Installation manual

14 Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Using the Operating System
Media
Before you install Microsoft Windows Server 2008 using the Operating
System media, you must create a device driver media, download the DRAC
diskette image, or create a USB drive driver disk.
Creating a Device Driver Media
Use one of the methods described in the following sections to create a device
driver media:
Downloading Drivers From the Dell Systems Management Tools and
Documentation
Media
1 Insert the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation media
into a
system.
The Welcome to Dell Service and Diagnostic Utilities screen is displayed.
2 Select your server model and operating system (Microsoft Windows
Server
2008 R2).
3 Click Continue .
4 From the list of drivers displayed, select the driver that you require.
Select
the self-extracting zip file and click Run .
Copy the driver to a diskette drive, CD, DVD, or USB drive. Repeat this
step for all the drivers that you require.
5 During the operating system installation described in "Installing Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 R2 Using the Operating System Media" on page 14,
use the media that you created with the Load Driver option to load
mass
storage drivers.
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 on which you want to install Windows
Server 2008 R2 and click
Go .