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

26. In the That is all the information needed window, click Next to restart the server. When the Installation
finished window is displayed, the operating system installation is completed.

Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system

This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition
To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 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. If the message Press any key to boot from CD 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.
6. Select the Windows operating system edition that you want to install. Then, click Next. The following
steps are based on the scenario that Windows Server 2012 Standard (Server with a GUI) is selected
in this step.
Note: Skip this step if you are installing the Windows Server 2012 Foundation Edition.
7. Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms. Click Next.
8. 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.
9. 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: For server models with the AHCI configuration, ensure that you install AHCI drivers after
operating system installation. See "Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI" on page 43.
10. In the Where do you want to install Windows? window, click Drive options (advanced).
11. Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system, and then click New.
12. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply.
13. In the Windows Setup window, click OK.
14. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click Next. The installation begins.
Note: Your server restarts several times during the installation.
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