Lenovo ThinkServer TD350 - Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Operating System

8.Dooneofthefollowing:
•IftheserverconfigurationissetasRAID,dothefollowing:
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.
9.IntheWheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).
10.Selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem,andthenclickNew.
11.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.ClickOKifprompted.
12.Selectthedrivepartitiononwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem,andthenclickNext.The
installationbegins.
Note:Yourserverrestartsseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
13.Changeyourpasswordwhenprompted.
Note:Thepasswordmustbeacombinationofuppercaseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.
14.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystemwhenprompted.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentials
operatingsystem
ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentialsoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
Note:Beforeinstallingthisoperatingsystem,connectyourservertothenetwork.
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.IfthemessagePressanykeytobootfromCDorDVDisdisplayed,pressanykey.Waitseveralminutesfor
thesystemtoloadthefiles.
3.IntheInstallingWindowswindow,selectNewInstallation.
4.Dependingontheconfiguration,dooneofthefollowing:
•IftheserverconfigurationissetasRAID,dothefollowing:
a.IntheInstallingWindowswindow,connecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyour
server.Then,clickLoaddriverstogotothefolderwherethedriverisstored.
b.ClickOKandselectIunderstandthatifIclickinstall,allfilesandfoldersonyourprimary
harddriverwillbedeleted.
c.ClickInstalltostarttheoperatingsysteminstallation.TheInstallWindowswindowisdisplayed.
Waitforamoment.
•IftheserverconfigurationissetasIDEorAHCI,selectIunderstandthatifIclickinstall,allfiles
andfoldersonyourprimaryharddriverwillbedeleted.Then,clickInstalltostarttheoperating
systeminstallation.TheInstallWindowswindowisdisplayed.Waitforamoment.
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