2.IfthemessagePressanykeytobootfromCDorDVD...isdisplayed,pressanykey.IfthemessageWindows
Setup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
3.WhentheWindowsServer2012...windowisdisplayed,configurethelanguageandotheroptionsas
youneed,andthenclickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft
CertificateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
6.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.Then,clickNext.
7.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickLoaddriver.TheLoaddriverwindowis
displayed.
9.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserver,andthenbrowsetothefolder
wherethedriverisstored.ClickOK.The“Selectthedrivertoinstall”windowisdisplayed.
10.SelectHidedriversthataren’tcompatiblewiththiscomputer’shardware,andselectthedriverthat
youwanttoinstallonyourserver.Then,clickNext.
11.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).Then,click
New.
12.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.TheWindowsSetupwindowisdisplayed.
13.ClickOK.
14.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.
Note:Y ourserverwillrestartseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
15.IfthedriverforEthernetcardisnotidentified,dothefollowing:
a.WhenthemessageErrorsoccurredduringinstallationisdisplayed,connecttheUSBstoragedevice
thatcontainsthedriverfortheEthernetcardtoyourserver.
b.PressShift+F10,inputthecommanddevmgmt.msc,andthenpressEnter.TheDeviceManager
windowisdisplayed.
c.Clickotherdevices,andthenright-clickEthernetController.
d.ClickUpdateDriverSoftware...➙Browsemycomputerfordriversoftware.
e.Browsetothefolderwherethedriverisstored,andthenclickNext.
f.Inthe“UpdateDriverSoftware-Intel...Connection”window,clickClose.Gobacktothecommand
windowandcloseit.
g.Inthe“Errorsoccurredduringinstallation”window,clickRestarttorestartyourserver.
16.Configurethedateandtime,andthenclickNext.
17.Choosethetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatClean
installisselected.
18.PersonalizetheserverbytypingtheusernameandthenclickNext.
19.Inthe“Provideyouradministratorinformation(account1of2)”window,typeyourusernameand
password,andthenclickNext.
Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleasteightcharacters,andconsistofuppercaseletters,lowercase
letters,anddigits.
20.Inthe“Provideyouradministratorinformation(account2of2)”window,typeyourusernameand
password,andthenclickNext.
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