Chapter 3. Installing An Operating System In Legacy Mode; Before Installing An Operating System In Legacy Mode; Preparing The Driver; Copyright Lenovo 2015, 2017 - Lenovo ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Manual

Chapter 3. Installing an operating system in legacy mode

This chapter provides information about installing operating systems in legacy mode.

Before installing an operating system in legacy mode

This topic contains the following items:
• "Preparing the driver" on page 25
• "Configuring the BIOS setting" on page 25

Preparing the driver

Before installing an operating system in legacy mode, download your desired driver from the Lenovo Web
site at http://www.lenovo.com/drivers. Then, copy the driver to a USB storage device.
If the operating system is installed on a storage area network (SAN), download the driver for the host bus
adapter (HBA) or converged network adapter (CNA) that is connected to the SAN. Then, copy the driver to
a USB storage device.
Notes:
• You can load driver files using a USB storage device or a disc. The steps in this document are based
on the scenario that you use a USB storage device to load driver files. If the USB storage device fails
to load driver files, try using a disc. If you are installing an SUSE operating system, your are advised
to use a disc to load .iso driver files.
• Depending on the configuration, you might install the operating system on a SAN or a hard disk drive. For
Microsoft Windows operating systems, the two installation procedures are the same.
• Set the optical drive that you want to use as the first startup device. Depending on the server model, an
external optical drive might be required.

Configuring the BIOS setting

Before installing an operating system in legacy mode, configure the BIOS setting by doing the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program.
2. On the Startup menu, select CSM and click Enable.

Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system

This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems and the drivers:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation 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, and start the server from the optical drive.
Note: If 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. The message Loading files... is displayed. Wait
several minutes for the system to load the files.
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