Administrator's Guide

Restoring Your Operating System 41
2 When prompted to confirm the password, re-enter the administrator password and press <Enter>.
3 If the Windows Licensing Agreement window appears, go to step 4.
If the
Windows Licensing Agreement window does not appear, go to step 5.
4 Read the information carefully, and if you agree with all of the information, press <F8> to continue.
A window appears displaying the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on your system’s hard drive.
If you do not agree with the information, press <Esc>. Your system restarts, and Windows is not
installed on your system.
5 Select an available partition to install the operating system and press <Enter>.
6 Select the appropriate file system for your Windows partition, and then press <Enter>.
NOTE: For maximum security, Dell recommends that you format the partition using NTFS.
NOTE: This process may take a few minutes to complete.
7 Remove the driver diskette from the diskette drive.
When prompted,
do not press any key to boot from the media.
Next, the system automatically reboots.
Next, the
EMS Connection Detected window appears.
8 Click OK or press <Enter> to continue.
An error message pop-up window may appear, stating that a setup parameter is missing or invalid.
9 Click OK .
NOTE: The installation media includes the System Locked Preinstallation (SLP) PID. As a result, you are not
required to enter a PID during the operating system installation procedures.
Windows Setup completes the installation procedure and restarts your system.
NOTE: This process may take several minutes to complete.
Windows Setup automatically logs you onto your system.
10 When prompted, insert the Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition With SP2 Disk 1 media into
the CD/DVD drive.