Installing Drivers For A Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Operating System; Installing The Driver For An Onboard Graphics Card - Lenovo ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Manual

5. Type your product key and then click Next. The product key information is available on the Microsoft
Certificate of Authenticity label or product packaging.
6. 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 Standard (Server with a GUI) is selected
in this step.
Note: If you are installing the Windows Server 2012 Foundation Edition, skip this step.
7. Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms. Click Next.
8. Select the type of installation as you need. The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom:
Install Windows only (Advanced) is selected in this step.
9. When the "Where do you want to install Windows?" window is displayed, connect the USB storage
device that contains the driver to your server. Then, click Load driver.
10. Browse to the folder where the driver is stored, and click OK. The "Select the driver to install" windows
is displayed.
11. Select Hide drivers that aren't compatible with this computer's hardware, and then select the driver
that you want to install on your server. Click Next.
12. In the "Where do you want to install Windows?" window, click Drive options (advanced). Then, click
New.
13. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply. The Windows Setup window is displayed.
14. Click OK.
15. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click Next. The installation begins.
Note: Your server will restart several times during the installation.
16. 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.
Note: The password must consist of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and digits.

Installing drivers for a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system

To install drivers for a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system, refer to the related topics.
• "Installing the driver for the chipset" on page 9
Note: If you want to install the driver for chipset manually, right-click the driver and select Administrator.
• "Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card" on page 12
• "Installing the driver for an Ethernet card" on page 13
• "Installing the driver for an HBA card" on page 6
Note: The driver for onboard USB 3.0 connectors is installed during the operating system installation.

Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card

Before installing the driver for an onboard graphics card, you must add the Desktop Experience feature.
To add the Desktop Experience feature, do the following:
1. Start the Server Manager program. Then, click Add roles and features. The "Add Roles and Features
Wizard" window is displayed.
2. Click Features. Then, select Desktop Experience from the User Interfaces and Infrastructure
(Installed) menu. The "Add Roles and Features Wizard" window is displayed.
3. Click Add Features. Then, click Next.
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