Lenovo TS140 User Manual [en, de, es, fr, it, cs]

ThinkServerTS140
UserGuide

MachineTypes:70A0,70A1,70A4,and70A5

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage97

FourthEdition(June2014)

©CopyrightLenovo2013,2014.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration
“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.

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.12

BIOSupdateutilities..........12

RAIDconfigurationutilities........12

Diagnosticprograms..........12

Locations.................12

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

label.................12

Frontviewoftheserver.........13

Rearviewoftheserver.........14

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard....16

Internalcomponents..........17

Internaldrives.............17

Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff

theserver...............19

Turningontheserver............19

Turningofftheserver............19

Chapter5.Configuringtheserver..21

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........21

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....21

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

program...............21

SetupUtilityprograminterface......22

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....25

Usingpasswords............25

ConfiguringtheTPMfunction.......27

Selectingastartupdevice........27

ExitingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram....27

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......27

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...29

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............29

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............30

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

onaWindowsoperatingsystem......31

ConfiguringRAID..............32

AboutRAID..............32

ConfiguringthesystemBIOStoenable

onboardSATARAIDfunctionality......33

CreatingRAIDvolumes.........33

DeletingRAIDvolumes.........34

Resettingdiskstonon-RAID.......34

Updatingthefirmware............34

UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....35

Chapter6.Installing,removing,or

replacinghardware..........37

Guidelines................37

Precautions..............37

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....38

Systemreliabilityguidelines........39

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.39

Removingtheservercover..........39

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....40

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...42

InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...43

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...43

Installingthe2.5-inchsolid-statedriveorhard

diskdrive...............47

Replacingtheprimaryharddiskdrive....49

Installingorreplacingthesecondaryharddisk

drive.................51

Installingorremovingthetertiaryharddisk

drive.................53

Installingorremovingtheslimopticaldrive

andthefourthharddiskdrive.......58

InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard......64

Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...68

InstallingorreplacinganinternalRDXdrive.69

Replacingthepowersupplyassembly...72

Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..74

ReplacingthefrontaudioandUSB

assembly...............76

Replacingthefrontfanassembly.....77

Replacingtherearfanassembly......78

Replacingthemicroprocessor.......80

Replacingthesystemboardbattery....83

Completingthepartsreplacement.......84

Connectingthecables..........85

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Connectingexternaldevices.......86

Updatingtheserverconfiguration.....86

Installingsecurityfeatures..........86

Integratedcablelock..........86

Padlock...............86

Passwordprotection..........86

Chapter7.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics..............87

Troubleshootingprocedure..........87

Usingadiagnosticprogram.........87

Basictroubleshootingtables.........88

ThinkServerEasyStartupprogramproblems.88

Opticaldriveproblems..........88

Harddiskdriveproblems.........89

Memorymoduleproblems........90

Keyboard,mouse,orUSBdeviceproblems.91

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice..............93

Informationresources............93

Usingthedocumentation.........93

ThinkServerWebsite..........93

LenovoSupportWebsite.........93

Helpandservice..............94

Beforeyoucall.............94

Callingforservice............94

Usingotherservices..........95

Purchasingadditionalservices......95

AppendixA.Notices..........97

Trademarks................98

Importantnotes..............98

Particulatecontamination..........98

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..99

Recyclinginformation............99

Batteryreturnprogram..........99

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan...100
RequirementsforBatteriesContaining

Perchlorate..............100

ImportantWEEEinformation.........101

RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)..................101

ChinaRoHS..............102

TurkishRoHS.............102

IndiaRoHS..............103

EuropeanUnionRoHS..........103

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...103

Exportclassificationnotice..........103

Electronicemissionnotices..........103

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............103

Eurasiancompliancemark..........106

Brazilregulatorynotice...........106

Index.................107

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Safetyinformation

Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe

documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.

Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação
queoacompanha.

Предидаизползватетозипродукт,задължителнопрочететеивникнетевмногоезичнитеинструкции
забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.

PrijeupotrebeovogproizvodaobaveznopročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneuputekojesenalazenaDVD-us
dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.

PředpoužitímproduktujetřebasipřečístaporozumětbezpečnostnímpokynůmuvedenýmnadiskuDVDs
dokumentací,kterýjedodávánsproduktem.

Førdubrugerproduktet,skaldusørgeforatlæseogforstådesikkerhedsforskrifter,derfindespåflere
sprog,pådendokumentations-dvd,derfølgermedproduktet.

LuetuotteenmukanatoimitetullaDVD-tietolevylläolevatmonikielisetturvaohjeetennentämäntuotteen
käyttöä.

Avantd'utiliserleproduit,veillezàbienlireetcomprendrelesinstructionsdesécuritémultilinguesfigurant
surleDVDdedocumentationfourniavecleproduit.

Πρινχρησιμοποιήσετετοπροϊόν,βεβαιωθείτεότιέχετεδιαβάσεικαικατανοήσειτιςοδηγίεςασφάλειας,οι
οποίεςείναιδιαθέσιμεςσεδιάφορεςγλώσσεςστοDVDτεκμηρίωσηςπουσυνοδεύειτοπροϊόν.

VorVerwendungdesProduktssolltenSieunbedingtdiemehrsprachigenSicherheitsanweisungenaufder
Dokumentations-DVDlesen,dieimLieferumfangdesProduktsenthaltenist.

AtermékhasználataelőttmindenképpenolvassaelésértelmezzeatermékhezkapottdokumentációsDVD
lemezentalálható,többnyelvenelolvashatóbiztonságielőírásokat.

Primadiutilizzareilprodotto,accertarsidileggereecomprendereleinformazionisullasicurezzamultilingue
disponibilisulDVDdidocumentazionefornitoconilprodotto.

製品をご使用になる前に、製品に付属のDocumentationDVDに収録されているマルチリンガルの「安
全に正しくご使用いただくために」を読んで理解してください。

제품을사용하기전에제품과함께제공되는문서DVD의다국어안전지침을주의깊게읽어보십시오.

Voordatuhetproductgebruikt,moetuervoorzorgendatudemeertaligeveiligheidsinstructiesopde
documentatie-dvdvanhetproducthebtgelezenenbegrijpt.

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Przedskorzystaniemzproduktunależyzapoznaćsięzwielojęzycznymiinstrukcjamibezpieczeństwa
znajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem.

Antesdeutilizaroproduto,leiaatentamenteasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilinguesqueconstamno
DVDdedocumentaçãofornecidocomoproduto.

Înaintedeautilizaprodusul,asiguraţi-văcăaţicititşiînţelesinstrucţiuniledesiguranţăînmaimultelimbide
peDVD-ulcudocumentaţiecareînsoţeşteprodusul.

Førdubrukerproduktet,måduleseogforstådenflerspråkligesikkerhetsinformasjonenpåDVDenmed
dokumentasjonsomfølgermedproduktet.

Преждечемиспользоватьэтотпродукт,внимательноознакомьтесьсинструкциямипотехнике
безопасностинаразныхязыках,которыеможнонайтинаDVD-дискесдокументациейвкомплектес
продуктом.

在使用本产品之前，请务必先阅读和了解产品附带的文档DVD中的多语言安全说明。

Prenegotoupotrebiteproizvodobaveznopaljivoproitajteiprouiteviejezikouputstvozabezbednostna
dokumentacionomDVD-ukojistedobiliuzproizvod.

PredpouvanmproduktusipretajteviacjazynbezpenostnpokynynadiskuDVDsdokumentcioudodanoms
produktom.

Predenzačneteuporabljatiizdelek,jepomembno,daprebereteinrazumetevečjezičnavarnostnanavodila
naDVD-juzdokumentacijo,kistegaprejeliskupajzizdelkom.

Antesdeutilizarelproducto,asegúresedeleerycomprenderlasinstruccionesdeseguridadmultilingüesdel
DVDdedocumentaciónqueseproporcionaconelproducto.

Varnogamedattläsasäkerhetsinstruktionernapådokumentations-DVD-skivansomföljermedprodukten
innandubörjaranvändaprodukten.

使用本產品之前，請務必閱讀並瞭解產品隨附的文件DVD上的多國語言版本安全資訊。

Buürünükullanmadanönce,ürünlebirliktegönderilenbelgeDVD'siüzerindekiçokdiliçerengüvenlik
yönergeleriniokuyupanladýðýnýzdaneminolun.

