Installing A Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Operating System; Installing The Driver For The Chipset - Lenovo ThinkServer RD540 Operating System Installation Manual

Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system

To install a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 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 Enter your language and other preferences... 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.
6. Select the operating system that you want to install. Then, click Next.
7. Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms. Then, click Next.
8. Select the type of installation as you need. The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom:
(Advanced) is selected in this step.
9. On the Where do you want to install Windows? window, click Load driver.
10. Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server, and then browse to the folder
where the driver is stored.
11. Click OK. The Select the driver to install window is displayed.
12. 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.
13. On the Where do you want to install Windows? window, click Drive options (advanced).
14. Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system, and then click New.
15. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply.
16. 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.
17. Change your password when prompted.
Note: The password must be a combination of upper case letters, lower case letters, and numbers.
18. Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system when prompted.

Installing the driver for the chipset

To install the driver for the chipset, do the following:
1. Log in to the operating system and insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical drive. The
ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD runs automatically.
Note: If the DVD does not run automatically, click Run launch.exe on the AutoPlay window.
2. On the End User License Agreement window, click Accept.
3. On the installation window, click Driver Install.
4. Select your server model from the Server Model drop-down list box, the operating system from the
Operating System drop-down list box, and the driver from the Select a Driver drop-down list box.
5. Click Install.
Note: If prompted, click Yes.
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