User`s guide
Installing Windows Server 2003 X64 Editions E-7
Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Clean Installation
This section explains how to perform a clean installation of Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions.
1. Turn on the system power.
2. Insert the Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition CD-ROM into the optical disk drive.
3. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to reset the system.
After a bootable operating system has been installed on the hard disk drive, press Enter while the message "Press
any key to boot from CD..." is displayed at the top of the screen.
If no bootable operating system exists on the hard disk drive, this step is unnecessary.
The Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions setup screen will appear.
If the screen is not displayed, Enter was not pressed properly.
Begin after turning on the system power again.
4. Press F6 in a few seconds when the window is in either of the following states.
– "Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration ..." or "Press F6 if you need to install a third party
SCSI or RAID driver..." is displayed.
– A screen with a solid blue background is displayed.
IMPORTANT: There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed
5. When the following message is displayed, press S.
Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices
installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter.
Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices.
6. The following message is displayed.
Please insert the disk labeled
manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk
into Drive A:
*Press ENTER when ready.
Insert the Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM-Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive, and
press Enter.
A list of mass storage devices is displayed.
– If the LSI Embedded MegaRAID™ is used, go to Step 8.
– If the LSI Embedded MegaRAID™ is not used, go to Step 7.
7. Select the [Intel(R) ICH10R SATA AHCI Controller] and press Enter.
The screen of Step 5 is displayed.
– If the Internal RAID Controller or LSI Logic SAS CTRL 8708EM2 is used:
Press S.
The screen of Step 6 is displayed. Press Enter, and go to Step 8.
– If the Internal RAID Controller or LSI Logic SAS CTRL 8708EM2 is not used:
Go to Step 9.
8. Select the proper Controller and press Enter.