Supermicro SuperServer SYS-221BT-DNTR - Chapter 5 Software; 5.1 Microsoft Windows OS Installation

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Chapter 5: Software
Chapter 5
Software
After the hardware has been installed, you can install the Operating System (OS), congure
RAID settings and install the drivers.
5.1 Microsoft Windows OS Installation
If you will be using RAID, you must congure RAID settings before installing the Windows
OS and the RAID driver. Refer to the RAID Conguration User Guides posted on our website
at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.
Installing the OS
1. Create a method to access the MS Windows installation ISO le. That might be a DVD,
perhaps using an external USB/SATA DVD drive, or a USB ash drive, or the BMC KVM
console.
2. Retrieve the proper RST/RSTe driver. Go to the Supermicro web page for your
motherboard and click on "Download the Latest Drivers and Utilities", select the proper
driver, and copy it to a USB ash drive. For Driver Installation instructions see Section
5.2.
3. Boot from a bootable device with Windows OS installation. You can see a bootable
device list by pressing F11 during the system startup.
Figure 5-1. Select Boot Device