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book.book Page 2 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:49 PM Notes and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A Caution indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2009 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.
book.book Page 3 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:49 PM This document provides the instructions to install your Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 operating system using the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation media and the Operating System media. NOTE: You can also download the Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) from the Microsoft website at microsoft.
book.book Page 4 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:49 PM Pre-Installation Requirements Before you install the operating system: • Read the Microsoft Getting Started document that ships with your operating system. • Ensure that your system has the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver updates. If required, download the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver updates from the Dell Support website at support.dell.
book.book Page 5 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:49 PM Downloading Drivers From the Dell Support Site 1 Go to support.dell.com. 2 Click Drivers and Downloads. 3 In the Choose by Service Tag field, click Enter a Tag. 4 Enter the service tag of the system you want to install Windows Server 2008 SP2 on and click Go. Alternatively, click Select Model, and navigate to the the specific model. 5 Select the System Type, Operating System, Driver Language, Category, and Importance from the drop-down list.
book.book Page 6 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:49 PM Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 Using the Operating System Media 1 Connect a keyboard, monitor, mouse, and any additional peripherals to your system. 2 Turn on your system and any attached peripherals. Several BIOS screens appear during startup, but do not require any user intervention. 3 Insert the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 media into the DVD drive.
book.book Page 7 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:49 PM 10 In the Which type of installation do you want screen, select Custom (advanced) for a new operating system installation. 11 In the Where do you want to install Windows screen, specify the partition on which you want to install the operating system. NOTE: If the storage controller driver is not installed on your system, you cannot create the hard-drive partitions. You may need to provide mass storage drivers during installation.
book.book Page 8 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:49 PM 13 In the Administrator screen, enter the password, confirm the password, and click the right-arrow key. The following message is displayed: Your password has been changed. Click OK. 14 When you log in for the first time, the Preparing Your Desktop window is displayed. The operating system installation is now complete. Initial Configuration Tasks and Server Manager After you log in, the Initial Configuration Tasks screen is displayed.
book.book Page 9 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:49 PM Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 Using the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation Media NOTE: It is recommended that you use the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation media as it includes the latest Basic Input Output System (BIOS) revisions, updates, drivers, and fixes for your Dell system. You must configure the system to boot from the optical drive.
book.book Page 10 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:49 PM 11 The Configure or Skip RAID screen is displayed. If Redundant Array of Independent Discs (RAID) has been configured, the screen displays the existing RAID configuration details. Select Skip Raid Configuration. If RAID is not yet configured, configure it at this time. Click Continue. 12 The Installation Summary screen is displayed. The installation options that you have selected are displayed.
book.book Page 11 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:49 PM 19 The Disk Partition is displayed. Select the partition on which you want to install Windows Server 2008. Select Next. 20 The Installing Windows screen is displayed and the installation process begins. If you need additional information to complete the rest of the installation, see the documentation that is shipped with your software or go to the Microsoft Support website at support.microsoft.com.
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