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

5. Select the Windows operating system edition that you want to install. Then, click Next. The following
steps are based on the scenario that Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard Evaluation is selected
in this step.
6. Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms. Click Next.
7. 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.
8. Depending on the configuration, do 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: If the server configuration is set as AHCI, ensure that you install AHCI drivers after operating
system installation.
9. In the Where do you want to install Windows? window, click Drive options (advanced).
10. Choose the hard disk drive to install the operating system, and then click New.
11. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply.
12. In the Windows Setup window, click OK.
13. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click Next. The installation begins.
Note: The server restarts several times during the installation.
14. When the Settings window is displayed, set an administrator password and click Finish. When
prompted, follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system.
Installing the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard
operating system
To install the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard 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. When 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.
Note: Type your product key if prompted and then click Next. The product key information is available
on the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label or product packaging.
5. Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms. Click Next.
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