Передвикористаннямцьогопродуктууважноознайомтесязінструкціямизтехнікибезпекинарізних
мовах,щоможназнайтинаDVD-дискуздокументацієювкомплектізпродуктом.

Important:Fortranslatedversionsofthecautionordangerstatement,refertotheSafety,Warranty,and
SupportInformationdocument.

Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform
theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththeserveror
optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.

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Statement1

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfigurationofthis

productduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water ,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou

openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconfigurationprocedures.

•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,oropening

coversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Statement2

DANGER

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatis
recommendedbythemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperly
used,handled,ordisposedof.

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

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Statement3

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

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

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.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.

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Statement6

CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoapowersourcethatiseasilyaccessible
incaseitneedstobedisconnected.

Statement7

CAUTION:
Ifthedevicehasdoors,ensurethatyouremoveorsecurethedoorsbeforemovingorliftingthe
devicetoprotectagainstpersonalinjury.Thedoorswillnotsupporttheweightofthedevice.

Statement8

CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

Statement9

CAUTION:
Disconnectthehot-swapfancablesbeforeremovingthefanfromthedevicetoprotectagainst
personalinjury.

Statement10

CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesasharp-edgehazard.

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Statement11

CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesapotentialheathazard.

Statement12

DANGER

Overloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialfirehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.To
avoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcurrentratings
attheinstallationsite.

Statement13

CAUTION:
Ensurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextendedontherails.

Statement14

CAUTION:
SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimits.Y ou
mustinstalltheappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewithyourlocalelectricalcode
requirements.

Statement15

CAUTION:
Thepower-controlbuttononthedevicemayputthedeviceinstandbymodeinsteadofturningoff
thedevice.Inaddition,thedevicemighthavemultipleconnectionstodcpower.T oremoveall
electricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallconnectionstodcpoweraredisconnectedat
thedcpowerinputterminals.

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Statement16

CAUTION:
Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:

•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as
definedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.

•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablyearthedsafetyextralowvoltage(SELV)source.AnSELV
sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot
causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).

•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode
requirements.

•Use1.3mm

2

or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters

inlength.

•T orquethewiring-terminalscrewsto1.4newton-metersor12inch-pounds.

•Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceinthefieldwiring.

Statement17

CAUTION:
ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.

Statement18

CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.

Statement19

CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.

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Statement20

CAUTION:
Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.T oavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe
batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal
regulations.

Productsthatarenotassessed

Typicalproductsthatarenotassessedincludebutnotlimitedtothefollowing:

•ServerandIT-rackcomponents(forexample,uninterruptiblepowersuppliesandcurrentdistribution
systems)

•DevicesinITrooms(forexample,bulkstorageunitsandnetworkproducts)

•Industriallow-voltageswitchgear

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourserver.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

ThisuserguideforyourLenovo
specifications,componentlocations,configurationinstructions,hardwarereplacementprocedures,and
basictroubleshootinganddiagnostics.

YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuseand
maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswithaThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatprovidesa
convenientsolutionforconfiguringtheserverandinstallinganoperatingsystem.

TheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)containsthewarrantytermsthatapplytotheproductyoupurchasedfrom
Lenovo.ReadtheLLWonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Aprintablegenericversion
ofthelatestLLWalsoisavailableinmorethan30languagesathttp://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_02.If
youcannotobtaintheLLWthroughthedocumentationDVDorLenovoWebsite,contactyourlocalLenovo
officeorresellertoobtainaprintedversionoftheLLW,freeofcharge.

®

ThinkServer

®

productcontainsinformationabouttheserverfeatures,

Forwarrantyservice,consulttheworldwideLenovoSupporttelephonelist.Telephonenumbersaresubject
tochangewithoutnotice.Themostup-to-datetelephonelistforLenovoSupportisalwaysavailableonthe
Websiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Ifthetelephonenumberforyourcountryorregionisnot
listed,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.

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

LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationand
downloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.ToaccesstheLenovoSupportWebsite,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheseinformationwhenyou
registertheserverwithLenovo.

Forwheretofindtheproductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label”onpage12.

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Productname

______________________________________________

Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)

Serialnumber(S/N)

Dateofpurchase

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

YoucanregisteryourserverwithLenovobyfollowingtheinstructionsat:
http://www.lenovo.com/register

Whenyouregisteryourserver,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact
youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteryourserverwithLenovo,youwillreceive
quickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand
servicestoregisteredusers.

Serverdocumentation

Thistopicprovidesgeneraldescriptionsofthevariousdocumentationforyourserverandinstructionson
howtoobtainallthedocumentation.

Printeddocument

Thefollowingdocumentisprintedoutandcontainedinyourserverpackage.

ReadMeFirst

Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadfirst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete
warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore
usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtofindthemostup-to-date
informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.

DocumentationDVD

ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin
PortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML).ThedocumentationDVDisnot
bootable.ToviewthedocumentsontheDVD,youwillneedacomputerwithaWebbrowserandtheAdobe
Readerprogram,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.adobe.com

TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand
startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft

®

Linux

operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmfilelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

®

Windows

®

environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga

Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation
anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe
documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeafterthefirstreleaseoftheDVD.Youcanalwaysobtainall
themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

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ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:

•Safety,Warranty,andSupportInformation
Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30

languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.This
documentalsoincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,
andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.

•LenovoLicenseAgreement
ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.

•UserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,

configure,andmaintainyourserver.

Documentonlyfortrainedservicepersonnel

ThefollowingdocumentisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.

HardwareMaintenanceManual

Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutcomponentlocations,replacementproceduresformajorField
ReplaceableUnits(FRUs),andtroubleshootinganddiagnostics.Thisdocumentisupdatedfrequently,and
themostup-to-dateversionisalwaysavailableinEnglishontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconfigurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconfiguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan
acpowersource,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware
featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandfirmwareconfiguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemto
beinstalled.

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroption.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Installing,removing,
orreplacinghardware”onpage37.

3.ConnecttheEthernetcableandpowercordstotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage
14tolocatetheconnectors.

4.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage19.

5.ReviewtheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)settingsandcustomizeasneeded.See
“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage21.

6.ConfigureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“ThinkServerEasyStartup”
onpage11

7.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe
hardwareoption.

8.ConfigureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep
isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

9.Checkforfirmwareanddriverupdates.See“Updatingthefirmware”onpage34.

10.Installotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwantto
install.

and“ConfiguringRAID”onpage32.

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Chapter3.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specifications,andsoftwareprograms.

Serverpackage

Theserverpackageincludestheserver,apowercord,printeddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,and
softwaremedia.

Figure1.Serverpackage

1

Server

2

Powercord

3

Materialbox(includingprinteddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia)

Features

Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforvariousmodels.Dependingonyour
specificmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryornotbeavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecificmodel,use
theSetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage21.Youalsocan
refertothePersonalSystemsReferencedocumentforThinkServerproductsat:
http://www.lenovo.com/psref/

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Microprocessor

Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowingmicroprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodeltype):

•Intel

•IntelPentium

•IntelXeon

®

Core™i3microprocessor

®

®

microprocessor

microprocessor

ForalistoftheThinkServermicroprocessoroptions,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

Memory

Yourserverhasfourmemoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Installingorremovingamemorymodule”
onpage43

.

Powersupply

Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowingpowersupplyconfigurations:

•280-wattautomaticvoltage-sensingpowersupply

•450-wattautomaticvoltage-sensingpowersupply

Fans

Yourservercomeswiththefollowingfanstoprovidepropersystemcoolingandairflow:

•Onefrontsystemfan

•Oneheatsinkandfanassembly

•Onerearsystemfan

Internaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported
byyourservervarybymodel.

•Harddiskdrive
–Uptofour3.5-inchSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)harddiskdrives

–Uptofour2.5-inchSATAharddiskdrivesorsolid-statedrives

•Opticaldrive
OneSATAopticaldriveinsomemodels

•RDXdrive
YourserversupportsaninternalRDXdrivethatenablesyoutostoredataonRDXmedia.TheinternalRDX

drivemustbeinstalledinthesecondaryopticaldrivebay.ToinstallorreplaceaninternalRDXdrive,see
“InstallingorreplacinganinternalRDXdrive”onpage69

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Note:IfyourserverisinstalledwithaWindowsServeroperatingsystem,youcanusetheWindows
BackupprogramtobackupthedatastoredonRDXmedia.Fordetailedinformation,refertotheuser
guideoftheRDXdrive.Theuserguideisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

Forthelocationinformationabouttheinternaldrivesordrivebays,see“Internaldrives”onpage17

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Expansionslots

Theserverhasfourexpansionslotsonthesystemboard.Fordetailedinformation,see“Locatingpartson
thesystemboard”onpage16.

