Installing The Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Operating System - Lenovo ThinkServer TD350 Operating System Installation Manual

d. Click Browse to go to the folder where the driver is stored, and then click Next.
e. In the Windows has successfully updated your driver software window, click Close.
13. Configure the date and time as you need, and then click Next.
14. Choose the type of installation as you need. The following steps are based on the scenario that Clean
install is selected.
15. Personalize the server by typing the computer name and then click Next.
16. In the Provide your administrator information (account 1 of 2) window, type your user name and
password, and then click Next.
Note: The password must contain at least eight characters and consist of upper case letters, lower
case letters, and numbers.
17. In the Provide your administrator information (account 2 of 2) window, type your user name and
password, and then click Next.
Note: The password must contain at least eight characters and consist of upper case letters, lower
case letters, and numbers.
18. In the Keep your server up-to-date automatically window, configure the settings as you need. Your
server restarts several times.
19. When prompted, click Close. The installation is completed.

Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system

This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition
To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system, do the following:
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. When the Windows Server 2012 R2 window is displayed, configure the language and other options as
you need, and then click Next.
4. Click Install now.
5. Type your product key and then click Next.
Note: Skip this step if you are installing Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition or
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition.
6. Select the Windows operation system edition that you want to install. Then click Next. The following
steps are based on the scenario that Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (Server with a GUI) is
selected in this step.
7. Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms. Then click Next.
8. Select the type of installation as you need. The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom:
Install Windows only (Advanced) is selected in this step.
9. Depending on the configuration, do the following:
• If the server configuration is set as RAID, do the following:
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