5.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft
CertificateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
6.SelecttheWindowsoperatingsystemeditionthatyouwanttoinstall.Then,clickNext.Thefollowing
stepsarebasedonthescenariothatWindowsServer2012Standard(ServerwithaGUI)isselected
inthisstep.
Note:IfyouareinstallingtheWindowsServer2012FoundationEdition,skipthisstep.
7.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.ClickNext.
8.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
9.Whenthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”windowisdisplayed,connecttheUSBstorage
devicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserver.Then,clickLoaddriver.
10.Browsetothefolderwherethedriverisstored,andclickOK.The“Selectthedrivertoinstall”windows
isdisplayed.
11.SelectHidedriversthataren’tcompatiblewiththiscomputer’shardware,andthenselectthedriver
thatyouwanttoinstallonyourserver.ClickNext.
12.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).Then,click
New.
13.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.TheWindowsSetupwindowisdisplayed.
14.ClickOK.
15.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.
Note:Y ourserverwillrestartseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
16.WhentheSettingswindowisdisplayed,setanadministratorpasswordandclickFinish.Then,follow
theinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystem.
Note:Thepasswordmustconsistofuppercaseletters,lowercaseletters,anddigits.
InstallingdriversforaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystem
ToinstalldriversforaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystem,refertotherelatedtopics.
•“Installingthedriverforthechipset”onpage9
Note:Ifyouwanttoinstallthedriverforchipsetmanually,right-clickthedriverandselectAdministrator.
•“Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard”onpage12
•“InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard”onpage13
•“InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard”onpage6
Note:ThedriverforonboardUSB3.0connectorsisinstalledduringtheoperatingsysteminstallation.
Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard
Beforeinstallingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard,youmustaddtheDesktopExperiencefeature.
ToaddtheDesktopExperiencefeature,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheServerManagerprogram.Then,clickAddrolesandfeatures.The“AddRolesandFeatures
Wizard”windowisdisplayed.
2.ClickFeatures.Then,selectDesktopExperiencefromtheUserInterfacesandInfrastructure
(Installed)menu.The“AddRolesandFeaturesWizard”windowisdisplayed.
3.ClickAddFeatures.Then,clickNext.
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