Input/Output(I/O)features

•One9-pinserialport

•OneEthernetconnector

•Onevideographicsarray(VGA)monitorconnector

•SixUSB3.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandfourontherearpanel)

•Threeaudioconnectorsontherearpanel(audioline-inconnector,audioline-outconnector,and
microphoneconnector)

•TwoDisplayPortconnectors

•TwoUSB2.0connectorsontherearpanel

Forthelocationinformationabouttheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage12

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Videosubsystem

IntegratedgraphicsforaVGAconnectorandtwoDisplayPortconnectors

Ethernetconnectivity

OneRJ-45Ethernetconnectorontherearpanelwith100Mbpsor1000Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.

Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage14

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Reliability,availability,andserviceability

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

YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:

•Securityfeatures
–Administratorpasswordanduserpasswordtohelpprotectunauthorizedaccesstotheserver(see

“Usingpasswords”onpage25)

–ThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule(TPM),whichisasecuritychip,tohelpenhanceserversecurity

Note:TheTPMisonlyavailableinsomemodels.

–Remotemonitoringorcontrolbyanadministratortoprovideprotectionorhelp

•Basicsystemmanagementfeatures
–Abilitytostorethepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults

–BIOSSetupUtilityprogram

TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewtheserverinformationandconfiguretheserverinthe
pre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage21

–IntelRapidStorageTechnologyenterprise(RSTe)

IntelRSTeisadevicedriverthatprovidessupportforSATAorSASRAID0,1,5,and10arrayson
specificIntelchipsetsystemboardstoenhanceharddiskdriveperformance.

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–PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

TheIntelPXEtechnologyenablesyoutobootyourcomputers,loadanoperatingsystem,ordeploy
executableimagesfromaremoteserverbyusinganetworkinterface.Theoperationcanbedone
independentlyoflocaldatastoragedevices(suchasharddiskdrives)oroperatingsystems.

–Softwareprograms

Formoreinformationaboutthesoftwareprograms,see“Software”onpage11.

–WakeonLAN

WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledonacomputerthatisconnectedtoaLAN,anetwork
administratorcanremotelyturnonorwakeupthecomputerfromamanagementconsoleusingremote
networkmanagementsoftware.Besides,manyotherfunctions,suchasdatatransferandsoftware
updates,canbeperformedremotelywithoutremoteattendanceandcanbedoneafternormalworking
hoursandonweekendstosavetimeandincreaseproductivity.

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Specifications

Thistopicliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourserver.

Dimensions

Width:175mm(6.89inches)
Height:375mm(14.76inches)
Depth:431mm(16.97inches)

Weight

Theproductweightvariesdependingondifferentsystemconfigurations.

Maximumconfigurationwithoutpackage:13kg(28.66lb)
Maximumconfigurationwithpackage:15.5kg(34.17lb)

Environment

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

Storage:-40°Cto70°C(-40°Fto158°F)inoriginalshippingpackage

•Altitude:0to3048m(0to10000ft)inanunpressurizedenvironment

•Humidity:
Operating:8%to80%(non-condensing)

Storagewithoutpackage:8%to80%(non-condensing)
Storagewithpackage:8%to90%(non-condensing)

Electricalinput

Universalinput:

•Lowrange:
Minimum:100Vac

Maximum:127Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz

•Highrange:
Minimum:200Vac

Maximum:240Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz

Software

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsthatyoucanusetosetup,use,andmaintain
theserver.

ThinkServerEasyStartup

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
operatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Thisprogramisprovidedwithyourserveron
aself-starting(bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.Theuserguidefortheprogramalsoisonthe
DVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.Fordetailedinformation,see“Usingthe
ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage29.

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ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater

TheThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram(hereinafterreferredtoastheFirmwareUpdater
program)enablesyoutomaintainyourserverfirmwareup-to-dateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryserver
outages.TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramisavailablefordownloadingfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.
FormoreinformationaboutdownloadingandusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,see“Updatingthe
firmware”onpage34

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BIOSupdateutilities

TheBIOSfirmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver.LenovomaintainspagesontheSupport
WebsiteandprovidestheBIOSupdateutilitieswithinstructionsfordownloadtohelpyouupdatethe
BIOSfirmwareifneeded.Formoreinformation,see“Updatingthefirmware”onpage34
recoveringtheBIOS”onpage27.

and“Updatingor

RAIDconfigurationutilities

YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID).Fordetailed
information,see“ConfiguringRAID”onpage32.

Diagnosticprograms

Thefollowingdiagnosticprogramsareavailableforyoutodiagnoseserverproblems:

•ThinkServerDiagnosticT ool

•ThinkServerSystemProfileCollectionT ool

Formoreinformation,see“Usingadiagnosticprogram”onpage87.

Locations

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourservercomponents.

Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

Thistopichelpsyoulocatethelabelthatcontainsthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformation
foryourserver.

WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformationhelpssupport
technicianstoidentifyyourserverandprovidefasterservice.

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Thefollowingisasampleofthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel.

Figure2.Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

Frontviewoftheserver

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethepartsonthefrontoftheserver.

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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewoftheserver.

Figure3.Frontviewoftheserver

1Opticaldriveeject/closebutton
2HarddiskdriveactivityLED
3Power-onLED

4Powerbutton
5USB3.0connectors(2)

Rearviewoftheserver

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsandcomponentsontherearofyourserver.

Figure4“Rearconnectorlocations”onpage15
yourserver.Someconnectorsontherearofyourserverarecolor-codedtohelpyoudeterminewhere
toconnectthecablesonyourserver.

showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearof

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Figure4.Rearconnectorlocations

1Powercordconnector9Audioline-inconnector
2Serialconnector10PCIExpressx16graphicscard(availableinsomemodels)
3VGAmonitorconnector11PCIExpressx1cardslotbracket
4DisplayPortconnectors(2)12PCIcardslotbracket
5USB3.0connectors(4)13PCIExpressx4cardslotbracket
6USB2.0connectors(2)14Optionalserialconnector
7Microphoneconnector15Ethernetconnector
8Audioline-outconnector

16PS/2keyboardandmouseconnectors(optional)

ConnectorDescription

Audioline-inconnector

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

Audioline-outconnector

Usedtosendaudiosignalsfromtheservertoexternaldevices,suchaspowered
stereospeakers(speakerswithbuilt-inamplifiers),headphones,multimedia
keyboards,ortheaudioline-inconnectoronastereosystemorotherexternal
recordingdevice.

DisplayPortconnector

Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevices
thatuseaDisplayPortconnector.

Ethernetconnector

UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).
Note:TooperatetheserverwithinFCCClassBlimits,useaCategory5Ethernet
cable.

Microphoneconnector

Usedtoattachamicrophonetoyourserverwhenyouwanttorecordsoundorif
youusespeech-recognitionsoftware.

Serialconnector

Usedtoattachanexternalmodem,aserialprinter,orotherdevicesthatusea
9-pinserialconnector.

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ConnectorDescription

USBconnectorUsedtoattachadevicethatrequiresaUSBconnector,suchasaUSBkeyboard,a

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

VGAmonitorconnectorUsedtoattachaVGAmonitororotherdevicesthatuseaVGAmonitorconnector.

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard

Figure5“Systemboardpartlocations”onpage16showsthelocationsofthepartsonthesystemboard.

