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Installing Windows Server 2008 R2

4. Installing Windows Server 2008 R2

This chapter provides the steps to install Windows Server 2008 R2.
1. Turn on your system.

IMPORTANT: To install Windows Server 2008 R2, you may need to


update BIOS. To check if your system needs a BIOS update, go to:
http://www.nec.com/express/.
Prior to Windows Server 2008 R2 installation, check the BIOS
settings. See “BIOS setting (Serial ATA)”.

2. Insert the Windows Server 2008 R2 DVD-ROM into your DVD-ROM drive.
3. Restart the system.
To restart the system, press Ctrl + Alt + Del or turn off the system once, and then turn it on again.

IMPORTANT: When prompted to press any key to boot from CD


or DVD, press Enter while the message is displayed. If the Windows
installation screen (shown in step 4) does not appear, turn off the
system, and then turn it on again.

The DVD-ROM starts.


A message "Windows is loading files …" appears.
4. Select a language and other options from the drop-down lists, and then click Next.

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5. Click the Install now button.


The installation starts.

6. Select the edition of the Windows operating system that you purchased, and then click Next.

NOTE: The Windows versions listed on the screen vary depending on


the Windows Server 2008 R2 DVD-ROM you are using.

7. Read the license terms carefully. If you agree, select I accept the license terms, and then click
Next .

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8. Select the type of installation you want.


Custom (advanced) is selected below.

9. Select the disk where a partition will be created, and then click Drive Option (advanced).

IMPORTANT: If the partition has already been created, go to step 12.

10. Click New, enter a partition size, and then click Apply.

NOTE: When new partition is created, initial 100MB is assigned as


boot partition by Windows OS.

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11. Select the partition created in step 10, and then click Format.
12. Select the partition created, and then click Next.

When the following message appears, the installation starts automatically.

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13. After the installation of Windows Server 2008 R2 is completed, the following dialog box will
prompt you to change the password before you log on. Click OK.

14. Change the password, and then click the Next button.
If you have selected a full installation

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If you have selected a Server Core installation

NOTE: The Windows Server 2008 R2 password must be 6 characters


or longer and combine uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and
numbers.

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15. When the following message appears, click OK to log on.

16. If you have selected a full installation


In the Initial Configuration Tasks window, enter user information.

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If you have selected a Server Core installation


At the command prompt, enter user information

NOTE: For more detailed procedure, see the Microsoft Step-By-Step


Guide.

17. See Chapter 5, "Updating the System".


18. See Chapter 6, "Installing Drivers and Configuring Driver Settings".
19. See Chapter 7, "Setting for Solving Problems".
The installation is complete.

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