Installing Drivers For The Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-On Operating System; Installing A Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Operating System And Drivers; Installing A Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Operating System - Lenovo ThinkServer RD540 Operating System Installation Manual

2. On the Installing Windows window, select the language and other options. Then, click Next.
3. Click Install now.
4. Select the operating system that you want to install, and then click Next.
5. Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms. Then, click Next.
6. Select the type of installation as you need. The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom
(Advanced) is selected in this step.
7. 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.
8. Browse to the folder where the driver is stored and click OK.
9. Select the driver that you want to install and click Next to install the driver.
10. On the Where do you want to install Windows? window, click Drive options (advanced).
11. Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system, and then click New.
12. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply.
13. On the Install Windows window, click OK.
14. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click Next. The installation begins.
15. Change your password when prompted.
Note: The password must be a combination of upper case letters, lower case letters, and numbers.
16. Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system when prompted.
Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium
Add-on operating system
To install drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-on 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.
• For instructions on how to install the driver for a CNA card, see "Installing the driver for a CNA card"
on page 6.

Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system and drivers

This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems and the drivers.
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition

Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system

To install a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 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.
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