Figure5.Systemboardpartlocations

1PS/2keyboardandmouseconnector14SATA3.0connectors0to4
24-pinpowerconnector
3Systemboardbattery16Frontpanelconnector(forconnectingtheLEDsandpower

15Powerfanconnector

buttononthefrontoftheserver)

4Microprocessor

17FrontUSB3.0connector(forconnectingtheUSBconnectors

onthefrontoftheserver)

5Microprocessorfanconnector

18FrontUSB2.0connector(forconnectinganadditionalUSB

device)

6Memoryslot1(DIMM1)19ClearCMOS(ComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor)

/Recoveryjumper

7Memoryslot2(DIMM2)20Serial(COM2)connector
8Memoryslot3(DIMM3)21PCIcardslot

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9Memoryslot4(DIMM4)22PCIExpressx4cardslot
10Thermalsensorconnector
11Harddiskdrivefanconnector
124-pinSATApowerconnectors(2)25Systemfanconnector
1314-pinpowerconnector

23PCIExpressx1cardslot
24PCIExpressx16cardslot

26Coverpresenceswitchconnector(intrusionswitchconnector)

Internalcomponents

Figure6“Componentlocations”onpage17showsthelocationsofthevariouscomponentsinyourserver.
Toremovetheservercoverandaccesstheinsideoftheserver,see“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

Figure6.Componentlocations

1Heatsinkandfanassembly7Frontfanassembly
2Microprocessor8Harddiskdrive
3Memorymodule
4Opticaldrive10Graphicscard(availableinsomemodels)
5Cardreaderdrivebay
6Frontbezel12Powersupplyassembly

9Systemboard

11Rearfanassembly

Internaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Youcanadddrivestoyourserver
toincreasestoragecapacityandenableyourservertoreadothertypesofmedia.Internaldrivesare
installedinbays.

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Figure7“Drivebaylocations”onpage18showsthelocationsofthedrivebays.

Figure7.Drivebaylocations

1Primaryopticaldrivebay(alsocanbeusedtoinstallthefourthharddiskdrive)
2Secondaryopticaldrivebay(alsocanbeusedtoinstallatertiaryharddiskdrive)
3Secondaryharddiskdrivebay
4Primaryharddiskdrivebay

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Chapter4.Turningonandturningofftheserver

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutturningonandturningofftheserver.

Turningontheserver

Aftertheserverisconnectedtoanacpowersource,youcanturnontheserverbypressingthepowerbutton.

Turningofftheserver

Toremoveallpowerfromtheserver,youmustdisconnectthepowercordfromtheserver.

Someoperatingsystemsrequireanorderlyshutdownbeforeyouturnofftheserver.Seeyouroperating
systemdocumentationforinformationaboutshuttingdowntheoperatingsystem.

Statement5

CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.

Theservercanbeturnedoffinanyofthefollowingways:

•Youcanturnofftheserverfromtheoperatingsystem,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.After
anorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystem,theserverwillturnoffautomatically.

•Youcanpressthepowerbuttontostartanorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystemandturnoffthe
server,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.

•Iftheoperatingsystemstopsfunctioning,youcanpressandholdthepowerbuttonformorethanfour
secondstoturnofftheserver.

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Chapter5.Configuringtheserver

Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfiguretheserver:

•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage21

•“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage29

•“ConfiguringRAID”onpage32

•“UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram”onpage35

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutusingtheSetupUtilityprogram.

TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverfirmware.YoucanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtoviewand
changetheconfigurationsettingsofyourserver,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing.
However,theoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtostarttheSetupUtilityprogram.

TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandpressthepowerswitchonthefrontpaneltoturnonthe
server.See“Turningontheserver”onpage19

2.PresstheF1keyassoonasyouseethelogoscreen.Then,waitforseveralseconds,andtheSetup
Utilityprogramopens.Ifyouhavesetapassword,youneedtotypethecorrectpasswordtoenterthe
SetupUtilityprogram.Forpasswordinformation,see“Usingpasswords”onpage25.

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ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram

TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutthesystemconfiguration.Selectadesireditem
toviewinformationorchangesettings.

WhenworkingwiththeSetupUtilityprogram,youmustusethekeyboard.Thekeysusedtoperformvarious
tasksaredisplayedontherightbottompaneofeachscreen.YoualsocanpresstheF1keyforgeneralhelp
aboutthekeys.Formostitems,thecorrespondinghelpmessageisdisplayedontherighttoppaneofthe
screenwhentheitemisselected.Iftheitemhassubmenus,youcandisplaythesubmenusbypressingEnter.

YoucanviewthefollowinginformationaboutyourspecificservermodelintheSetupUtilityprogram:

•TheMainmenulistsinformationaboutsystemsummary,theBIOSversion,machinetypeandmodel,and
systemdateandtime.

OntheSystemSummarymenu,selectInstalledMemoryandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreento
viewinformationabouttheinstalledmemorymodules.

•OntheAdvancedmenu,selectCPUSetupandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoviewinformation
abouttheinstalledmicroprocessoranditssupportedtechnologies.

•OntheDevicesmenu,selectATADriveSetupandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoview
informationabouttheinstalledSATAorSASdevices,suchasaharddiskdriveoranopticaldrive.

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SetupUtilityprograminterface

ThistopicprovidesgeneralinformationaboutthemenusanditemsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

DependingontheBIOSversionofyourserver,somemenuoriteminformationmightdifferslightlyfrom
theinformationinthistopic.

Notes:

•Thedefaultsettingsalreadyareoptimizedforyou.Usethedefaultvalueforanyitemyouarenotfamiliar
with.Donotchangethevalueofunfamiliaritemstoavoidunexpectedproblems.Ifyouconsider
changingtheserverconfiguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectly
mightcauseunexpectedresults.IfyoucannotturnontheserverbecauseofincorrectBIOSsettings,
usetheClearCMOSjumpertorestoretheBIOSsettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Locating
partsonthesystemboard”onpage16

•Ifyouhavechangedanyhardwareintheserver,youmightneedtoreflashtheBIOS.

TheSetupUtilityprogrammaininterfaceconsistsofthefollowingmenus:

•“Mainmenu”onpage22

•“Devicesmenu”onpage22

•“Advancedmenu”onpage23

•“Powermenu”onpage24

•“Securitymenu”onpage23

•“Startupmenu”onpage24

•“Exitmenu”onpage25

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LenovoprovidestheBIOSupdateutilityontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Y oucandownloadtheBIOS
updateutilitytoupdatetheBIOSifthenewerBIOSversionspecificallysolvesaproblemyouhave.See
“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage27

IfthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdatedandyourservercannotstart
correctly,usetheBIOSrecoveryswitchtorecoverfromaBIOSupdatefailure.See“Recoveringfroma
BIOSupdatefailure”onpage28.

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Mainmenu

AfterenteringtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanseetheMainmenu,whichlistsbasicinformationabout
theBIOSandBMC,totalmemorysize,andsystemdateandtime.

TosetthesystemdateandtimeontheMainmenu,see“Settingthesystemdateandtime”onpage25.

Devicesmenu

YoucanvieworchangevariousdevicesettingsontheDevicesmenuintheSetupUtilityprogram.Oneach
submenu,pressEntertoviewtheinformationorshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionby
usingtheupanddownarrowkeys.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyiftheserversupportsthe
correspondingfeatures.

TheDevicesmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthecorresponding
submenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.

•SerialPortSetup:Viewandsetserialportconfigurationparameters.

•USBSetup:ViewandsetUSBconfigurationparameters.

•A TADriveSetup:ViewandsetSATAharddiskdriveconfigurationparameters.

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•VideoSetup:Viewandsettheprimaryvideoadaptertype.

•AudioSetup:Enableordisabletheonboardaudiocontroller.

•NetworkSetup:EnableordisabletheonboardEthernetcontrollerandothernetworkfeatures.

Advancedmenu

YoucanvieworchangevariousservercomponentsettingsontheAdvancedmenuintheSetupUtility
program.TheAdvancedmenucontainsvariousconfigurationsubmenusanditems.Oneachsubmenu,
pressEntertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupanddownarrow
keysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyiftheserver
supportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Notes:

•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.

•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.

TheAdvancedmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthecorresponding
submenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.

•CPUSetup:ViewandsetCPUsetupconfigurationparameters.

•Intel

•Intel

•CPUCRIDSupport:EnableordisabletheCPUCRIDSupportfeature.

•ChipsetCRIDSupport:EnableordisabletheChipsetCRIDSupportfeature.

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Manageability:ViewandsetIntelManageabilityconfigurationparameters.

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SIPPSupport:EnableordisabletheIntelSIPPSupportfeature.

Securitymenu

YoucansetpasswordsandconfigureothersecurityfeaturesontheSecuritymenuintheSetupUtility
program.Foreachmenuitem,pressEntertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusing
theupanddownarrowkeysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthe
menuonlyiftheserversupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Notes:

•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.

•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.

TheSecuritymenucontainsthefollowingmainitems:

•AdministratorPassword:Viewthestatusofanadministratorpassword.

•Power-OnPassword:Viewthestatusofauserpassword.

•SetAdministratorPassword:Setanadministratorpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccessto
yourserver.See“Usingpasswords”onpage25

•SetPower-OnPassword:Setauserpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccesstoyourserver.
See“Usingpasswords”onpage25

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•ChassisIntrusionDetection:EnableordisabletheChassisIntrusionDetectionfeature.

TheSecuritymenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus:

•TCGFeatureSetup:ConfiguretheTPMfunction.See“ConfiguringtheTPMfunction”onpage27

•SystemEventLog:Viewandclearthesystemeventlog.

•SecureBoot:Viewandsetsecurebootconfigurationparameters.

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Powermenu

ThePowermenuintheSetupUtilityprogramprovidesaninterfacetohelpyouvieworchangetheserver
poweroptions.

ThePowermenucontainsthefollowingitems:

•AfterPowerLoss:Viewandconfigurethesystemperformanceafteracpowerisremovedandthe
restored.

•EnhancedPowerSavingMode:EnableordisableEnhancedPowerSavingMode.

ThePowermenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus:

•IntelligentCoolingEngine(ICE):Enablethesystemtoentertheloweracousticlevelorbetterthermal
level.

•AutomaticPowerOn:EnableordisabletheAutomaticPowerOnfeatures.

Startupmenu

TheStartupmenuintheSetupUtilityprogramprovidesaninterfacetohelpyouvieworchangetheserver
startupoptions,includingthestartupsequenceandbootpriorityforvariousdevices.Aftertheserver
restarts,changesinthestartupoptionstakeeffect.

Thestartupsequencespecifiestheorderinwhichtheserverchecksdevicestofindabootrecord.Theserver
startsfromthefirstbootrecordthatitfinds.Forexample,youcandefineastartupsequencethatchecksa
discintheopticaldrive,thencheckstheharddiskdrive,andthenchecksanetworkdevice.Forinformation
aboutsettingthestartupsequenceorselectingastartupdevice,see“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage27

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TheStartupmenucontainsvariousconfigurationsubmenusanditems.Foreachsubmenuanditem,press
Entertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupanddownarrowkeysortype
desiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyiftheserversupportsthe
correspondingfeatures.

TheStartupmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus:

•PrimaryBootSequence:Thissequenceisusedwhenthesystemispoweredupnormally.

•AutomaticBootSequence:Thissequenceisusedwhenacommunicationdevicewakesupthesystem.

•ErrorBootSequence:Thissequenceisusedwhenanerroroccurs.

TheStartupmenucontainsthefollowingitems:

•CSM:IfyouselectEnabled,youcaninstallanon-UEFIoperatingsystem.IfyouselectDisabled,you
caninstallaUEFIoperatingsystem.

•BootMode:Choosethebootpolicy.

•BootPriority:Setthebootpriorityofoperatingsystems.

•OptionKeysDisplay:IfyouselectEnabled,theoptionkeyswillbedisplayedonthelogoscreen.Ifyou
selectDisabled,theoptionkeyswillnotbedisplayedonthelogoscreen.

•OptionKeysDisplayStyle:ThisitemcontrolstheoptionkeysdisplaystylewhenyouselectEnabledfor
theOptionKeysDisplayitem.

–IfyouselectLegacy,themessage“PressF1toenterSetup,F12todisplayBootMenu”willbe

displayedonthelogoscreen.

–IfyouselectNormal,themessage“Tointerruptnormalstartup,pressEnter”willbedisplayedon

thelogoscreen.

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Exitmenu

AfteryoufinishviewingorchangingsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanchooseadesiredaction
fromtheExitmenutosavechanges,discardchanges,orloaddefaultvalues,andexittheprogram.Press
EntertoselecttheitemontheExitmenuandthenselectYeswhenpromptedtoconfirmtheaction.For
informationaboutexitingtheSetupUtilityprogram,see“ExitingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage27

TheExitmenucontainsthefollowingitems:

•SaveChangesandExit:SavechangesandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

•DiscardChangesandExit:Discardchanges,loadpreviousvalues,andthenexittheSetupUtility
program.

•LoadOptimalDefaults:Restoretheuserdefaultvaluesforalltheitems.

•OSOptimizedDefaults:SelectEnabledtomeettheMicrosoftWindows8certificationrequirement.The
settingsfortheCSMsupport,bootmode,bootpriority,secureboot,andsecurityRollBackprevention
willbeaffected.

Settingthesystemdateandtime

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtosetthesystemdateandtimeintheSetupUtilityprogram.

TosetthesystemdateandtimeintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage21.

2.OntheMainmenu,selectSystemTime&Date.

3.UsetheTabkeytoswitchbetweendataelementsandtypethenumbersfromthekeyboardtosetthe
systemdateandtime.

4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

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Usingpasswords

ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetpasswordstopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourcomputer
anddata.Thefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailable:

•Power-OnPassword

•AdministratorPassword

Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcomputer.However,usingpasswordsimproves
computingsecurity.Ifyoudecidetosetanypasswords,readthefollowingsections.

Passwordconsiderations

Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurityreasons,it
isrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.Tosetastrongpassword,
usethefollowingguidelines:

•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength

•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter

•SetupUtilityprogramandharddiskdrivepasswordsarenotcasesensitive

•Notbeyournameoryourusername

•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname

•Besignificantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords

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Power-OnPassword

WhenaPower-OnPasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalidpasswordeachtimethecomputeris
turnedon.Thecomputercannotbeuseduntilthevalidpasswordistypedin.

AdministratorPassword

SettinganAdministratorPassworddetersunauthorizedusersfromchangingconfigurationsettings.Ifyou
areresponsibleformaintainingtheconfigurationsettingsofseveralcomputers,youmightwanttosetan
AdministratorPassword.

WhenanAdministratorPasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalidpasswordeachtimeyoutryto
accesstheSetupUtilityprogram.TheSetupUtilityprogramcannotbeaccesseduntilavalidpassword
istypedin.

IfboththePower-OnPasswordandAdministratorPasswordareset,youcantypeeitherpassword.However,
youmustuseyourAdministratorPasswordtochangeanyconfigurationsettings.

Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword

Toset,change,ordeleteapassword,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage21.

2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectSecurity.

3.Dependingonthepasswordtype,selectSetPower-OnPasswordorSetAdministratorPassword.

4.Followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreentoset,change,ordeleteapassword.

Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Formore
information,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage25.

Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearingCMOS)

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoeraselostorforgottenpasswords,suchasauserpassword.

Toerasealostorforgottenpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.LocatetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperonthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystem
board”onpage16.

4.RemoveallpartsanddisconnectallcablesthatmightpreventyouraccesstotheClearCMOS
/Recoveryjumper.

5.Movethejumperfromthestandardposition(pin1andpin2)tothemaintenanceposition(pin2and
pin3).

6.Reinstallallpartsandreconnectallcablesthathavebeenremoved.

7.Reinstalltheservercoverandreconnecttheserverpowercord.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”
onpage84.

8.Turnontheserverandleaveitonforapproximately10seconds.Then,turnofftheserverbyholdingthe
powerswitchforapproximatelyfiveseconds.

9.Repeatstep1throughstep4.

10.MovetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperbacktothestandardposition(pin1andpin2).

11.Reinstallallpartsandreconnectallcablesthathavebeenremoved.

12.Reinstalltheservercoverandconnectthepowercords.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”
onpage84.

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ConfiguringtheTPMfunction

TheTPMworksasahardwaresecuritysolutiontohelpyoutoencryptdataandprotecttheserver.

ToenabletheTPMfunctionintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage21.

2.OntheSecuritymenu,selectTCGFeatureSetup,andthenpressEnter.

3.SelectTCGSecurityFeatures.Then,settheTPMSupporttoActive.

4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillrestartinordertoenable
theTPMfunction.

Selectingastartupdevice

Ifyourserverdoesnotstartupfromadesireddevicesuchasthediscorharddiskdriveasexpected,doone
ofthefollowingtoselectthestartupdeviceyouwant.

Note:Notalldiscs,harddiskdrives,orotherremovabledevicesarebootable.

•Toselectatemporarystartupdevice,dothefollowing:

Note:Selectingastartupdeviceusingthefollowingmethoddoesnotpermanentlychangethestartup
sequence.

1.Turnonorrestartyourserver.

2.Whenyouseethelogoscreen,pressF10ifyourserverisconnectedtoanetworkandyouwantto
startuptheserverfromthenetwork.Otherwise,pressF12todisplaythebootmenu.Theboot
deviceselectionwindowopens.

