Lenovo ThinkServer RS140 - Chapter 1. Before Installing an Operating System

Chapter1.Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem
Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
•CopythedriverforonboardSATAsoftwareRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)oraninstalled
RAIDcardfromtheThinkServer
®
EasyStartupDVDthatcomeswithyourservertoaUniversalSerial
Bus(USB)storagedevice.YoualsocandownloadthedriverfromtheLenovoWebsite.Themost
up-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailableontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
•Settheopticaldrivethatyouwanttouseasthefirststartupdevice.Dependingontheservermodel,an
externalopticaldrivemightberequired.
Note:IfyouwanttoinstallanoperatingsysteminUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)mode,set
theUEFIdriveasthefirststartupdevice.
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