Computer Hardware User Manual
1Frontpanel
Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front
panel”onpage18.
2Pull-outinformationcard
Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabeloftheserverisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard.
See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel”onpage13.
3IntelligentDiagnosticsModule
Formoreinformation,see“IntelligentDiagnosticsModule”onpage21.
4Rightrackhandle
7Leftrackhandle
Ifyourserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,youcanusetherackhandlestoslidetheserveroutoftherack
cabinet;orusetherackhandlesandscrewstosecuretheserverintherackcabinetsothattheserver
cannotslideout,especiallyinvibration-proneareas.Formoreinformation,refertotheRackInstallation
Instructionsthatcomeswithyourserver.
52.5-inchhard-disk-drivearea
TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.
Thenumberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacanthard-disk-drive
baysareoccupiedbydummyhard-disk-drivetrays.
Thehard-disk-drivebaynumbersaremarkedonthetopedgeofthefrontbezel.
4
5
0
1
2
3
0
1
2
3
4
5
Figure10.2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaynumbers(topviewoftheserver)
6Slimopticaldrive
SomeservermodelscomewithaslimSATAopticaldrive.
Frontpanel
Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethecontrols,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpanelof
theserver.
18ThinkServerRD540UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual










