Lenovo ThinkServer RD640 - Installing Drivers for the Windows Server 2012 Essentials Operating System

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromCDorDVD...isdisplayed,pressanykey.Ifthemessage
WindowsSetup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoload
theles.
3.WhentheWindowsServer2012...windowisdisplayed,congurethelanguageandotheroptionsas
youneed,andthenclickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft
CerticateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
6.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.Then,clickNext.
7.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
8.OntheWheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?window,clickLoaddriver.TheLoaddriverwindowis
displayed.
9.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserver,andthenbrowsetothefolder
wherethedriverisstored.ClickOK.TheSelectthedrivertoinstallwindowsisdisplayed.
10.SelectHidedriversthataren’tcompatiblewiththiscomputer’shardware,andthenselectthedriver
thatyouwanttoinstallonyourserver.Then,clickNext.
11.OntheWheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).Then,click
New.
12.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.
13.OntheWindowsSetupwindow,clickOK.
14.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.
Note:Y ourserverwillrestartseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
15.Congurethedateandtime,andthenclickNext.
16.Choosethetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatClean
installisselected.
17.PersonalizetheserverbytypingthecomputernameandthenclickNext.
18.OntheProvideyouradministratorinformation(account1of2)window,typeyourusernameand
password,andthenclickNext.
Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleasteightuppercaseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.
19.OntheProvideyouradministratorinformation(account2of2)window,typeyourusernameand
password,andthenclickNext.
20.OntheKeepyourserverup-to-dateautomaticallywindow,congurethesettingsasyouneed.Y our
serverwillrestartseveraltimes.
21.Whenprompted,clickClose.Theinstallationcompletes.
InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperating
system
ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperatingsystem,refertotherelatedtopics.
•Forinstructionsonhowtoinstallthedriverforthechipset,see“Installingthedriverforthechipset”
onpage4.
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