3.Inthebootdeviceselectionwindow,usetheupanddownarrowkeysonthekeyboardtoswitch
betweentheselections.PressEntertoselectthedeviceofyourchoice.Then,theserverwillstart
upfromtheselecteddevice.

•Tovieworpermanentlychangetheconfiguredstartupdevicesequence,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage21.

2.OntheStartupmenu,selectthedevicesforthePrimaryStartupSequence,theAutomaticStartup
Sequence,andtheErrorStartupSequence.Readtheinformationdisplayedontherightsideof
thescreen.

3.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillfollowthestartupdevice
sequenceyouhaveseteachtimeyouturnontheserver.

ExitingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram

Afteryoufinishviewingorchangingsettings,pressEsctoreturntotheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu.
YoumighthavetopressEscseveraltimes.Dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouwanttosavethenewsettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10orselectExit➙Save
ChangesandExit.Otherwise,yourchangeswillnotbesaved.

•Ifyoudonotwanttosavethenewsettings,selectExit➙DiscardChangesandExit.

•Ifyouwanttoreturntothedefaultsettings,pressF9orselectExit➙LoadOptimalDefaults.

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdatetheBIOSandhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOS
updatefailure.

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Systemprogramsarethebasiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourserver.SystemprogramsincludethePOST,
theUEFIBIOS,andtheSetupUtilityprogram.ThePOSTisasetoftestsandproceduresthatareperformed
eachtimeyouturnonyourserver.TheUEFIBIOSisalayerofsoftwarethattranslatesinstructionsfrom
otherlayersofsoftwareintoelectricalsignalsthattheserverhardwarecanexecute.Youcanusethe
SetupUtilityprogramtovieworchangetheconfigurationsettingsofyourserver.See“UsingtheSetup
Utilityprogram”onpage21

LenovomightmakechangesandenhancementstotheBIOS.Whenupdatesarereleased,theyareavailable
fordownloadontheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers.

YoualsocanusetheFirmwareUpdaterprogramtohelpyoukeeptheserverfirmwareup-to-date.See
“ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater”onpage12.

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Updating(flashing)theBIOS

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdate(flash)theBIOS.

Notes:

•UpdatetheBIOSonyourserveronlyifthenewerBIOSversionspecificallysolvesaproblemyouhave.
WedonotrecommendBIOSupdatesforserversthatdonotneedthem.Youcanviewtheupdated
informationforthenewBIOSversionintheinstallationinstructionsfortheBIOSupdatepackage.

•DowngradingtheBIOStoanearlierversionisnotrecommendedandmightnotbesupported.Anearlier
BIOSversionmightnotsupportthelatestsystemconfigurations.

•IfthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhilethePOSTandBIOSarebeingupdated,yourservermight
notrestartcorrectly.EnsurethatyouperformtheBIOSupdateprocedureinanenvironmentwitha
steadypowersupply.Besides,ensurethatyourservercanrestartsuccessfullywithoutencountering
hardwareproblems.

•IfyouhaveupdatedtheBIOSfirmware,alltheBIOSsettingsbecomethedefaultsettingsoftheupdated
BIOSversion.YouneedtocheckandreconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.You
alsocanrecordyourspecificBIOSsettingsbeforeupdatingtheBIOSforaneasierreconfigurationin
thenewBIOSversion.

Toupdate(flash)theBIOS,dothefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocatetheBIOS
updatepackage.

2.DownloadtheBIOSupdatepackageandtheinstallationinstructionsinaTXTfile.

3.PrinttheTXTfilethatcontainstheinstallationinstructionsandfollowtheinstructionstoupdate(flash)
theBIOS.

4.CheckandreconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneedsbasedonyournoteorreferto“Using
theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage21.

RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure

IfthepowertoyourcomputerisinterruptedwhilethePOSTandBIOSisbeingupdated,yourcomputer
mightnotrestartcorrectly.Ifthishappens,performthefollowingproceduretorecoverfromthePOSTand
BIOSupdatefailure.ThisprocedureiscommonlycalledBoot-blockRecovery.

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.LocatetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperonthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystem
board”onpage16.

4.RemoveanycablesthatimpedeaccesstotheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumper.

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5.Movethejumperfromthestandardposition(pin1andpin2)tothemaintenanceposition(pin2and
pin3).

6.ReconnectanycablesthatweredisconnectedandreinstallthePCIcardifremoved.

7.Reinstallthecomputercoverandreconnectthepowercordsforthecomputerandmonitortoelectrical
outlets.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84

8.TurnonthecomputerandtheninsertthePOSTandBIOSupdate(flashupdate)discintotheoptical
drive.Therecoverysessionbegins.Therecoverysessionwilltaketwotothreeminutes.Duringthis
time,youwillhearaseriesofbeeps.

9.Aftertherecoverysessioniscompleted,theseriesofbeepswillend,andthesystemwillautomatically
turnoff.Removethediscfromtheopticaldrivebeforethesystemcompletelyturnsoff.

10.Repeatstep1throughstep4.

11.MovetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperbacktothestandardposition(pin1andpin2).

12.ReconnectanycablesthatweredisconnectedandreinstallthePCIcardifremoved.

13.Reinstallthecomputercoverandreconnectanycablesthatweredisconnected.

14.Turnonthecomputertorestarttheoperatingsystem.

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UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramtosetupandconfigure
yourserver.

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofinstallingsupportedoperatingsystemsand
devicedriversonyourserver.TheprogramworksinconjunctionwithyourWindowsorLinuxoperating
systeminstallationdisctoautomatetheprocessofinstallingtheoperatingsystemandassociateddevice
drivers.Thisprogramisprovidedwithyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.
TheuserguidefortheprogramalsoisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.

IfyoudonothaveaThinkServerEasyStartupDVD,youcandownloadanISOimagefromtheLenovo
SupportWebsiteandmakeadiscbyyourself.

TodownloadtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramimageandburnitintoadisc,dothefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocatethe
ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

2.DownloadtheISOimagefortheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramandthereadmefile.Thereadmefile
containsimportantinformationabouttheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

3.Printthereadmefileandreaditcarefully.

4.UseanopticaldriveandanyDVDburningsoftwaretocreateabootablediscwiththeISOimage.

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

ThistopicliststhefeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramhasthefollowingfeatures:

•Containedinaself-starting(bootable)DVD

•Easy-to-use,language-selectableinterface

•Integratedhelpsystemanduserguide

•Automatichardwaredetection

•Supportformultipleoperatingsystems

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•Abilitytoinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedriversinanunattendedmodetosavetime

•Providesdevicedriversbasedontheservermodelanddetecteddevices

•DownloadsdevicedriversfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDaccordingtotheoperatingsystem

•Selectablepartitionsizeandfilesystemtype

•AbilitytocreateareuseableresponsefilethatcanbeusedwithsimilarlyconfiguredLenovoserversto
makefutureinstallationsfaster

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtostarttheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.Afteryoustartthe
programandenterthemaininterface,clickUserGuidefordetailedinformationabouthowtousethis
programtohelpyouconfiguretheserverandinstallanoperatingsystem.

TostarttheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram,dothefollowing:

1.InserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintoanopticaldrive,settheopticaldriveasthefirststartup
device,andstartyourserverfromtheDVDintheopticaldrive.See“Selectingastartupdevice”on
page27

2.Waitfortheprogramtoload.Then,youwillbepromptedforthefollowingselections:

•Thelanguageinwhichyouwanttoviewtheprogram

•Thelanguageofthekeyboardlayoutyouwillbeusingwiththeprogram

Note:ThesupportedlanguagesandkeyboardlayoutsfortheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramare
Dutch,English,French,German,Italian,Japanese,Russian,Spanish,andT urkish.YourThinkServer
EasyStartupDVDmightbeEnglishonly.Inthiscase,thekeyboardlayoutshouldbeEnglish.

3.Afterselectingthelanguageandkeyboardlayout,clickOK.Then,youwillseeoneormoremessages
aboutconfiguringstoragedevices.ClickNextuntilyouarepresentedwiththeLenovoLicense
Agreement.ReadtheLenovoLicenseAgreementcarefully.Inordertocontinue,youmustacceptthe
termsbyclickingAgree.Then,theDateandtimewindowopens.

4.SetthecurrentdateandtimeandclickOK.TheStartoptionwindowopens.

5.TheStartoptionwindowprovidesthefollowingselections:

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•Continuetothemaininterface.

