Installing Drivers For A Windows Server 2012 Operating System; Installing The Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials Operating System - Lenovo ThinkServer RD340 Operating System Installation Manual

15. In the Windows Setup window, click OK.
16. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click Next. The installation begins.
17. 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 when prompted.

Installing drivers for a Windows Server 2012 operating system

To install drivers for a Windows Server 2012 operating system, refer to the related topics.
• "Installing the driver for the chipset" on page 5 .
• "Installing the driver for an Ethernet card" on page 5 .
• "Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card" on page 5 .
• "Installing the driver for an HBA card" on page 6 .
• "Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface" on page 6 .
• "Installing the driver for a CNA card" on page 6 .
Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating
system
This topic provides instructions on how to install the Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating system.
Note: Before installing this operating system, connect your server to the network.
To install the Windows Server 2012 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. When the message Press any key to boot from CD or DVD... 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 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.
8. In the "Where do you want to install Windows?" window, click Load driver. The Load driver window is
displayed.
9. Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server, and then go to the folder where
the driver is stored. Click OK. The "Select the driver to install" windows is displayed.
10. 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. 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.
13. In the Windows Setup window, click OK.
14. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click Next. The installation begins.
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