Installing Drivers For The Windows Server 2012 Essentials Operating System - Lenovo ThinkServer RD540 Operating System Installation Manual

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... 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. The product key information is available on the Microsoft
Certificate of Authenticity label or product packaging.
6. Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms. Then, 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. On the Where do you want to install Windows? window, click Load driver. The Load driver window is
displayed.
9. Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server, and then browse to the folder
where the driver is stored. Click OK. The Select the driver to install windows is displayed.
10. 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. Then, click Next.
11. On the Where do you want to install Windows? window, click Drive options (advanced). Then, click
New.
12. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply.
13. On the Windows Setup window, click OK.
14. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click Next. The installation begins.
Note: Your server will restart several times during the installation.
15. Configure the date and time, and then click Next.
16. Choose the type of installation as you need. The following steps are based on the scenario that Clean
install is selected.
17. Personalize the server by typing the computer name and then click Next.
18. On 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 upper case letters, lower case letters, and numbers.
19. On the Provide your administrator information (account 2 of 2) window, type your user name and
password, and then click Next.
20. On the Keep your server up-to-date automatically window, configure the settings as you need. Your
server will restart several times.
21. When prompted, click Close. The installation completes.
Installing drivers for the Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating
system
To install drivers for the Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating system, 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.
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