Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 - Chapter 1. Before Installing an Operating System

Chapter1.Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem
Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
•CopythedriverforonboardSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)softwareRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks
(RAID)ortheinstalledRAIDcardfromtheThinkServer
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EasyStartupDVDthatcomeswithyourservertoa
UniversalSerialBus(USB)storagedevice(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface).
•Settheopticaldrivethatyouwanttouseasthefirststartupdevice.Dependingontheservermodel,an
externalopticaldrivemightberequired.
Note:IfyouwanttoinstallanoperatingsysteminUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)mode,set
theUEFIdriveasthefirststartupdevice.
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