Lenovo 1098, 1105, 1100, 1106 User Manual

ThinkServer UserGuide

MachineTypes:1098,1100,1105,and1106

Note:

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheImportantNoticesthatcamewithyourproduct

•TheSafetyInformationandtheWarrantyandSupportInformationathttp://www.lenovo.com/support

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage83

FirstEdition(May2011)

©CopyrightLenovo2011.

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Contents

Safetyinformation..........iii

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

Introduction.................1

Noticesandstatementsinthedocument.....1

Relateddocumentation............2

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...3

Chapter3.Productoverview......5

Whatisincludedwithyourserver........5

Featuresandspecications...........5

Softwareprograms..............7

EasyStartup...............7

Reliability,availability,andserviceability....7

Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,

andconnectors.............9

Frontview.................9

Rearview..................9

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......11

Internalcomponents............12

Internaldrives...............13

Machinetypeandmodellabel........13

Chapter5.Installing,removing,or

replacinghardware..........15

Guidelines................15

Basicguidelines............15

Systemreliabilityguidelines........16

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....16

Removingtheservercover..........17

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....18

Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardware

devices.................20

InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard......20

InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...23

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...24

Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...26

Replacingtheprimaryharddiskdrive....28

Installingorreplacingthesecondaryharddisk

drive.................31

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

devices.................34

Replacingthepowersupplyassembly...35

Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..37

ReplacingthefrontaudioandUSB

assembly...............39

Replacingthefrontfanassembly.....40

Replacingtherearfanassembly......42

Replacingthemicroprocessor.......44

Replacingthesystemboardbattery....47

Completingthepartsreplacement.......48

Connectingthecables..........49

Turningontheserver..........49

Turningofftheserver..........50

Connectingexternaldevices.......50

Updatingtheserverconguration.....51

Installingsecurityfeatures..........51

Integratedcablelock..........51

Padlock...............51

Passwordprotection..........51

Chapter6.Conguringtheserver..53

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........53

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....53

IntroductionoftheBIOSitems.......53

Viewingandchangingsettings......66

Usingpasswords............66

Enablingordisablingadevice.......68

Selectingastartupdevice........69

ExitingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram....69

ConguringRAID..............69

RAIDlevel...............69

ConguringthesystemBIOStoenableSATA

RAIDfunctionality............70

CreatingRAIDvolumes.........70

DeletingRAIDvolumes.........70

Resettingdiskstonon-RAID.......71

Updatingthermware............71

UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater

program...............71

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...72

Updatingsystemprograms..........72

Usingsystemprograms.........72

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc...73

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyour

operatingsystem............73

RecoveringfromaPOST/BIOSupdate

failure................74

Chapter7.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics..............75

Basictroubleshooting............75

Generalproblems............75

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EasyStartupproblems..........76

PC-DoctorforDOS.............76

Creatingadiagnosticdisc........76

Runningthediagnosticprogramfroma

diagnosticdisc.............76

Chapter8.Informationresources..79

SafetyandWarranty............79

LenovoWebsite(http://www.lenovo.com)....79

LenovoSupportWebsite..........79

Chapter9.Helpandservice.....81

Usingthedocumentation..........81

Callingforservice.............81

Usingotherservices............82

Purchasingadditionalservices........82

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..84

Recyclinginformation............84

Batteryreturnprogram..........85

RequirementsforBatteriesContaining

Perchlorate..............85

ImportantinformationfortheEuropeanDirective

2002/96/EC................86

Particulatecontamination..........89

RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)..................90

ChinaRoHS..............91

Turkishstatementofcompliance......91

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...92

Electronicemissionnotices..........92

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............92

AppendixA.Notices.........83

Trademarks................84

Index..................95

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Safetyinformation

Beforeinstallingthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.

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Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumber

isusedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsof thecautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationmanual.Forexample,ifacautionstatementis labeled“Statement1,”translationsforthiscautionstatementareintheSafetyInformationmanualunder “Statement1.”

Besuretoreadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswiththeserveroran optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.

Statement1

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orrecongurationofthis

productduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou

openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandcongurationprocedures.

•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,oropening

coversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

ToConnect:ToDisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.

