Chapter 3. Installing An Operating System In Uefi Mode; Before Installing An Operating System In Uefi Mode; Installing A Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Operating System And Drivers; Installing A Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Operating System - Lenovo ThinkServer RD540 Operating System Installation Manual

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Chapter 3. Installing an operating system in UEFI mode

This chapter provides information about installing the following operating systems in UEFI mode:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition (x64)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (x64)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition (x64)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition with Service Pack 1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition with Service Pack 1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials Edition
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-on
• Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1
• Hyper-V Server 2012
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6.4 (x64)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Service Pack 2 (x64)
• VMware ESXi 5.1

Before installing an operating system in UEFI mode

Before installing an operating system in UEFI mode, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program.
2. On the Advanced menu, select PCI/PCIE Configuration ➙ Launch PXE OpROM.
3. Select UEFI first.

Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system and drivers

This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems and drivers.
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition (x64)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (x64)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition (x64)

Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system

To install a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system, see "Installing a Microsoft Windows Server
2008 operating system" on page 4.

Installing drivers for a Windows Server 2008 operating system

To install drivers for a Windows Server 2008 operating system, refer to the related topics.
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