Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 (English) User Guide and Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 86

Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program on a Windows operating system, Configuring RAID

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• Download drivers This menu helps you download the required device drivers from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD to a removable storage device so that you can easily get the drivers for server configuration when you need them. Note: The most up-to-date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Support Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers • About This menu provides the version information and legal notices. Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program on a Windows operating system You can run the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD on a Windows operating system with the Internet Explorer® 6.0 Web browser or a later version installed. Enter the operating system and insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into an internal or external optical drive. The DVD starts automatically in most environments. If the DVD fails to start, open the launch.exe file located in the root directory of the DVD. Notes: • You should read and accept the Lenovo License Agreement when prompted. • On the Microsoft Windows Server® 2003 operating system, you might need to add the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the ThinkServer EasyStartup program Web page to the trusted Web site list so that the page can open correctly. You can do the following when using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program on a Windows operating system. For detailed information, refer to the help system. • View a general introduction to your ThinkServer server model and the specific server configuration information. • View general guidance on how to use the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD. • Download the required device drivers to a removable storage device so that you can easily get the drivers for server configuration when you need them, especially when you finish installing an operating system without using the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD and need appropriate device drivers to configure your server. • Install the required device drivers directly on the server on which you are running the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD. • View information about all server models supported by the ThinkServer EasyStartup program and information about the device drivers for each server model, including the driver versions and driver locations in the root directory of the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD. Note: The most up-to-date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Support Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers Configuring RAID This topic provides information about RAID and the utility programs that are available for you to configure RAID. This topic contains the following items: • "About RAID" on page 75 74 ThinkServer RD440 User Guide and Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Download drivers
Thismenuhelpsyoudownloadtherequireddevicedriversfromthe
ThinkServerEasyStartup
DVDtoa
removablestoragedevicesothatyoucaneasilygetthedriversforserverconfigurationwhenyouneed
them.
Note:
Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailablefordownloadon
theLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
About
Thismenuprovidestheversioninformationandlegalnotices.
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program on a Windows operating
system
Youcanrunthe
ThinkServerEasyStartup
DVDonaWindowsoperatingsystemwiththeInternetExplorer
®
6.0
Webbrowseroralaterversioninstalled.Entertheoperatingsystemandinsertthe
ThinkServerEasyStartup
DVDintoaninternalorexternalopticaldrive.TheDVDstartsautomaticallyinmostenvironments.IftheDVD
failstostart,openthelaunch.exefilelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.
Notes:
•YoushouldreadandaccepttheLenovoLicenseAgreementwhenprompted.
• On the Microsoft Windows Server
®
2003operatingsystem,youmightneedtoaddtheUniformResource
Locator(URL)fortheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramWebpagetothetrustedWebsitelistsothat
thepagecanopencorrectly.
YoucandothefollowingwhenusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramonaWindowsoperatingsystem.
Fordetailedinformation,refertothehelpsystem.
• View a general introduction to your ThinkServer server model and the specific server configuration
information.
• View general guidance on how to use the
ThinkServerEasyStartup
DVD.
•Downloadtherequireddevicedriverstoaremovablestoragedevicesothatyoucaneasilygetthe
driversforserverconfigurationwhenyouneedthem,especiallywhenyoufinishinstallinganoperating
systemwithoutusingthe
ThinkServerEasyStartup
DVDandneedappropriatedevicedriverstoconfigure
yourserver.
• Install the required device drivers directly on the server on which you are running the
ThinkServer
EasyStartup
DVD.
• View information about all server models supported by the ThinkServer EasyStartup program and
informationaboutthedevicedriversforeachservermodel,includingthedriverversionsanddriver
locationsintherootdirectoryofthe
ThinkServerEasyStartup
DVD.
Note:
Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailablefordownloadon
theLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
Configuring RAID
ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutRAIDandtheutilityprogramsthatareavailableforyoutoconfigure
RAID.
Thistopiccontainsthefollowingitems:
• “About RAID” on page 75
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