer’shardware,andthenselectthedriver
fortheRAIDcard.Then,clickNext
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