User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1. General information
- Chapter 2. Server setup road map
- Chapter 3. Product overview
- Chapter 4. Turning on and turning off the server
- Chapter 5. Configuring the server
- Chapter 6. Installing, removing, or replacing hardware
- Guidelines
- Removing the server cover
- Removing and reinstalling the front bezel
- Installing, removing, or replacing hardware
- Installing or removing a memory module
- Installing or removing a PCI card
- Installing or removing the Ethernet card
- Installing or removing the RAID card
- Installing or removing the ThinkServer 9240-8i RAID 5 Upgrade Key
- Installing or removing the ThinkServer SATA Software RAID 5 Key
- Installing or removing the ThinkServer iKVM Remote Management Module
- Installing or removing the TPM module
- Installing or removing the DIT module
- Installing or replacing an optical drive
- Installing or replacing a hot-swap hard disk drive
- Removing or installing a non-hot-swap hard disk drive
- Replacing the hot-swap hard disk drive backplane
- Replacing the non-hot-swap power supply assembly
- Replacing a hot-swap redundant power supply module
- Replacing the power distribution board and cage assembly
- Replacing the front panel board assembly
- Replacing the front system fan
- Replacing the rear system fan
- Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly
- Replacing the microprocessor
- Replacing the system board battery
- Completing the parts replacement
- Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Chapter 8. Getting information, help, and service
- Appendix A. Notices
- Index

Trademarks
Lenovo,theLenovologo,ThinkServer,andThinkVantagearetrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,
othercountries,orboth.
Intel,IntelCore,andIntelXeonaretrademarksofIntelCorporationintheUnitedStates,othercountries,or
both.
MicrosoftandWindowsaretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.
Othercompany,product,orservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.
Importantnotes
Processorspeedindicatestheinternalclockspeedofthemicroprocessor;otherfactorsalsoaffect
applicationperformance.
CDorDVDdrivespeedisthevariablereadrate.Actualspeedsvaryandareoftenlessthanthepossible
maximum.
Whenreferringtoprocessorstorage,realandvirtualstorage,orchannelvolume,KBstandsfor1024bytes,
MBstandsfor1048576bytes,andGBstandsfor1073741824bytes.
Whenreferringtoharddiskdrivecapacityorcommunicationsvolume,MBstandsfor1000000bytes,
andGBstandsfor1000000000bytes.Totaluser-accessiblecapacitycanvarydependingonoperating
environments.
Maximuminternalharddiskdrivecapacitiesassumethereplacementofanystandardharddiskdrives
andpopulationofallharddiskdrivebayswiththelargestcurrentlysupporteddrivesthatareavailable
fromLenovo.
Maximummemorymightrequirereplacementofthestandardmemorywithanoptionalmemorymodule.
Lenovomakesnorepresentationsorwarrantieswithrespecttonon-Lenovoproducts.Support(ifany)for
thenon-Lenovoproductsisprovidedbythethirdparty,notLenovo.
Somesoftwaremightdifferfromitsretailversion(ifavailable)andmightnotincludeusermanualsorall
programfunctionality.
PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice
WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproduct
willexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsor
otherreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.
Recyclinginformation
Lenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnology(IT)equipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipment
whenitisnolongerneeded.Lenovooffersavarietyofprogramsandservicestoassistequipmentownersin
recyclingtheirITproducts.ForinformationonrecyclingLenovoproducts,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/lenovo/environment/recycling
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