Using The P420M Or P320H As A Boot Drive; Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 And Windows 8/8.1 - Micron P420m Installation Manual

Using the P420m or P320h as a Boot Drive

Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 and Windows 8/8.1

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This section describes how to install a supported operating system (OS) on a P420m or
P320h drive with the bootable option feature:
• Windows Server 2012 (x64)
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64)
• Windows 8, 8.1 (x64 and x86)
• Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
• Windows 7 (x64 and x86)
• SUSE 11.x (x64)
• RHEL 7.x (x64)
• RHEL 6.x (x64)
• RHEL 5.x (x64)
• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
• Citrix XenServer 6.1
These instructions can be performed only on P420m and P320h drives with the boota-
ble option feature. The bootable option is determined by part number (see the Part
Numbering Information section on the product data sheet for details).
Before you begin, make sure:
• The BIOS setting on your system sees the SSD as being bootable and it has been con-
figured to point to the Micron PCIe SSD as the primary boot device.
• The drive is installed in the system as described in "Installing the Drive" and "Instal-
ling the Support Pack Software."
Before you begin, it is recommended to remove all storage devices from the system ex-
cept for the P420m/P320h drive or the original OS boot drive.
1. Download and unzip the support pack software.
2. Go to Windows Driver/os_install_drivers and navigate to the subdirectory for
your operating system:
• Windows Server 2012 x64: /x64/win8-server2012
• Windows Server 2012 R2 x64: /x64/win81-server2012r2
• Windows 8.1 x64: /64/win81-server2012r2
• Windows 8.1 x86: /x86/win81
• Windows 8 x64: /64/win8-server2012
• Windows 8 x86: /x86/win8
3. Copy the contents of the subdirectory for your operating system to external re-
movable media, such as a USB drive. (For example, for Windows Server 2012 x64,
copy the contents of the /x64/win8-server2012 subdirectory.
4. Insert the Windows operating system CD/DVD and the USB drive containing the
support pack files into the system and reboot.
5. When prompted, select the option to boot from a CD/DVD.
6. Enter the Windows product key that came with the CD/DVD, if prompted.
7. Select Core (command line) or GUI to begin the installation. (GUI is recommen-
ded for most users.)
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