Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 Operating System Installation Guide

Chapter 4. Installing drivers
This chapter provides information about installing drivers for different operating systems.
Installing drivers for Windows operating systems
This topic provides instructions on installing drivers for Windows operating systems.
Installing the driver for the chipset
To install the driver for the chipset, do the following:
1. Download the driver for the chipset from the Lenovo Web site. If the driver is a compressed file, unzip it
to a folder. The most up-to-date device drivers for various server models are always available for
download on the Lenovo Web site at:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
2. Copy the folder that contains the driver to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device
to your server.
3. Open the folder that contains the driver and double-click the setup file. The “Intel
®
Chipset Driver
Software Welcome” window is displayed.
4. Click Next. The License Agreement window is displayed.
5. Click Accept. The Readme File Information window is displayed.
6. Click Install. The Intel
®
Chipset Device Software Completion window is displayed.
7. Click Restart now. The installation is completed. It is recommended to restart your computer after driver
installation.
Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card
To install the driver for an onboard graphics card, do the following:
1. Download the driver for an onboard graphics card from the Lenovo Web site. If the driver is a
compressed file, unzip it to a folder. The most up-to-date device drivers for various server models are
always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
2. Copy the folder that contains the driver to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device
to your server.
3. Open the folder that contains the driver and double-click the Setup file.
4. When the “Welcome to the ...” window is displayed, click Next.
5. When the License Agreement window is displayed, click I accept the agreement, and then click Next.
6. When the Select Destination Location window is displayed, click Next.
7. When the message displays as “Ready to Install”, click Install.
8. When the message displays as “Completing the ...”, click Finish. It is recommended to restart your
server after the installation is completed.
Installing the driver for the Intel Ethernet card
To install the driver, do the following:
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Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 Specifications

General

HDD size	2.5 \
RAID support	Yes
HDD interface	Serial ATA III
Optical drive type	DVD±RW
Total storage capacity	600 GB
Maximum storage capacity	74 TB
Number of HDDs installed	2
Memory slots	24
Internal memory	16 GB
Memory clock speed	2133 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	768 GB
Flash memory	2048 MB
PCI Express slots version	3.0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slots	8
Operating system installed	No
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Including Hyper-V), Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Including Hyper-V), Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (Including Hyper-V), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server, VMware vSphere ESXi
Chassis type	Rack (2U)
Power supply	750 W
Number of redundant power supplies installed	1
Number of 3.5\" bays	0
Processor ARK ID	83352
Intel Secure Key Technology version	1.00
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	0.00
Tcase	72.6 °C
Bus type	QPI
Stepping	R2
Scalability	2S
Processor code	SR207
Processor cache	15 MB
Processor cores	6
Processor model	E5-2620V3
System bus rate	8 GT/s
Processor series	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Processor socket	LGA 2011-v3
Processor threads	12
Processor codename	Haswell
Processor frequency	2.4 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Configurable TDP-down	85 W
Processor lithography	22 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor package size	52.5 x 45 mm
Processor front side bus	- MHz
Processor boost frequency	3.2 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
PCI Express configurations	x4, x8, x16
Supported instruction sets	AVX
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	40
Memory channels supported by processor	Quad
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	1600, 1866 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	59 GB/s
Storage temperature (T-T)	-10 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 45 °C
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4
On-board graphics card model	Not available

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	762 mm
Width	482.6 mm
Height	87 mm
Weight	15875.73 g