Installing The Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Operating System - Lenovo ThinkServer RD540 Operating System Installation Manual

• For instructions on how to install the driver for a CNA card, see "Installing the driver for a CNA card"
on page 6.
Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard
operating system
This topic provides instructions on how to install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011
Standard operating system.
Note: Before you install this operating system, connect your server to the network.
To install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard 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.
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 the language and other options. Then, click Next.
3. Click Install now.
4. Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms. Then, click Next.
5. Select the type of installation as you need. The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom
(Advanced) is selected in this step.
6. On the Where do you want to install Windows? window, connect the USB storage device that contains
the driver to your server and click Load Driver.
7. Browse to the folder where the driver is stored and click OK.
8. Select the driver that you want to install and click Next to install the driver.
9. On the Where do you want to install Windows? window, click Drive options (advanced).
10. Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system, and then click New.
11. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply.
12. On the Install Windows window, click OK.
13. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click Next. The installation begins.
Notes:
• Your server will restart several times during the installation.
• The drive partition must be greater than 80 GB. It is recommended that the drive partition is greater
than 120 GB.
14. On the Continue Installation window, select Clean Install. Then, click Next.
15. Click Open Date and Time to verify the clock and time zone settings to set your date and time.
Then, click Next.
Note: If the server can identify the Ethernet card, go to step 22.
16. When the Cannot find the local network window is displayed, connect the USB storage device
that contains the driver for the Ethernet card to your server. Press Shift+F10, input the command
devmgmt.msc, and press Enter.
17. On the Device Manager window, click other devices, and then right-click Ethernet Controller.
18. Click Update Driver Software ➙ Browse my computer for driver software.
19. Browse to the folder where the driver is stored, and then click Next.
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