Installing Drivers For The Windows Server 2012 Essentials Operating System; Installing A Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Operating System - Lenovo ThinkServer RD340 Operating System Installation Manual

Note: Your server will restart several times during the installation.
15. Configure the date and time, and then click Next.
16. Choose the type of installation as you need. The following steps are based on the scenario that Clean
install is selected.
17. Personalize the server by typing the computer name and then click Next.
18. In the "Provide your administrator information (account 1 of 2)" window, type your user name and
password, and then click Next.
Note: The password must contain at least eight characters and consist of upper case letters, lower
case letters, and numbers.
19. In the "Provide your administrator information (account 2 of 2)" window, type your user name and
password, and then click Next.
20. In the "Keep your server up-to-date automatically" window, configure the settings as you need. Your
server will restart several times.
21. When prompted, click Close. The installation is completed.
Installing drivers for the Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating
system
To install drivers for the Windows Server 2012 Essentials 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 a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system

This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition
This topic also provides instructions on how to install device drivers for the operating system.
Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system
To install a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 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. The message
Windows is loading files... is displayed. 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.
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