Lenovo ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Manual page 21

To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials 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.
2. If the message Press any key to boot from cd is displayed, press any key. If the message Windows Setup
[EMS Enabled] is displayed, press Enter. Wait several minutes for the system to load the files.
3. When the Windows Server 2012 R2 window is displayed, configure the language and other options as
you need, and then click Next.
4. Click Install now.
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. Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms. Then, click Next.
7. 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.
Note: If you do not need to configure RAID on your server, go to step 9.
8. If you want to install the driver for the onboard SATA software RAID or installed RAID card, do the
following:
a. In the "Where do you want to install Windows?" window, click Load driver.
b. Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server, and then browse to the
folder where the driver is stored.
c. Click OK. The "Select the driver to install" windows is displayed.
d. 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.
9. In the "Where do you want to install Windows?" window, click Drive options (advanced). Then, click
New.
10. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply. The Windows Setup window is displayed.
11. Click OK.
12. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click Next. The installation begins.
Note: Your server will restart several times during the installation.
13. 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.
14. In the "Configure Windows Server Essentials" window, click Next.
15. Set your date and time. Then, click Next.
16. Configure the company information as you need. Click Next.
17. In the "Create a network administrator account" window, set your user name and password. Then,
click Next.
18. In the Update settings window, select the update method as you need. The following steps are based
on the scenario that Do not check to updates is selected in this step.
19. Click Configure. When the "Updating and preparing your server" window is displayed, wait several
minutes. Your server will restart several times.
20. When the Configuration completed window is displayed, click Close. The installation is completed.
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