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NOTE: In Windows Server Essentials edition, on clicking Install Now, the License terms window is displayed. 7 On the Select the operating system you want to install screen, select the operating system from the available list, and click Next. The license terms window is displayed. 8 Read through the license agreement information. If you agree with all the information, select I accept the license terms, and then click Next. 9 On the Which type of installation do you want screen, select Custom: Install Windows only (advanced) if it is not selected already. 10 On the Where do you want to install Windows screen, specify the partition on which you want to install the operating system. To create a partition and begin installation: a Click Drive options (advanced) > New. b Specify the size of the partition in MB, and click Apply. The following message is displayed: To ensure that all Windows features work correctly, Windows might create additional partition for system files c Click OK. NOTE: The recommended minimum partition size for the Primary partition Standard, Datacenter, Edition is 40 GB and for the Essentials Edition is 60 GB. If you are installing extra memory on your system, you may require more primary partition space to accommodate page file and hibernation. During installation, a recommended partition size is displayed on the screen based on the memory size of your system. Follow the instructions on the screen. If you select Core installation, you may require less hard drive space for the Primary partition. For information on drive partitioning see the Partitioning a drive section. 11 Select the newly-created operating system partition, and click Next. After the operating system is installed, the system reboots. Set the administrator password before you can log in for the first time. NOTE: For Windows Server Essentials edition, after the installation is complete you must configure the system before setting the administrator password. 12 Type the administrator password, and then press Enter to log in to the system. Next step The operating system installation is complete. NOTE: After you log in to the system, you can use the Server Manager Dashboard to configure and manage different roles and features in the operating system. FAQs How to resolve the yellow bangs in device manager for Dell 12th Generation Servers? Description After installing Windows Server 2012 R2 on Dell PowerEdge 12th Generation Servers, two yellow bangs appear in the Device Manager under Hidden Devices: PCI SIMPLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER. These devices do not impact the server. Resolution Download and install chipset drivers from www.dell.com/support for the respective servers. Troubleshooting operating system issues 121

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NOTE:
In Windows Server Essentials edition, on clicking Install Now, the License terms window is displayed.
7
On the
Select the operating system you want to install
screen, select the operating system from the available list, and click
Next
.
The
license terms
window is displayed.
8
Read through the license agreement information. If you agree with all the information, select
I accept the license terms
, and then
click
Next
.
9
On the
Which type of installation do you want
screen, select
Custom: Install Windows only (advanced)
if it is not selected already.
10
On the
Where do you want to install Windows
screen, specify the partition on which you want to install the operating system.
To create a partition and begin installation:
a
Click
Drive options (advanced)
>
New
.
b
Specify the size of the partition in MB, and click
Apply
. The following message is displayed:
To ensure that all Windows features work correctly, Windows might create additional
partition for system files
c
Click
OK
.
NOTE:
The recommended minimum partition size for the Primary partition Standard, Datacenter, Edition is 40
GB and for the Essentials Edition is 60 GB. If you are installing extra memory on your system, you may require
more primary partition space to accommodate page
file
and hibernation. During installation, a recommended
partition size is displayed on the screen based on the memory size of your system. Follow the instructions on
the screen. If you select Core installation, you may require less hard drive space for the Primary partition. For
information on drive partitioning see the Partitioning a drive section.
11
Select the newly-created operating system partition, and click
Next
.
After the operating system is installed, the system reboots. Set the administrator password before you can log in for the
first
time.
NOTE:
For Windows Server Essentials edition, after the installation is complete you must
configure
the system before
setting the administrator password.
12
Type the administrator password, and then press Enter to log in to the system.
Next step
The operating system installation is complete.
NOTE:
After you log in to the system, you can use the Server Manager Dashboard to
configure
and manage
different
roles and
features in the operating system.
FAQs
How to resolve the yellow bangs in device manager for Dell 12th
Generation Servers?
Description
After installing Windows Server 2012 R2 on Dell PowerEdge 12th Generation Servers, two yellow bangs appear in the Device Manager
under Hidden Devices: PCI SIMPLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER. These devices do not impact the server.
Resolution
Download and install chipset drivers from
www.dell.com/support
for the respective servers.
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