Installing A Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Operating System - Lenovo ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Manual

• If your SATA configuration is set as AHCI: go to step 9.
9. In the "Where do you want to install Windows?" window, click Drive options (advanced). Then click
New.
10. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply.
11. In the Windows Setup window, click OK.
12. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click Next. The installation begins. Your server
will restart several times during the installation.
Notes:
• If the following message displays "Errors occurred during installation", you need to manually install
the Ethernet driver. To install the driver, do the following:
a. Download the driver for an Ethernet card from the Lenovo Web site. If the driver is a compressed
file, unzip it to a folder. The most up-to-date device drivers for various server models are always
available for download on the Lenovo Web site at:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
b. Copy the folder that contains the driver to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage
device to your server.
c. Open the Device Manager window. Right-click on the graphics card that requires drivers, and
then select Update Driver Software.
d. In the "How do you want to search for driver software" window, click Browse my computer
for driver software.
e. In the" Browse for driver software on your computer" window, click Browse to locate the driver
you want to install.
f. Locate the driver and click Next.
g. When the message "Windows has successfully updated your driver software" is displayed, click
Close.
13. Configure the date and time, and then click Next.
14. Choose the type of installation 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.
18. In the "Keep your server up-to-date automatically" window, configure the settings you need. Your
server will restart several times.
19. When the "Your server is now ready to be used" window prompted, click Close. The installation is
completed.

Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system

This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Edition
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Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in UEFI mode
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