Installation manual

18 Installing Your Operating System
5 If you are not using the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server
Management
CD for the first time, the Welcome to Dell
OpenManage™ Server Assistant
window appears. Go to step 6.
If you are using the
Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management
CD on your system for the first time, perform the following steps:
a When prompted, click the appropriate language for your system.
The
Dell Software License Agreement window appears. Read the
information carefully.
b If you agree with all of the information, click Accept to continue.
If you
do not agree with all the information, click Decline . Your
system restarts, and you are not able to complete the operating
system installation.
6 Click Click Here for Server Setup to install the operating system.
The
Set the Date and Time window appears.
7 Select the appropriate date, time, and time zone, and click Continue .
8 Select Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition in the S elect an
Operating System
to Install window that appears.
9 Click OK and then click Continue .
If a RAID controller
is not installed in your system, the Select
Operating System
window appears. Go to step 10.
If a RAID controller is installed on your system, the
Configure or Skip
RAID
window appears. Perform the following steps:
a Select one of the following options, and click Continue :
• Configure RAID
• Skip RAID configuration
b If you selected S kip RAID configuration , go to step 10.
c If you selected Configure RAID , configure the RAID with one of
these options:
•Click
Go to Advanced Wizard at the top left of the page and
follow the prompts.
• Select a RAID level and click
Continue .
The RAID configuration summary will appear.
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