User`s guide

D-6 Installing Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 Clean Installation

This section explains how to perform a clean installation of Windows Server 2008.

IMPORTANT: The installation procedure depends on your environment. Follow steps below

appropriate to your environment.

Turn on your system.

IMPORTANT: To install Windows Server 2008, you may need to update BIOS. To check if your

system needs a BIOS update, go to: www.bull.com.

2. Insert the Windows Server 2008 DVD-ROM into your DVD-ROM drive.

NOTE: When You use "Onboard RAID controller (LSI Embedded MegaRAID)", "Windows

Server 2008 OEM-Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER" is necessary.

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].

Click the [Install now ] button.

The installation starts.