To install the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 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.
2. When 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. Wait several minutes for the system to load the files.
3. When the Windows Server 2012 window is displayed, configure the language and other required
options, and then click
Next
.
4. Click
Install now
.
5. Select the Windows operating system edition that you want to install. Then, click
Next
. The following
steps are based on the scenario that
Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard (Evaluation)
is selected
in this step.
6. Read the license terms and select
I accept the license terms
. Click
Next
.
7. Select the type of installation you need. The following steps are based on the scenario that
Custom:
Install Windows only (Advanced)
is selected in this step.
8. In 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
.
9. Go to the folder that contains the required driver and click
OK
.
10. Select the driver that you want to install and click
Next
to install the driver.
11. In the “Where do you want to install Windows?” window, click
Drive options (advanced)
.
12. Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system, and then click
New
.
13. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click
Apply
.
14. In the Windows Setup window, click
OK
.
15. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click
Next
. The installation begins.
Note:
Your server will restart several times during the installation.
16. When the Settings window is displayed, set an administrator password and click
Finish
. When
prompted, follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system.
Installing the driver for the chipset
To install the driver for the chipset, do the following:
1. Download the driver from the Lenovo Support Web site. The most up-to-date device drivers for various
server models are always available on the Lenovo Support Web site at:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
2. Double-click the EXE file to unzip it to a folder. Copy the folder to a USB storage device and connect
the USB storage device to your server.
3. Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from the USB storage device to your server.
4. Double-click the driver, and then click
Next
.
5. In the “Welcome to the Setup Program” window, click
Next
.
6. In the License Agreement window, click
Yes
.
7. In the Readme File Information window, click
Next
. The installation begins.
8. In the Setup Progress window, click
Next
.
9. Select
Yes, I want to restart this computer now
. Then, click
Finish
to restart your server.
Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card
To install the driver for an onboard graphics card, do the following:
Installing an operating system in legacy mode
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