Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 Operating System Installation Guide

2. When 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.
3. When the Windows Server 2012... window is displayed, configure the language and other options as you
need, click Next.
4. Click Install now.
Note: Type your product key if prompted and then click Next. The product key information is available
on the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label or product packaging
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:
Install Windows only (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) ➙ New.
9. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply.
10. In the Windows Storage Server Setup window, click OK.
11. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click Next. The installation begins.
Note: The server restarts several times during the installation.
12. When the Settings window is displayed, click Next.
13. When the Windows Update window is displayed, click Next.
14. Change your password when prompted, and then click Finish.
Note: The password must be a combination of upper case letters, lower case letters, and numbers.
15. When the message MultiPoint Server Configuration Error is displayed, press any key. The user name will
be configured as “Administrator” after your server restarts. Follow the instructions on the screen to log in
to the operating system.
Installing the Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 with SP1 operating system
To install the Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 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.
2. When 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.
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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