Lenovo ThinkServer TD350 - Page 12

a.IntheWheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?window,connecttheUSBstoragedevicethat
containsthedrivertoyourserverandthenclickLoadDriver.
b.WhentheLoadDriverwindowisdisplayed,clickBrowsetogotothefolderwherethedriver
isstored.
c.ClickOK.TheSelectthedrivertobeinstalledwindowisdisplayed.
d.SelectHidedriversthataren’tcompatiblewiththehardwareonthiscomputer,andthen
selectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstallonyourserver.ClickNext.
•IftheserverconfigurationissetasIDEorAHCI,gotonextstep.
Note:ForservermodelswiththeAHCIconfiguration,ensurethatyouinstallAHCIdriversafter
operatingsysteminstallation.See“InstallingthedriverfortheSATAAHCI”onpage43.
8.IntheWheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).
9.Selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem,andthenclickNew.
10.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.
11.IntheInstallWindowswindow,clickOK.
12.GobacktotheWheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?window.Ensurethatthedrivepartitionis
correct,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.
Notes:
•Y ourserverrestartsseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
•Thedrivepartitionmustbegreaterthan80GB.Itisrecommendedthatthedrivepartitionisgreater
than120GB.
13.IntheContinueInstallationwindow,selectCleanInstall.Then,clickNext.
14.ClickOpenDateandTimetoverifytheclockandtimezonesettingstosetyourdateandtime.Then,
clickOK.GobacktotheVerifytheclockandtimezonesettingswindowandclickNext.
Note:IftheservercanidentifytheEthernetcarddriver,gotostep19.
15.WhentheAnetworkadapterwasnotfoundwindowopens,connecttheUSBstoragedevicethat
containsthedriverfortheEthernetcardtoyourserver.Then,pressShift+F10,inputthecommand
devmgmt.msc,andpressEnter.
16.IntheDeviceManagerwindow,clickotherdevices,andthenright-clickEthernetController.
17.ClickUpdateDriverSoftware➙Browsemycomputerfordriversoftware.
18.Gotothefolderwherethedriverisstored,andthenclickNext.
19.IntheUpdateDriverSoftware-Intel...Connectionwindow,clickClose.Gobacktothecommand
windowandcloseit.
20.GobacktotheAnetworkadapterwasnotfoundwindow,andclickBacktoreturntotheVerifythe
clockandtimezonesettingswindow.Then,clickNext.
21.IntheServernetworkconfigurationwindow,configurethenetworksettingsasyouneed.Then,click
Next.
22.IntheGetimportantupdateswindow,selecttheupdatemethodasyouneed.Thefollowingstepsare
basedonthescenariothatDonotgetthemostrecentinstallationupdatesisselectedinthisstep.
23.IntheConnectingyourserverwindow,configurethecompanyinformationasyouneed.ClickNext.
24.Personalizetheserverandnetworkinformationasyouneed.ClickNext.
25.IntheAddanetworkadministratoraccountwindow,setyourusernameandpassword.Then,clickNext.
Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleasteightcharactersandconsistofuppercaseletters,lower
caseletters,andnumbers.
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