Installing Drivers For A Windows Server 2008; R2 Operating System With Service Pack 1; Installing The Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Operating System; Service Pack - Lenovo ThinkServer RD540 Operating System Installation Manual

7. Select the type of installation as you need. The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom:
(Advanced) is selected in this step.
8. On the Where do you want to install Windows? window, click Load driver.
9. Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server, and then browse to the folder
where the driver is stored.
10. Click OK. The Select the driver to install window is displayed.
11. Select Hide drivers that aren't compatible with this computer's hardware, and then select the driver
that you want to install on your server. Click Next.
12. On the Where do you want to install Windows? window, click Drive options (advanced).
13. Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system, and then click New.
14. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply. Click Yes if prompted.
15. Select the drive partition on which you want to install the operating system, and then click Next. The
installation begins.
Note: Your server will restart several times during the installation.
16. Change your password when prompted.
Note: The password must be a combination of upper case letters, lower case letters, and numbers.
17. Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system when prompted.
Installing drivers for a Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system with

Service Pack 1

To install drivers for a Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1, refer to the related
topics.
• For instructions on how to install the driver for the chipset, see "Installing the driver for the chipset"
on page 4.
• For instructions on how to install the driver for an Ethernet card, see "Installing the driver for an Ethernet
card" on page 5.
• For instructions on how to install the driver for an onboard graphics card, see "Installing the driver for
an onboard graphics card" on page 5.
• For instructions on how to install the driver for an HBA card, see "Installing the driver for an HBA card"
on page 5.
• For instructions on how to install the driver for a CNA card, see "Installing the driver for a CNA card"
on page 6.
Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials
operating system
This topic provides instructions on how to install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011
Essentials operating system.
Note: Before installing this operating system, connect your server to the network.
To install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials 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. Connect the USB storage device where the driver is stored to your server. Then, start the
server from the optical drive.
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