Specifications

Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Productsthatarenotassessed.........x
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Features..................7
Specifications...............11
Software.................11
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........11
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.11
BIOSupdateutilities..........12
RAIDconfigurationutilities........12
Diagnosticprograms..........12
Locations.................12
Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label.................12
Frontviewoftheserver.........14
Frontpanel..............16
Rearviewoftheserver.........17
Serverlocks..............20
Servercomponents...........23
Hot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs...28
RAIDcard...............30
Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane....32
Connectingthecables..........36
Systemboardcomponents........39
Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff
theserver...............45
Turningontheserver............45
Turningofftheserver............45
Chapter5.Configuringtheserver..47
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........47
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....47
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility
program...............47
SetupUtilityprograminterface......47
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....51
Usingpasswords............51
ConfiguringtheTPMfunction.......52
Selectingastartupdevice........52
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......53
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......53
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...54
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............54
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............55
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
onaWindowsoperatingsystem......56
ConfiguringRAID..............57
AboutRAID..............57
RAIDforyourserver...........58
ConfiguringthesystemBIOStoenable
onboardSATARAIDfunctionality......59
ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS
hardwareRAID.............61
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers......62
Updatingthefirmware............62
UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....63
Chapter6.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........65
Guidelines................65
Precautions..............65
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....66
Systemreliabilityguidelines........66
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.67
Removingtheservercover..........67
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....69
RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracket
assembly.................71
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...74
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...74
InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...78
InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....82
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....84
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
700Battery..............88
Installingorreplacinganopticaldrive....91
Installingorremovinganon-hot-swaphard
diskdrive...............95
InstallingorreplacinganinternalRDXdrive..103
Installingorreplacinga2.5-inchsolid-state
drive.................107
Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk
drive.................117
Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant
powersupply.............122
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