•Installtheoperatingsystemusingapreexistingresponsefile.
Readtheexplanationsonthescreenandselectadesiredoption.Then,followtheinstructionsonthe

screen.IfthisisthefirsttimeyouareusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram,selecttheoptionto
continuetothemaininterfaceandviewthecompatibilitynotesanduserguide.

Notes:

•FunctionalityandsupportedoperatingsystemsvarydependingontheversionoftheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram.Fromthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,clickCompatibilitynotestoviewthe
informationabouttheoperatingsystemsandserverconfigurationssupportedbythespecificversionof
theprogram;andclickUserGuidetoviewthevariousfunctionsandlearnhowtousetheprogram.

•BeforeusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramtoinstallanoperatingsystem,ensurethatanyexternal
storagedevicesandfiberchannelsareconfiguredcorrectly.

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogrammaininterfaceprovidesthefollowingmenusontheleftpaneof
thescreen:

•Home

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Thismenuisthewelcomepagethatcontainssomegeneraldescriptionsabouttheprogramandthe
Lenovocopyrightandtrademarkstatements.

•Compatibilitynotes
Thismenuprovidesinformationabouttheoperatingsystemsandserverconfigurationssupportedbythe

versionoftheprogramyouareusing.

•UserGuide
Thismenuprovidesinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheprogramandinstructionsonhowtousethe

program.

•Hardwarelist
Thismenudisplaysalistofhardwaredevicesdetectedbytheprogram.

•Installoperatingsystem
Thismenudisplaysaseriesofchoicesandpromptstocollectinformationrequiredforoperatingsystem

installation,preparestheharddiskdriveforinstallation,andtheninitiatestheinstallationprocessusing
youroperatingsysteminstallationdisc.

•Downloaddrivers
ThismenuhelpsyoudownloadtherequireddevicedriversfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtoa

removablestoragedevicesothatyoucaneasilygetthedriversforserverconfigurationwhenyouneed
them.

Note:Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailablefordownloadon
theLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

•About
Thismenuprovidestheversioninformationandlegalnotices.

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramonaWindowsoperating system

YoucanruntheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDonaWindowsoperatingsystemwiththeInternetExplorer
Webbrowseroralaterversioninstalled.EntertheoperatingsystemandinserttheThinkServerEasyStartup
DVDintoaninternalorexternalopticaldrive.TheDVDstartsautomaticallyinmostenvironments.IftheDVD
doesnotstartautomatically,openthelaunch.exefilelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

Note:YoushouldreadandaccepttheLenovoLicenseAgreementwhenprompted.

YoucandothefollowingwhenusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramonaWindowsoperatingsystem.

•ViewageneralintroductiontoyourThinkServerservermodelandthespecificserverconfiguration
information.

•ViewgeneralguidanceonhowtousetheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.

•Downloadtherequireddevicedriverstoaremovablestoragedevicesothatyoucaneasilygetthe
driversforserverconfigurationwhenyouneedthem,especiallywhenyoufinishinstallinganoperating
systemwithoutusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDandneedappropriatedevicedriverstoconfigure
yourserver.

•InstalltherequireddevicedriversdirectlyontheserveronwhichyouarerunningtheThinkServer
EasyStartupDVD.

•ViewinformationaboutallservermodelssupportedbytheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramand
informationaboutthedevicedriversforeachservermodel,includingthedriverversionsanddriver
locationsintherootdirectoryoftheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.

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Note:Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailablefordownloadon
theLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

Fordetailedinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemfortheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

ConfiguringRAID

ThistopicprovidesinformationabouthowtoconfigureRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)for
yourserver.

Note:TheinformationaboutconfiguringRAIDinthistopicisapplicableonlyinaWindowsenvironment.For
informationaboutconfiguringRAIDinaLinuxenvironment,contactyourLinuxsoftwareprovider.

AboutRAID

RAID,anacronymforRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks,isatechnologythatprovidesincreased
storagefunctionsandreliabilitythroughredundancy.Thisisachievedbycombiningmultipleharddiskdrives
intoalogicalunit,wheredataisdistributedacrossthedrivesinoneofseveralwayscalledRAIDlevels.

WhenagroupofindependentphysicalharddiskdrivesaresetuptouseRAIDtechnology,theyareina
RAIDarray.Thisarraydistributesdataacrossmultipleharddiskdrives,butthearrayappearstothehost
serverasonesinglestorageunit.CreatingandusingRAIDarraysprovideshighperformance,suchasthe
expeditedI/Operformance,becauseseveraldrivescanbeaccessedsimultaneously.

RAIDdrivegroupsalsoimprovedatastoragereliabilityandfaulttolerancecomparedtosingle-drivestorage
systems.Datalossresultingfromadrivefailurecanbepreventedbyreconstructingmissingdatafromthe
remainingdrives.

ThefollowinglistdescribessomeofthemostcommonlyusedRAIDlevels:

•RAID0:block-levelstripingwithoutparityormirroring
SimplestripesetsarenormallyreferredtoasRAID0.RAID0usesstripingtoprovidehighdata

throughput,especiallyforlargefilesinanenvironmentthatdoesnotrequirefaulttolerance.RAID0hasno
redundancyanditprovidesimprovedperformanceandadditionalstoragewithoutfaulttolerance.Any
drivefailuredestroysthearrayandthelikelihoodoffailureincreaseswithmoredrivesinthearray.RAID
0doesnotimplementerrorchecking,soanyerrorisuncorrectable.Moredrivesinthearraymeans
higherbandwidth,butgreaterriskofdataloss.

RAID0requiresaminimumnumberoftwoharddiskdrives.

•RAID1:mirroringwithoutparityorstriping
RAID1usesmirroringsothatdatawrittentoonedriveissimultaneouslywrittentoanotherdrive.Thisis

goodforsmalldatabasesorotherapplicationsthatrequiresmallcapacitybutcompletedataredundancy.
RAID1providesfaulttolerancefromdiskerrorsorfailuresandcontinuestooperateaslongasatleast
onedriveinthemirroredsetisfunctioning.Withappropriateoperatingsystemsupport,therecanbe
increasedreadperformanceandonlyaminimalwriteperformancereduction.

RAID1requiresaminimumnumberoftwoharddiskdrives.

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•RAID5:block-levelstripingwithdistributedparity
RAID5usesdiskstripingandparitydataacrossalldrives(distributedparity)toprovidehighdata

throughput,especiallyforsmallrandomaccess.RAID5distributesparityalongwiththedataandrequires
alldrivesbutonetobepresenttooperate;drivefailurerequiresreplacement,butthearrayisnot
destroyedbyasingledrivefailure.Upondrivefailure,anysubsequentreadoperationscanbecalculated
fromthedistributedparitysothatthedrivefailureismaskedfromtheenduser.Thearraywillhavedata
lossintheeventofaseconddrivefailureandisvulnerableuntilthedatathatwasonthefailingdriveis
rebuiltontoareplacementdrive.Asingledrivefailureinthesetwillresultinreducedperformanceof
theentiresetuntilthefailingdrivehasbeenreplacedandrebuilt.

RAID5requiresaminimumnumberofthreeharddiskdrives.

•RAID10:acombinationofRAID0andRAID1
RAID10consistsofstripeddataacrossmirroredspans.ARAID10drivegroupisaspanneddrive

groupthatcreatesastripedsetfromaseriesofmirroreddrives.RAID10allowsamaximumofeight
spans.YoumustuseanevennumberofdrivesineachRAIDvirtualdriveinthespan.TheRAID1
virtualdrivesmusthavethesamestripesize.RAID10provideshighdatathroughputandcompletedata
redundancybutusesalargernumberofspans.

RAID10requiresaminimumnumberoffourharddiskdrivesandalsorequiresanevennumberofdrives,
forexample,sixharddiskdrivesoreightharddiskdrives.

ConfiguringthesystemBIOStoenableonboardSATARAIDfunctionality

ThissectiondescribeshowtoconfigurethesystemBIOStoenableonboardSATARAIDfunctionality.

Note:Usethearrowkeysonthekeyboardtomakeselections.

ToenableSATARAIDfunctionality,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage21.

2.SelectDevices➙A TADriveSetup.

3.SelectConfigureSA TAasandpressEnter.

4.SelectRAIDModeandpressEnter.

5.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

CreatingRAIDvolumes

ThissectiondescribeshowtousetheIntelRapidStorageTechnologyenterpriseoptionROMconfiguration
utilitytocreateRAIDvolumes.

