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You will then see one or more reminders about configuring storage devices, and
then you will be presented with the Lenovo License Agreement. Read the license
agreement carefully. You must agree with terms in order to continue.
After agreeing to the license agreement, you will be given the following choices:
v Continue to the main program interface
v Use a shortcut to install an operating system based on a response file that you
previously created using the EasyStartup program
v Use a short cut to configure RAID controllers based on a RAID response file that
you previously created using the EasyStartup program
If you continue to the main program interface, you will have the following selectable
options:
v Compatibility notes: This selection provides information about the operating
systems and server configurations supported by that version of the EasyStartup
program.
v User Guide: This selection provides information about the features provided by
that version of the EasyStartup program.
v Hardware list: This selection displays a list of hardware devices detected by the
EasyStartup program.
v Configure RAID: This selection enables you to view the current RAID
configuration for each installed RAID controller and make changes if needed.
v Install operating system: This selection displays a series of choices and
prompts to collect information required for installation, prepares the hard disk for
installation, and then initiates the installation process using the user-provided
operating-system installation CD or DVD.
v About: This selection displays version information and legal notices.
Typical operating-system installation
When you select Install operating system, you will be prompted for information
required for the installation. The prompts vary depending on the operating system
selected. This section describes the tasks associated with a typical Windows
operating-system installation. Each task must be completed in order before moving
to the next task.
Note: Ensure that your RAID controller is correctly configured before you select an
operating system to install.
v Select operating system: This task enables you to select the operating system
that you will be installing.
v Select disk: This task enables you to select the disk where you want to install
the operating system.
Note: The disk that you select must be set as the boot disk in UEFI.
v Partition options: This task enables you to choose whether you want to
repartition the selected drive or use an existing partition.
v Partition settings: This task enables you to choose the file system type and
define the partition size.
v Installation settings: This task prompts you for user and system settings, the
operating-system product key, and the administrator password.
v Network settings: This task prompts you for domain and workgroup settings,
Ethernet controller type, IP address settings, DNS settings, and WINS address
settings.
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