Lenovo ThinkServer RD550 Operating System Installation Manual page 11

a. Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver.
b. Click Browse to locate the required driver and then click OK.
c. In the "Select the driver to be installed" window, select Hide drivers that are not compatible
with hardware on this computer, select the driver that you want to install, and then click Next
to install the driver.
• If your SATA configuration is set as IDE: go to step 7.
• If your SATA configuration is set as AHCI: go to step 7. Be sure to install the AHCI driver after the
operating system installation is completed, see "Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI" on page 35.
7. In the "Where do you want to install Windows?" window, click Drive options (advanced).
8. Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system, and then click New.
9. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply.
10. In the Install Windows window, click OK.
11. 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.
12. In the Continue Installation window, select Clean Install. Then, click Next.
13. Click Open Date and Time to verify the clock and time zone settings to set your date and time.
Then, click Next.
Note: If the server can automatically identify the driver for the Ethernet card, go to step 17 to continue
the installation.
14. When the "Cannot find the local network" window is displayed, connect the USB storage device
that contains the driver for the Ethernet card to your server. Press Shift+F10, input the command
devmgmt.msc, and press Enter.
15. In the Device Manager window, click other devices, and then right-click Ethernet Controller.
16. Click Update Driver Software ➙ Browse my computer for driver software.
17. In the "Update Driver Software-Ethernet Controller" window, click Browse to locate the driver, and then
click Next to install the driver.
18. In the "Update Driver Software-Intel Connection" window, click Close. The driver installation is
completed. Go back to the "Cannot find the local network" window, and click Back to return to the
"Verify the clock and time zone settings" window. Then, click Next.
19. In the "Server network configuration" window, configure the network settings as you need. Then,
click Next.
20. In the Get important updates window, select the update method as you need.
Note: The following steps are based on the scenario that Do not get the most recent installation
updates is selected in this step.
21. In the Connecting your server window, configure the company information as you need. Click Next.
22. Personalize the server and network information as you need. Click Next.
23. In the "Add a network administrator account" window, set your user name and password. Then, click
Next.
Note: The password must contain at least eight characters and consist of upper case letters, lower
case letters, and numbers.
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