Computer Hardware User Manual

Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Safetyinspectionguide............x
Groundingrequirements............xi
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Features..................7
Specications...............11
Software.................11
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........11
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.12
LenovoThinkServerEasyManage.....12
BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......12
RAIDcongurationutilities........12
Remotemanagementsoftware......12
ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology....12
Diagnosticprograms..........12
Locations.................13
Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label.................13
Frontviewoftheserver.........14
Frontpanel..............18
IntelligentDiagnosticsModule.......21
Rearviewoftheserver.........22
Servercomponents...........25
Hot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs...30
RAIDcard...............30
Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane....33
Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable
connections..............37
Systemboardcomponents........38
Systemboardjumpersandswitches....42
SystemboardLEDs...........46
Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff
theserver...............49
Turningontheserver............49
Turningofftheserver............49
Chapter5.Conguringtheserver..51
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........51
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....51
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility
program...............51
SetupUtilityprograminterface......52
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....54
Usingpasswords............55
Selectingastartupdevice........56
ConguringtheTPMfunction.......56
SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnectors.57
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......57
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......58
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...59
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............60
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............60
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
onaWindowsoperatingsystem......62
ConguringRAID..............62
AboutRAID..............63
ConguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram..........64
ConguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS
hardwareRAID.............64
ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers......65
Updatingthermware............65
UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....65
UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage
program.................66
Chapter6.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........67
Guidelines................67
Precautions..............67
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....68
Systemreliabilityguidelines........69
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.69
Removingtheservercover..........69
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...71
Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.71
Removingandreinstallingthecooling
shroud................73
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...75
InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...81
ReplacingtheRAIDcard.........85
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....88
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
700Battery..............91
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