5.TurndeviceON.

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1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Statement2

CAUTION: Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlythebatteryrecommendedbythemanufacturer.Ifyour systemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replaceitonlywiththesamemoduletypemadeby thesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled, ordisposedof.

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

Statement3

CAUTION: Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)are installed,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

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Statement4

≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb) <32kg(70.5lb)<55kg(121.2lb)<100kg(220.5lb)

CAUTION: Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.

Statement5

CAUTION: Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower cord.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected fromthepowersource.

Statement6

CAUTION: Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoaneasilyaccessiblepowersource.

Statement7

CAUTION: Ifthedevicehasdoors,besuretoremoveorsecurethedoorsbeforemovingorliftingthedeviceto avoidpersonalinjury.Thedoorswillnotsupporttheweightofthedevice.

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Statement8

CAUTION: Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.

Statement9

CAUTION: Toavoidpersonalinjury,disconnectthehot-swapfancablesbeforeremovingthefanfromthedevice.

Statement10

CAUTION: Thefollowinglabelindicatessharpedges,corners,orjointsnearby.

Statement11

CAUTION: Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.

Statement12

DANGER

Overloadingabranchcircuitispotentiallyarehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.T oavoid thesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcircuitprotection requirements.Refertotheinformationthatisprovidedwithyourdeviceforelectricalspecications.

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Statement13

CAUTION: Makesurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextended.

Statement14

CAUTION: SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimitsandmustbe installedwithappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewiththenationalelectriccode.

Statement15

CAUTION: Thepower-controlbuttononthedevicedoesnotturnofftheelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothe device.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanoneconnectiontodcpower.T oremoveallelectrical currentfromthedevice,ensurethatallconnectionstodcpoweraredisconnectedatthedcpower inputterminals.

Statement16

CAUTION: Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:

•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as

denedbytheNECandthelatesteditionofIEC60950,TheStandardforSafetyofInformation TechnologyEquipment.

•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablygroundedsafetyextralowvoltage(SELV)source.AnSEL V

sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).

•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalbuildingcodes.

•Use16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)or1.3mm

copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters

inlength.

•T orquethewiring-terminalscrewsto12inch-pounds(1.4newton-meters).

•Incorporateareadilyavailableapprovedandrateddisconnectdeviceintheeldwiring.

Statement17

CAUTION: ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.

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Statement18

CAUTION: Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.

Statement19

CAUTION: Hazardousmovingpartsarenearby.

Statement20

CAUTION: Thebatteryisalithiumionbattery.T oavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Exchangeit onlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocalregulations.

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourserver.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Noticesandstatementsinthedocument”onpage1

•“Relateddocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

ThisuserguideisforyourLenovo

ThinkServer

Thisdocumentcontainsthefollowinginformation:

•Settingupandcablingtheserver

•Startingandconguringtheserver

•Installingoptionsandreplacingcustomerreplaceableunits(CRUs)

•Solvingproblems

TheservercomeswiththeThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtohelpyoucongurethehardware,installdevice drivers,andinstalltheoperatingsystem.

TS130server(machinetypes1098,1100,1105,and1106).

Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgettingservice andassistance,seetheWarrantyandSupportInformationathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

Toobtainthemostup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherLenovoproducts,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheseinformationwhenyou registertheserverwithLenovo.

Productname Machinetype1098,1100,1105,and1106

Modelnumber

Serialnumber

ThinkServerTS130

_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________

Themodelnumberandserialnumberareonlabelsonthetoporonthebottomoftheserver.

Noticesandstatementsinthedocument

ThecautionanddangerstatementsthatappearinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafety Information.Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumberis

usedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformation.See“Relateddocumentation”onpage2fordetailed informationabouthowtogetthevariousdocumentationforyourserver.

Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:

•Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttips,guidance,oradvice.

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•Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyouavoidproblemsor inconvenientsituations.

•Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepotentialdamagetoprograms,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis placedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagecouldoccur.

•Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution statementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallyhazardousproceduresteporsituation.

•Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous toyou.Adangerstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallylethalorextremely hazardousproceduresteporsituation.

