Installing using the r2 reinstallation media – Dell PowerVault DP500 User Manual

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Restoring Your Operating System

Installing Using the R2 Reinstallation Media

1 Connect a keyboard, monitor, mouse, and any additional peripherals to

your system.

2 Turn on your system and any attached peripherals.

Several BIOS windows appear during startup, but do not require any user
intervention.

3 Insert the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition With SP2 Disk 1

media into the CD/DVD drive.

4 Press any key to boot from the media.

If a Windows operating system is not installed on your system, the screen
turns black. Next, Windows Setup appears in text mode on a blue screen.

5 Immediately press <F6> if you need to install additional device drivers for the

boot device or other devices and perform the following procedure. If you do
not need to install additional device drivers, go to step 6.

a

When prompted, press <S> to select and add any additional devices.

b

Insert the device driver diskette into the diskette drive and press <Enter>.

A list of device drivers appears.

c

Select the appropriate device driver, and press <Enter>.

Windows Setup loads the appropriate drivers on your system.

d

Verify that Windows loaded the correct device driver on your system.

e

Repeat step a through step d to install any additional device drivers.
Otherwise, press <Enter> to continue.

A message appears stating that Windows Setup is starting Windows.

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