Lenovo ThinkServer RD540 - Installing an operating system in UEFI mode; Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system and drivers; Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system

Chapter3.InstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFImode
ThischapterprovidesinformationaboutinstallingthefollowingoperatingsystemsinUEFImode:
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008DatacenterEdition(x64)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008EnterpriseEdition(x64)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008StandardEdition(x64)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2DatacenterEditionwithServicePack1
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2EnterpriseEditionwithServicePack1
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2StandardEditionwithServicePack1
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012DatacenterEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012StandardEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012EssentialsEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentials
•MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standard
•MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-on
•Hyper-VServer2008R2withServicePack1
•Hyper-VServer2012
•RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4(x64)
•SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11withServicePack2(x64)
•VMwareESXi5.1
BeforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFImode
BeforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFImode,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.
2.OntheAdvancedmenu,selectPCI/PCIEConguration➙LaunchPXEOpROM.
3.SelectUEFIrst.
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystemanddrivers
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystemsanddrivers.
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008DatacenterEdition(x64)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008EnterpriseEdition(x64)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008StandardEdition(x64)
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystem
ToinstallaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystem,see“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer
2008operatingsystem”onpage4.
InstallingdriversforaWindowsServer2008operatingsystem
ToinstalldriversforaWindowsServer2008operatingsystem,refertotherelatedtopics.
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