Relateddocumentation

Toviewthedocumentationathttp://www.lenovo.com/support,youneedtohavetheAdobeReader5.0 programorlaterinstalled.

Thefollowinginformationprovidesgeneraldescriptionsofthevariousdocumentationthatcamewithyour serverandinformationabouthowtoobtainallthesedocumentation:

•HardwareMaintenanceManual:Thisdocumentprovidesdiagnosticinformation,partslisting,replacement proceduresforallCRUs,andreplacementproceduresforothereldreplaceableunits(FRUs)replaced bytrainedservicepersonnel.

•GettingStarted:Thisdocumentprovidesgeneralinformationaboutinstallingandconguringtheserver.

Note:ThisdocumentisinSerbianLatinonly.

•ImportantNotices:Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegalnoticesthatyouareexpectedtoreadbefore usingtheserver.

•ReadMeFirst:Thisdocumentdirectsyoutothehttp://www.lenovo.com/supportforcompletewarranty andsupportinformation.

•SafetyInformation:ThisdocumentincludestranslationsofallsafetystatementsusedintheThinkServer documentation.

•WarrantyandSupportInformation:Thisdocumentincludesthewarrantystatementandinformation abouthowtocontactLenovoSupport.

YoucanobtainallthedocumentationinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)foryourserverfromtheLenovo SupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan electricaloutlet,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequirestheoperatingsystemto beinstalled.

Table1.Serversetuproadmap

TaskWheretondtheinformation

Unpack“Whatisincludedwithyourserver”onpage5 Installhardware ConnecttheEthernetcable

andpowercord Turnontheservertoverify

operation ReviewtheBIOSsettings

andcustomizeasneeded CongureRAID“ConguringRAID”onpage69 Checkforrmwareupdates Installtheoperatingsystem

andbasicdrivers Installanyadditionaldrivers

neededforaddedfeatures CongureEthernetsettings

intheoperatingsystem Installapplications

Chapter5“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage15 “Rearview”onpage9

“Turningontheserver”onpage49

“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage53

“Updatingthermware”onpage71 “EasyStartup”onpage7

Refertotheinstructionsthatcamewiththehardwareoption.

Seetheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwas installedusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.

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Chapter3.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specications,andsoftwareprograms.

Whatisincludedwithyourserver

TheThinkServerTS130serverpackageincludestheserver,apowercord,documentation,andsoftware media.

Server

Powercord

Documentationandsoftwaremedia

Featuresandspecications

Thefollowingtableprovidesinformationaboutthefeaturesandspecicationsoftheserver.Depending ontheservermodel,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomespecicationsmightnotapply.For informationaboutyourspecicmodel,usetheSetupUtilityprogram.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram” onpage53

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Table2.Featuresandspecications

Microprocessor(s):SupportuptotwoIntel

Xeon dual-core,quad-core,orhex-coremicroprocessors (internalcachesizevariesbymodeltype)

Forthespecictypeandspeedinformationaboutthe microprocessor,usetheSetupUtilityprogram.See “UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage53

Foralistofsupportedmicroprocessors,goto http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserverandclickOptions undertheProductstab.

Memory

•SupportsuptofourDDR3ECCUDIMMs(doubledata

rate3errorcorrectioncodeunbuffereddualinline memorymodules)

•Types:1333MHz,DDR3registeredSDRAMDIMMs

Internaldrives

•SerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)hard

diskdrive

•SATAopticaldrive

Videosubsystem

•IntegratedgraphicsforaVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)

connectorandaDisplayPortconnector

Connectivity

•100/1000MbpsintegratedEthernetcontroller

Powersupply:Yourservercomeswithoneofthe followingpowersupplies:

•280–wattauto-sensingpowersupply

•320–wattauto-sensingpowersupply

Expansion

•Twoopticaldrivebays

•Twoharddiskdrivebays

•TwoPCIcardslots

•OnePCIExpressx1cardslot

•OnePCIExpressx16cardslot

Systemmanagementfeatures

•Abilitytostorepower-onself-test(POST)hardware testresults

•Automaticpower-onstartup

•IntelActiveManagementT echnology(AMT)

•IntelHyper-Threadingtechnology(somemodels)

