Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 Operating System Installation Guide

Note: If the message Press any key to boot from cd is displayed, press any key. If the message Windows
Setup [EMS Enabled] is displayed, press Enter. Wait several minutes for the system to load the files.
2. In the Installing Windows window, select the language and other options. Then, click Next.
3. Click Install now.
4. Select the operating system that you want to install, and then click Next.
5. Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms. Then, click Next.
6. Select the type of installation as you need. The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom
(Advanced) is selected in this step.
7. In the “Where do you want to install Windows?” window, depending on the SATA configuration on your
server, do one of the following:
• If your SATA configuration is set as RAID (both onboard SATA software RAID and RAID card): do
the following:
a. Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver.
b. Click Browse to locate the required driver and then click OK.
c. In the “Select the driver to be installed” window, select Hide drivers that are not compatible
with hardware on this computer, select the driver that you want to install, and then click Next to
install the driver.
• If your SATA configuration is set as IDE: go to step 8.
• If your SATA configuration is set as AHCI: go to step 8. Be sure to install the AHCI driver after the
operating system installation is completed, see “Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI” on page 103.
8. In the “Where do you want to install Windows?” window, click Drive options (advanced).
9. Choose the hard disk drive to install the operating system, and then click New.
10. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply.
11. In the Install Windows window, click OK.
12. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click Next. The installation begins.
13. Change your password when prompted.
Note: The password must be a combination of upper case letters, lower case letters, and numbers.
14. Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system when prompted.
Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system
This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems and the drivers:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation Edition
To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system, do the following:
1. Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup
device. Then, start the server from the optical drive.
Note: If the message Press any key to boot from cd or dvd is displayed, press any key. If the message
Windows Setup [EMS Enabled] is displayed, press Enter. Wait several minutes for the system to load the
files.
2. In the Installing Windows window, select the language and other options. Then, click Next.
3. Click Install now.
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ThinkServer RD650 and RD550 Operating System Installation Guide

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