Chapter1.Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem
Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
•CopythedriverforonboardSATAsoftwareRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)oraRAID
cardfromtheThinkServer
®
EasyStartupDVDthatcomeswithyourservertoaUniversalSerialBus
(USB)storagedevice.
•Settheopticaldrivethatyouwanttouseastherststartupdevice.Dependingontheservermodel,an
externalopticaldrivemightberequired.
Note:IfyouwanttoinstallanoperatingsysteminUEFImode,settheUEFIdriveastherststartupdevice.
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