•IntelRapidStorageTechnology(RST)

•PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

•SystemManagement(SM)UEFIandSMsoftware

•WakeonLAN

•WakeonRing(intheSetupUtilityprogram,thisfeature iscalledSerialPortRingDetectforanexternalmodem)

Input/Output(I/O)features

•EightUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectors(twoon thefrontpanelandsixontherearpanel)

•One9-pinserialport

•OneEthernetconnector

•OneDisplayPortconnector

•OneVGAmonitorconnector

•Threeaudioconnectorsontherearpanel(audioline-in connector,audioline-outconnector,andmicrophone connector)

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Preinstalledoperatingsystem

Somemodelsarepreinstalledwithoneofthefollowing operatingsystems:

•Microsoft

•MicrosoftWindows

WindowsServer

2008R2Foundation

SmallBusinessServer(SBS)

Aurora

Operatingsystem(s),supported

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2Foundation

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2(ServicePack1)

•MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer(SBS) Aurora

•MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer(SBS)7

•MicrosoftWindowsMultipointServer

Table2.Featuresandspecications(continued)

Integratedfunctions:

•Ethernetcontrollers(Theservercomeswithtwo integratedGigabitEthernetcontrollers,whichsupport connectionto100Mbpsor1000Mbpsnetwork.)

•Oneserialport

•OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)monitorconnector

•SixUSBconnectors(twofrontandfourrear)

•OneRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanel

•EightdiagnosticLEDs

Size:

•Width:174.8mm(6.88inches)

•Height:377.3mm(14.85inches)

•Depth:406.7mm(16.01inches)

Weight:Maximumconguration:11.2kg(24.7lbs)

Electricalinput

•Inputvoltage: –Lowrange:

Minimum:90Vac Maximum:137Vac

–Highrange:

Minimum:180Vac Maximum:264Vac

Environment

•Airtemperature: Operating:10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)

Non-operating:-40°Cto60°C(14°Fto140°F)(with package)

Non-operating:-10°Cto60°C(14°Fto140°F) (withoutpackage)

•Humidity: Operating:10%to80%(non-condensing)(10%

perhour) Non-operating:10%to90%(non-condensing)

(10%perhour)

•Altitude: Operating:-50to10000ft(-15.2to3048m)

Non-operating:-50to35000ft(-15.2to10668m)

Securityfeatures

•Computrace

•Enablingordisablingadevice

•EnablingordisablingUSBconnectorsindividually

•Harddiskdrivepassword

•Power-OnPassword(POP)andAdministrator

PasswordforUEFIaccess

•Startupsequencecontrol

•Startupwithoutkeyboardormouse

•Supportforanintegratedcablelock(Kensingtonlock)

•Supportforapadlock

•TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)

Softwareprograms

Lenovoprovidessoftwaretohelpgetyourserverupandrunning.

EasyStartup

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRAIDandinstallingsupported MicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.TheEasyStartupprogramis providedwithyourserverontheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.TheDVDisself-starting(bootable).Theuser guidefortheEasyStartupprogramisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface. Foradditionalinformation,see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage72

Reliability,availability,andserviceability

Reliability,availability,andserviceability(hereafterreferredtoasRAS)arethreeimportantserverdesign features.TheRASfeatureshelpyoutoensuretheintegrityofthedatastoredontheserver,theavailabilityof theserverwhenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.

TheserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:

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•AdvancedCongurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)

•AdvancedDesktopManagementInterface(DMI)

•Automaticmemorydownsizingonerrordetection

•Automaticrestartonnon-maskableinterrupt(NMI)

•Availabilityofmicrocodelevel

•Built-in,menu-drivensetup,systemconguration,andRAIDconguration

•Built-inmonitoringforfan,temperature,andvoltage

•Coolingfanswithspeed-sensingcapability

•ECCDDR3SDRAMwithSerialPresenceDetect(SPD)

•Errorcodesandmessagestohelpyouidentifyproblems

•Generatingerrorlogsforthepower-onself-test(POST)failures

•Hot-swapSASharddiskdrives

•IntegratedEthernetcontrollers

•IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0

•Power-onself-test(POST)

•Standbyvoltageforsystem-managementfeaturesandmonitoring

•System-errorlight-emittingdiode(LED)onthefrontpanel

•Vitalproductdata(VPD),includingtheserialnumberinformationandreplacementpartnumbers,storedin thenonvolatilememoryforeasierremotemaintenance

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Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,andconnectors

Thischapterprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourserverparts,controls,andconnectors.

