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
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 to select and add any additional devices.
b
Insert the device driver diskette into the diskette drive and press
A list of device drivers appears.
c
Select the appropriate device driver, and press
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
A message appears stating that Windows Setup is starting Windows.