Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard
operating system
To install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating system, do the following:
Note: Before you install this operating system, connect your server to the network.
1. Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup
device. Then, start the server from the optical drive.
2. If the message Press any key to boot from CD or DVD is displayed, press any key. If the message Windows
Setup [EMS Enabled] is displayed, press Enter. Wait several minutes for the system to load the files.
3. In the Installing Windows window, configure the language and other options as you need and then click
Next.
4. Click Install now.
5. Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms. Then, click Next.
6. Select the type of installation as you need. The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom
(Advanced) is selected in this step.
7. Depending on the configuration, do one of the following:
• If the server configuration is set as RAID, do the following:
a. In the Where do you want to install Windows? window, connect the USB storage device that
contains the driver to your server and then click Load Driver.
b. When the Load Driver window is displayed, click Browse to go to the folder where the driver is
stored.
c. Click OK. The Select the driver to be installed window is displayed.
d. Select Hide drivers that aren’t compatible with the hardware on this computer, and then
select the driver that you want to install on your server. Click Next.
• If the server configuration is set as IDE or AHCI, go to next step.
Note: For server models with the AHCI configuration, ensure that you install AHCI drivers after
operating system installation.
8. In the Where do you want to install Windows? window, click Drive options (advanced).
9. Choose the hard disk drive to install the operating system, and then click New.
10. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply.
11. In the Install Windows window, click OK.
12. Go back to the Where do you want to install Windows? window. Ensure that the drive partition is correct,
and then click Next. The installation begins.
Notes:
• Your server restarts several times during the installation.
• The drive partition must be greater than 80 GB. It is recommended that the drive partition is greater
than 120 GB.
13. In the Continue Installation window, select Clean Install. Then, click Next.
14. Click Open Date and Time to verify the clock and time zone settings to set your date and time. Then,
click OK. Go back to the Verify the clock and time zone settings window and click Next.
Note: If the server can identify the Ethernet card driver, go to step 19.
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