Frontview

Figure1“Frontcontrolandconnectorlocations”onpage9showsthelocationsofthecontrolsand connectorsonthefrontofyourserver.

Figure1.Frontcontrolandconnectorlocations

1Opticaldriveeject/closebutton

2HarddiskdriveactivityLED

3Power-onLED

4Powerswitch

5USBconnectors(2)

Rearview

Figure2“Rearconnectorlocations”onpage10showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearof yourserver.Someconnectorsontherearofyourserverarecolor-codedtohelpyoudeterminewhereto connectthecablesinyourserver.

Figure2.Rearconnectorlocations

1Powercordconnector7Microphoneconnector 2Serialport 3VGAmonitorconnector 4DisplayPortconnector 5USBconnectors(6)11PCIExpressx1cardslot 6Ethernetconnector

8Audioline-outconnector 9Audioline-inconnector 10PCIExpressx16cardslot

12PCIcardslots(2)

ConnectorDescription

Audioline-inconnector

Usedtoreceiveaudiosignalsfromanexternalaudiodevice,suchasastereo system.Whenyouattachanexternalaudiodevice,acableconnectstheaudio line-outconnectorofthedevicetotheaudioline-inconnectoroftheserver.

Audioline-outconnector

Usedtosendaudiosignalsfromtheservertoexternaldevices,suchaspowered stereospeakers(speakerswithbuilt-inampliers),headphones,multimedia keyboards,ortheaudioline-inconnectoronastereosystemorotherexternal recordingdevice.

DisplayPortconnector

Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevices thatuseaDisplayPortconnector.

Ethernetconnector

UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN). Note:T ooperatetheserverwithinFCCClassBlimits,useaCategory5Ethernet cable.

Microphoneconnector

Usedtoattachamicrophonetoyourserverwhenyouwanttorecordsoundorif youusespeech-recognitionsoftware.

Serialport

Usedtoattachanexternalmodem,aserialprinter,orotherdevicesthatusea 9-pinserialport.

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ConnectorDescription

USBconnectorUsedtoattachadevicethatrequiresaUSBconnector,suchasaUSBkeyboard,a

USBmouse,aUSBscanner,oraUSBprinter.IfyouhavemorethaneightUSB devices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional USBdevices.

VGAmonitorconnectorUsedtoattachaVGAmonitororotherdevicesthatuseaVGAmonitorconnector.

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard

Figure3“Systemboardpartlocations”onpage11showsthelocationsofthepartsonthesystemboard.

Figure3.Systemboardpartlocations

14-pinpowerconnector 2Microprocessorfanconnector

14FrontpanelconnectorforpowerswitchandLEDindicators 15FrontUSBconnector1(forconnectingUSBport1and2

onthefrontbezel)

3Memoryslot1(DIMM1)16FrontUSBconnector2(forconnectingadditionalUSB

devices)

4Memoryslot2(DIMM2)17ClearCMOS(ComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor)

/Recoveryjumper

5Memoryslot3(DIMM3) 6Memoryslot4(DIMM4)19Frontaudioconnector(forconnectingthemicrophoneand

18Internalspeakerconnector

headphoneconnectorsonthefrontbezel)

7Thermalsensorconnector 824-pinpowerconnector 9Battery

20PCIcardslots(2) 21PCIExpressx1cardslot 22PCIExpressx16graphicscardslot

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10SATAconnectors1and2(SATA3.0

23Rearfanconnector

connectors)

11SATAconnector3(SATA2.0connector)24Coverpresenceswitchconnector(Intrusionswitchconnector) 12eSATAconnector 13Frontfanconnector

25Microprocessor 26PS/2keyboardandmouseconnector

Internalcomponents

Figure4“Componentlocations”onpage12showsthelocationsofthevariouscomponentsinyourserver. Toremovetheservercoverandaccesstheinsideoftheserver,see“Removingtheservercover”onpage17

Figure4.Componentlocations

1Heatsinkandfanassembly 2Memorymodule 3Opticaldrive

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4PCIcard 5Rearfanassembly 6Powersupplyassembly

Internaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Y oucanadddrivestoyourserverto increasestoragecapacityandenableyourservertoreadothertypesofmedia.Internaldrivesareinstalledin bays.Inthismanual,thebaysarereferredtoasbay1,bay2,andsoon.

