Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 Operating System Installation Manual page 7

window opens, it is recommended that you select Go online and get the most recent installation
updates.
• Manually choose the network settings as follows: If you select this option, you will need to type
the corresponding information in the Default Gateway and IP Address fields.
Note: A message "A network adapter was not found" might be displayed indicating that you do not have
the device driver installed. To install the device driver, click Open Device Manager to install drivers.
After the device driver is installed, the server will restart and the installation process will continue.
13. Click Next.
14. Type your business information if necessary.
15. Personalize your server and your network by typing the server name and internal domain name, and
then click Next.
16. Add a network administrator account by typing your name and the administrator password, and then
click Next.
17. Your server will restart for several times during the expanding and installing files process, after that, the
setup process completes. You might need the product key to activate the operating system.
Installing a Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials
operating system
This topic provides instructions on how to install a Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011
Essentials operating system.
To install a Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system, do the following:
Notes:
• Ensure that you have prepared all the required items before installing an operating system. See "Before
installing an operating system" on page 1.
• Before the installation, ensure that the server has at least 2 GB of system memory and 160 GB of free
space on the hard disk drive for installing the operating system.
• Follow the instructions on the screen in addition to the instructions in this topic.
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. Press any key on the keyboard as soon as the message "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD" is
displayed. Then, the Windows setup initialization begins.
3. In the Windows Small Business Server 2011 window, click New installation.
4. When all hard disk drives available on the server are displayed, click I understand that if I click Install,
all files and folders on my primary hard drive will be deleted, and then click Install. The installation
process starts. The server will restart for several times during the installation process.
Notes:
• If you click Install, all files and folders on your primary hard disk drive will be deleted.
• If no hard disk drives are displayed, this indicates that you do not have a device driver installed.
To install a device driver, click Load drivers.
• The entire hard disk drive will be used as one primary partition and a partition will be automatically
created after the setup process finishes.
5. The installation process will continue after the server restarts. In the Set Up Windows Small Business
Server 2011 Essentials window, configure the following options and then click Next.
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