Lenovo ThinkServer TD100 Installation Instructions

Installation instructions for manual installation of
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
First Edition
Updated: 10 October 2008
(C) Copyright Lenovo 2008. Portions copyright IBM 2008. All rights reserved.
NOTE: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general
information in Section 5.0 Notices this document.
Follow the network operating system (NOS) installation instructions provided in this
document in sequential order unless these instructions advise you otherwise. Windows
and messages might differ from those in this document.

1.0 What you will need

You must have the following software and hardware for the installation:
A licensed copy of Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 Enterprise Edition.
An external DVD reader device might be required. (to create the DVD).
Supported hard disk drives. Go to
Lenovo® ThinkServer® Proven list of supported options and part numbers for the
server.
2.0 Where to download device drivers and files
You can download the device drivers from the Device Drivers matrix on the Lenovo
Support Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support
3.0 Installation instructions for Microsoft Windows
Server 2008
You must first download the RAID device driver onto a diskette.
3.1 Creating a RAID device driver diskette
To create the RAID device driver diskette, complete the following steps:
1. From an Internet-connected system with a diskette drive, go to:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver/
and select Driver matrices from the Quick links.
for the