Figure5“Drivebaylocations”onpage13showsthelocationsofthedrivebays.

Figure5.Drivebaylocations

Thefollowinglistdescribesthetypeandsizeofthedrivethatyoucaninstallineachbay:

1Bay1-Opticaldrivebay(withanopticaldriveinstalledonsomemodels) 2Bay2-Opticaldrivebay 3Bay3-Cardreaderdrivebay 4Bay4-SecondarySATAharddiskdrivebay 5Bay5-PrimarySATAharddiskdrivebay(witha3.5-inchSATAharddiskdriveinstalled)

Machinetypeandmodellabel

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

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Thefollowingisasampleofthemachinetypeandmodellabel.

Figure6.Machinetypeandmodellabel

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Chapter5.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Guidelines”onpage15

•“Removingtheservercover”onpage17

•“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage18

•“Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardwaredevices”onpage20

•“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardwaredevices”onpage34

•“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage48

•“Installingsecurityfeatures”onpage51

Guidelines

Thissectionprovidessomeguidelinesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusingyourserver.

Basicguidelines

Beforeyouusetheserver,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowingguidelines:

•BesuretoreadandunderstandtheSafetyInformationandtheWarrantyandSupportInformationat http://www.lenovo.com/support,and“Guidelines”onpage15.Theinformationwillhelpyouworksafely.

•Whenyouinstallyournewserver,taketheopportunitytodownloadandapplythemostrecentrmware updates.Thisstepwillhelptoensurethatanyknownissuesareaddressedandthatyourserveris readytofunctionatmaximumlevelsofperformance.T odownloadrmwareupdatesforyourserver, dothefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

2.ClickDownload&Drivers➙ThinkServerandthenfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpageto downloadrmwareupdatesforyourserver.

•Beforeyouinstalloptionalhardwaredevices,makesurethattheserverisworkingcorrectly.Ifan operatingsystemisinstalled,turnontheserverandmakesurethattheoperatingsystemstarts.Ifno operatingsystemisinstalled,makesurethatamessageBOOTMGRismissingisdisplayed,indicatingthatan operatingsystemwasnotfoundbuttheserverisworkingcorrectly.Iftheserverisnotworkingcorrectly, refertoChapter7“Troubleshootinganddiagnostics”onpage75

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareawhereyouareworking.Putremovedcoversandotherparts inasafeplace.

•Ifyoumustturnontheserverwhiletheservercoverisremoved,makesurethatnooneisneartheserver andthatnotoolsorotherobjectshavebeenleftinsidetheserver.

•Donotattempttoliftanobjectthatyouthinkistooheavyforyou.Ifyouhavetoliftaheavyobject, observethefollowingprecautions:

fordetaileddiagnosticinformation.

–Makesurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping. –Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet. –Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouliftaheavyobject. –Toavoidstrainingthemusclesinyourback,liftbystandingorbypushingupwithyourlegmuscles.

•Makesurethatyouhaveanadequatenumberofproperlygroundedelectricaloutletsfortheserver, monitor,andotherdevices.

•Backupallimportantdatabeforeyoumakechangestodrives.

•Haveasmallat-bladescrewdriveravailable.

•ToviewtheerrorLEDsonthesystemboardandinternalcomponents,leavetheserverconnectedto power.

•Youdonothavetoturnofftheservertoinstallorreplacehot-swapfans,redundanthot-swapacpower supplies,orhot-plugUSBdevices.However,youmustturnofftheserverbeforeperforminganystepsthat involveinstalling,removing,orreplacingadaptercablesornon-hot-swapoptionaldevicesorcomponents.

