Chapter1.Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem
Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
•CopythedriverforonboardSATAsoftwareRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID),onboardSAS
softwareRAID,ortheinstalledRAIDcardfromtheThinkServer
®
EasyStartupDVDthatcomeswithyour
servertoaUniversalSerialBus(USB)storagedevice.
•Settheopticaldrivethatyouwanttouseasthefirststartupdevice.Dependingontheservermodel,an
externalopticaldrivemightberequired.
Note:IfyouwanttoinstallanoperatingsysteminUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)mode,set
theUEFIdriveasthefirststartupdevice.
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