Installing Drivers For The Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Operating System - Lenovo ThinkServer RD540 Operating System Installation Manual

Note: 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.
2. On the Installing Windows window, select New Installation.
Note: If your server has an operating system installed, there will be another option Repair an Existing
Installation. The following steps are based on the scenario that New Installation is selected in this step.
3. Click Load drivers and browse to the folder where the driver is stored. Click OK to load the drivers.
4. Select I understand that if I click Install, all files and folders on your primary hard drive will be
deleted. Then, click Install to start the operating system installation. The Install Windows window is
displayed. Wait for a moment.
5. When the message Errors occurred during installation is displayed, press Shift+F10, input the command
devmgmt.msc, and then press Enter.
6. On the Device Manager window, click other devices, and then right-click Ethernet Controller.
7. Click Update Driver Software ➙ Browse my computer for driver software.
8. Browse to the folder where the driver is stored, and then click Next.
9. On the Update Driver Software-Intel... Connection window, click Close. Go back to the command
window and close it.
10. Go back to the Errors occurred during installation window, and click Restart to restart your server.
11. When the Windows Small Business Server 2011 window is displayed, configure the language and
other options as you need, and then click Next.
12. On the Verify the date and time settings window, configure the date and time. Then, click Next.
13. Read the license terms and select I accept the license. Then, click Next.
14. Type your product key and then click Next.
15. Personalize the server by typing the user name, and then click Next.
16. On the Provide your administrator information (account 1 of 2) window, type your user name and
password. Then, click Next.
Note: The password must contain at least eight upper case letters, lower case letters, and numbers.
17. On the Provide your administrator information (account 2 of 2) window, type your user name and
password, and then click Next.
18. On the Keep your server up-to-date automatically window, configure the settings as you need. Your
server will restart several times.
19. When prompted, click Close. The installation completes.
Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials
operating system
To install drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system, refer to the
related topics.
• For instructions on how to install the driver for the chipset, see "Installing the driver for the chipset"
on page 4.
• For instructions on how to install the driver for an Ethernet card, see "Installing the driver for an Ethernet
card" on page 5.
• For instructions on how to install the driver for an onboard graphics card, see "Installing the driver for
an onboard graphics card" on page 5.
• For instructions on how to install the driver for an HBA card, see "Installing the driver for an HBA card"
on page 5.
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