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Preliminary steps: Configuring roles for your server

The following links provide detailed information about the preliminary steps you need to take before you configure a server role.

Step Reference
Install all modems and network cards. Installing a modem; Installing devices overview
Attach all necessary cables. Refer to documentation provided with the server computer manufacturer.
Connect to the Internet. Make Internet connections
Turn on all peripherals, such as printers or external drives. Add a printer attached to your computer; Installing devices overview
Have the Setup CD provided with your Windows Server 2003 operating system available, or know your network installation path. If you installed your operating system remotely by using a network path instead of using a the Setup CD provided with your Windows Server 2003 operating system, you need to use that same network path when you configure your server.