HP ProLiant DL145 Generation 3 Server Software Configuration Guide

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Press F6 if you want to install a third party controller; otherwise, proceed to step 2.
NOTE: If you missed pressing F6 before the message is invalidated, you need to reboot the system to
display the message prompt again.
2. Follow the procedures corresponding to the type of hard disk that is installed in the server.
3. At the Welcome to Setup screen, press Enter to continue.
4. Press F8 to accept the licensing agreement.
5. At the drives partitioning screen, select the target drive.
If you want to use the entire drive to install the Windows NOS, press Enter. Otherwise, press C to create a
drive partition.
NOTE: Windows Server 2003 does not have the 2-GB limitation present in Windows NT 4.0.
In this example, we will create a 10-GB partition.
a. Press C to create a partition.
b. At the Create partition size prompt, type 10240, then press Enter.
c. Select unpartitioned space and press C again to create additional partitions.
HP recommends that you create all the partitions needed for each hard drive present on your system.
6. Select the target drive to be used to install the Windows NOS, then press Enter.
7. On the next screen, select Format the partition using the NTFS file system, then press Enter.
The installer formats and copies files to the hard drive, after which the system reboots and launches the
Windows NOS graphic interface. Be sure to remove the Windows NOS CD-ROM before rebooting.
You can now customize your installation using the graphical interface.
NOTE: The network settings may need to be customized to your environment. Refer to the Windows NOS
manual should you need further details on the networking settings.
8. After completing the customization phase, click Next to proceed with the installation.
The installation status is indicated by the Install Network progress bar. This may take some time. After the
installation is completed, the system automatically reboots.
9. At the Welcome to Windows dialog box, press Ctrl-Alt-Del, then log on as Administrator.
If you have successfully installed the Windows NOS, the Configure Your Server wizard launches. Close this
window to postpone the customization of the server until all of the installation steps are completed.
You can open the Configure Your Server wizard at any point by clicking Start | Programs |Administrative
Tools | Configure Your Server.
Section 3. Completing the installation
Phase 1 - Installing the chipset driver
1. Insert the Support CD in the server’s optical media drive.
By default, the Support CD automatically runs and displays the Welcome page. However, if this does not
occur, double-click the Startup.htm file located on the root directory of the Support CD.
2. Click the HP ProLiant DL145 server drivers for chipset, Network, and Video link.
3. Select the ServerEngines chipset driver option for Windows [NOS version] option.
The File Download dialog box displays.
4. Click Open to download the driver.
The Security Warning dialog box displays.
5. Click Yes.
The installation menu for the selected driver is displayed.
6. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the ServerEngines chipset driver.
7. After completing the installation, reboot the server.