•“InstallingthedriverforUSB3.0connectors”onpage11
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystem
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystems:
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012DatacenterEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012FoundationEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012StandardEdition
Thistopicalsoprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalldevicedriversfortheoperatingsystem.
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystem
ToinstallaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystem,see“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer
2012operatingsystem”onpage11.
InstallingdriversforaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystem
ToinstalldriversforaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystem,refertotherelatedtopics.
•“Installingthedriverforthechipset”onpage9
Note:Ifyouwanttoinstallthedriverforchipsetmanually,right-clickthedriverandselectAdministrator.
•“Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard”onpage12
•“InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard”onpage13
Note:ThedriverforonboardUSB3.0connectorsisinstalledduringtheoperatingsysteminstallation.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperating
system
ToinstalltheWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperatingsystem,see“InstallingtheMicrosoftWindows
Server2012Essentialsoperatingsystem”onpage13.
InstallingdriversforWindowsServer2012Essentials
ToinstalldriversforWindowsServer2012Essentials,refertotherelatedtopics.
•“Installingthedriverforthechipset”onpage9
Note:Ifyouwanttoinstallthedriverforchipsetmanually,right-clickthedriverandselectAdministrator.
•“Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard”onpage10
•“InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard”onpage13
Note:ThedriverforonboardUSB3.0connectorsisinstalledduringtheoperatingsysteminstallation.
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystems:
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2DatacenterEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2FoundationEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2StandardEdition
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