•Aftercompletinganyinstallation,removal,orreplacementprocedure,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards, labels,andgroundwires.

•Foralistofsupportedoptionaldevicesfortheserver,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.

•Whenworkinginsidetheserver,youmightndsometaskseasierifyoulaytheserveronitsside.Y ou mightneedtorstpivotthefootstandsinwardandthenlaythecomputeronitsside.

Systemreliabilityguidelines

Tohelpensurepropercoolingandsystemreliability,makesurethatyoufollowtheseguidelines:

•EverydrivebayhasaninternaldriveinstalledoranElectroMagneticCompatibility(EMC)shieldinstalled.

•Iftheserverhasredundantpower,everypowersupplybayhasapowersupplyassemblyinstalled.

•Leaveadequatespacearoundtheservertomakesurethattheservercoolingsystemworkswell.

•Properlyroutethecables.Forsomeoptions,suchasPCIcards,followthecablinginstructionsthat comewiththeoptions.

•Makesurethatyoureplaceafailingfanwithin48hours.

•Whenreplacingahot-swapdrive,installthenewhot-swapdrivewithintwominutesofremoval.

•Donotremoveanyairductorairbafeswhiletheserverisrunning.Operatingtheserverwithoutthe airductorairbafesmightcausethemicroprocessortooverheat.

•Thesecondmicroprocessorsocketalwayscontainseitheramicroprocessorsocketcoverora microprocessorandheatsinkassembly.

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices

Attention:

Donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewpartuntilthedefectiveparthasbeenremovedfromthe serverandyouarereadytoinstallthenewpart.Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamage servercomponentsandparts.

Whenyouhandleserverpartsandcomponents,taketheseprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Wearanelectrostatic-dischargewriststrap,ifoneisavailable.

•Alwayscarefullyhandlethepartsandothercomponents(suchasPCIcards,memorymodules,system boards,andmicroprocessors)byitsedgesoritsframe.Donottouchsolderjoints,pins,orexposed circuitry.

•Preventothersfromtouchingthepartsandothercomputercomponents.

•Beforeyoureplaceanewpart,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewparttoametal expansion-slotcoverorotherunpaintedmetalsurfaceontheserverforatleasttwoseconds.This reducesstaticelectricityfromthepackageandyourbody.

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•Removethenewpartfromthestatic-protectivepackageanddirectlyinstallitintheserverwithout placingitonanyothersurface.Ifitishardforyoutodothisinyourspecicsituation,placethe static-protectivepackageofthenewpartonasmooth,levelsurface,andthenplacethenewparton thestatic-protectivepackage.

•Donotplacethepartontheservercoverorothermetalsurface.

•Takeadditionalcarewhenhandlingdevicesduringcoldweather.Heatingreducesindoorhumidity andincreasesstaticelectricity.

Removingtheservercover

Attention:

DonotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingtheSafetyInformationandthe WarrantyandSupportInformationontheThinkServerDocumentationDVDthatcamewithyourproduct,and

“Guidelines”onpage15 http://www.lenovo.com/support

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheservercover.

CAUTION:

Turnofftheserverandwaitthreetoveminutestolettheservercoolbeforeremovingtheserver cover.

.Toobtainacopyofthepublications,goto:

Toremovetheservercover,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.

2.Disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.

3.Disconnectthepowercords,Input/Output(I/O)cables,andanyothercablesthatareconnectedtothe server.See“Frontview”onpage9and“Rearview”onpage9.

4.Removeanylockingdevicethatsecurestheservercover,suchasapadlockoranintegratedcablelock. See“Integratedcablelock”onpage51and“Padlock”onpage51.

5.Removethetwothumbscrewsthatsecuretheservercover.

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6.Pressthecover-releasebuttononthesideoftheserverandslidethecovertotherearoftheserver toremovethecover.

Figure7.Removingtheservercover

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel

Attention:

DonotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingtheSafetyInformationandthe WarrantyandSupportInformationontheThinkServerDocumentationDVDthatcamewithyourproduct,and

“Guidelines”onpage15 http://www.lenovo.com/support

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel.

Toremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage17.

.Toobtainacopyofthepublications,goto:

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