Installing A Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Operating System - Lenovo ThinkServer RS140 Installation Manual

10. Select Hide drivers that aren't compatible with this computer's hardware, and select the driver that
you want to install on your server. Then, click Next.
11. In 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. The Windows Setup window is displayed.
13. 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. If the driver for Ethernet card is not identified, do the following:
a. When the message Errors occurred during installation is displayed, connect the USB storage device
that contains the driver for the Ethernet card to your server.
b. Press Shift+F10, input the command devmgmt.msc, and then press Enter. The Device Manager
window is displayed.
c. Click other devices, and then right-click Ethernet Controller.
d. Click Update Driver Software... ➙ Browse my computer for driver software.
e. Browse to the folder where the driver is stored, and then click Next.
f. In the "Update Driver Software-Intel... Connection" window, click Close. Go back to the command
window and close it.
g. In the "Errors occurred during installation" window, click Restart to restart your server.
16. Configure the date and time, and then click Next.
17. Choose the type of installation as you need. The following steps are based on the scenario that Clean
install is selected.
18. Personalize the server by typing the user name and then click Next.
19. In 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 characters, and consist of uppercase letters, lowercase
letters, and digits.
20. In the "Provide your administrator information (account 2 of 2)" window, type your user name and
password, and then click Next.
21. In the "Keep your server up-to-date automatically" window, configure the settings as you need. Your
server will restart several times.
22. When the "Your server is now ready to be used" window is displayed, click Close. The installation is
completed.

Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system

This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition
To install a 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.
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