Installing The Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Operating System And Drivers; Installing The Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Operating System; Installing Drivers For The Windows Server 2012 R2 Operating System; Installing The Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Operating System - Lenovo ThinkServer TD340 Operating System Installation Manual

Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system and
drivers
This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems and drivers:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition

Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system

To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 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.
Note: 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.
2. When the Windows Server 2012 R2 window is displayed, configure the language and other required
options, and then click Next.
3. Click Install now.
4. 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 R2 Standard (Server with a GUI) is
selected in this step.
5. Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms. Click Next.
6. Select the type of installation you need. The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom:
Install Windows only (Advanced) is selected in this step.
7. In the "Where do you want to install Windows?" window, click New.
8. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply.
9. In the Windows Setup window, click OK.
10. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click Next. The installation begins.
11. When the Settings window is displayed, set an administrator password and click Finish. Then, follow
the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system when prompted.

Installing drivers for the Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system

To install drivers for the Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system, refer to the related topics.
• "Installing the driver for the chipset" on page 5
• "Installing the driver for an Ethernet card" on page 5
• "Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card" on page 5
• "Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface" on page 7
Note: The drivers for the HBA card and CNA card are installed during the operating system installation.
Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating
system
Note: Before you install this operating system, connect your server to the network.
To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system, do the following:
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