TocreateRAIDvolumes,dothefollowing:

1.PressCtrl+IwhenpromptedtoentertheIntelRapidStorageTechnologyenterpriseoptionROM
configurationutilityduringsystemstartup.

2.UsetheupanddownarrowkeystoselectCreateRAIDVolumeandpressEnter.

3.TypeaproperRAIDvolumenameintheNamefieldandpressTab.

4.UsethearrowkeystoselectaRAIDlevelintheRAIDLevelfieldandpressTab.

5.Ifappropriate,usethearrowkeystoselectastripesizeintheStripeSizefieldandpressTab.

6.TypeavolumesizeintheCapacityfieldandpressTab.

7.PressEntertoinitiatevolumecreation.

8.Whenprompted,pressYtoacceptthewarningmessageandcreatethevolume.

9.Ifdesired,returntostep2tocreateadditionalRAIDvolumes.

10.Whenfinished,selectExitandpressEnter.

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DeletingRAIDvolumes

ThissectiondescribeshowtousetheIntelRapidStorageTechnologyenterpriseoptionROMconfiguration
utilitytodeleteRAIDvolumes.

TodeleteRAIDvolumes,dothefollowing:

1.PressCtrl+IwhenpromptedtoentertheIntelRapidStorageTechnologyenterpriseoptionROM
configurationutilityduringsystemstartup.

2.UsetheupanddownarrowkeystoselectDeleteRAIDVolumeandpressEnter.

3.UsethearrowkeystoselecttheRAIDvolumetobedeletedandpressDelete.

4.Whenprompted,pressYtoconfirmthedeletionoftheselectedRAIDvolume.DeletingaRAIDvolume
willresettheharddiskdrivestonon-RAID.

5.AfterdeletingaRAIDvolume,youcan:

•Returntostep2todeleteadditionalRAIDvolumes.

•See“CreatingRAIDvolumes”onpage33forRAIDvolumecreation.

•UsetheupanddownarrowkeystoselectExitandpressEnter.

Resettingdiskstonon-RAID

Thissectiondescribeshowtoresetyourharddiskdrivestonon-RAID.

Toresetyourharddiskdrivestonon-RAID,dothefollowing:

1.PressCtrl+IwhenpromptedtoentertheIntelRapidStorageTechnologyenterpriseoptionROM
configurationutilityduringsystemstartup.

2.UsetheupanddownarrowkeystoselectResetDiskstoNon-RAIDandpressEnter.

3.Usethearrowkeysandthespacekeytomarkindividualphysicalharddiskdrivestobereset,andthen
pressEntertocompletetheselection.

4.Whenprompted,pressYtoconfirmtheresetaction.

5.Afterresettingtheharddiskdrivestonon-RAID,youcan:

•See“DeletingRAIDvolumes”onpage34

•See“CreatingRAIDvolumes”onpage33forRAIDvolumecreation.

•UsetheupanddownarrowkeystoselectExitandpressEnter.

forRAIDvolumedeletion.

Updatingthefirmware

Thefirmwareintheserverisperiodicallyupdatedandthelatestfirmwareisalwaysavailablefordownloading
fromtheLenovoWebsite.

Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetocheckforthelatest
leveloffirmware,suchastheBIOSupdatesanddevicedrivers.

Whenyoureplaceadeviceintheserver,youmighthavetoeitherupdatetheserverwiththelatestversionof
thefirmwarethatisstoredinmemoryonthedeviceorrestorethepreexistingfirmwarefromadisketteor
CDimage.

Notes:

•TheBIOSROMfileisstoredinflashonthesystemboard.

•TheonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDfirmwareisintegratedintotheBIOSROMonthesystemboard.

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UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram

TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramenablesyoutomaintainyoursystemfirmwareup-to-dateandhelpsyou
avoidunnecessaryoutages.

ToupdateyoursystemfirmwareusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,dothefollowing:

Note:Beforedistributingthefirmwareupdatestoaserver,ensurethatyourservercanrestartsuccessfully
withoutencounteringhardwareproblems.

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocatethe
FirmwareUpdaterprogram.

2.DownloadtheISOimagefortheFirmwareUpdaterprogramandtheTXTfilethatcontainsinstallation
instructions.

3.UseanyCDorDVDburningsoftwaretocreateabootablediscwiththeISOimage.

4.PrinttheTXTfileandfollowtheinstructionstousetheFirmwareUpdaterprogramtoupdateyour
systemfirmware.

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Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Guidelines”onpage37

•“Removingtheservercover”onpage39

•“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage40

•“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage42

•“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84

•“Installingsecurityfeatures”onpage86

Guidelines

Thissectionprovidessomeguidelinesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusingyourserver.

Precautions

Beforeyouusetheserver,ensurethatyoureadandunderstandthefollowingprecautions:

•Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsandthe
LenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)onthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.Readingand
understandingthesafetyinstructionsreducestheriskofpersonalinjuryanddamagetoyourproduct.

•Whenyouinstallyournewserver,taketheopportunitytodownloadandapplythemostrecentfirmware
updates.Thisstepwillhelptoensurethatanyknownissuesareaddressedandthatyourserveris
readytofunctionatmaximumlevelsofperformance.Todownloadfirmwareupdatesforyourserver,go
tohttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers,andthenfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpage.See“Updating
thefirmware”onpage34formoreinformation.

•Beforeyouinstalloptionalhardwaredevices,ensurethattheserverisworkingcorrectly.Iftheserver
isnotworkingcorrectly,seeChapter7“Troubleshootinganddiagnostics”onpage87todobasic
troubleshooting.Iftheproblemcannotbesolved,seeChapter8“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”
onpage93

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareawhereyouareworking.Putremovedcoversandotherparts
inasafeplace.

•Ifyoumustturnontheserverwhiletheservercoverisremoved,ensurethatnooneisneartheserver
andthatnotoolsorotherobjectshavebeenleftinsidetheserver.

•Donotattempttoliftanobjectthatyouthinkistooheavyforyou.Ifyouhavetoliftaheavyobject,
observethefollowingprecautions:

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

•Ensurethatyouhaveanadequatenumberofproperlygroundedelectricaloutletsfortheserver,monitor,
andotherdevices.

•Backupallimportantdatabeforeyoumakechangestodrives.

•Haveasmallflat-bladescrewdriveravailable.

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•Youdonothavetoturnofftheservertoinstallorreplaceahot-swapredundantpowersupply,a
hot-swapharddiskdrive,orahot-plugUSBdevice.However,youmustturnofftheserverbefore
performinganystepthatinvolvesinstalling,removing,orreplacingadaptercablesornon-hot-swap
devicesorcomponents.

•ToviewtheLEDsonthesystemboardandinternalcomponents,leavetheserverconnectedtopower.

•Whenyouarefinishedworkingontheserver,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards,labels,andgroundwires.

•Whenworkinginsidetheserver,youmightfindsometaskseasierifyoulaytheserveronitsside.

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices

Attention:Donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewpartuntilthedefectiveparthasbeen

removedfromtheserverandyouarereadytoinstallthenewpart.Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,
canseriouslydamageservercomponentsandparts.

Anyserverpartcontainingtransistorsorintegratedcircuits(ICs)shouldbeconsideredsensitiveto
electrostaticdischarge(ESD).ESDdamagecanoccurwhenthereisadifferenceinchargebetweenobjects.
ProtectagainstESDdamagebyequalizingthechargesothatthemachine,thepart,theworkmat,andthe
personhandlingthepartareallatthesamecharge.

Notes:

•Useproduct-specificESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.

•EnsurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertified(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.

Whenyouhandleserverpartsandcomponents,taketheseprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Alwayscarefullyhandlethepartsandothercomponents(suchasPCIExpresscards,memorymodules,
systemboards,andmicroprocessors)byedgesorframe.Donottouchsolderjoints,pins,orexposed
circuitry.

•Donotleavethedevicewhereotherscanhandleandpossiblydamagethedevice.

•Beforeyoureplaceanewpart,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewparttoan
unpaintedmetalpartoftheserverforatleasttwoseconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityfromthe
packageandyourbody.

•Removethenewpartfromthestatic-protectivepackageanddirectlyinstallitintheserverwithout
placingitonanyothersurface.Ifitishardforyoutodothisinyourspecificsituation,placethe
static-protectivepackageofthenewpartonasmooth,levelsurface,andthenplacethenewparton
thestatic-protectivepackage.

•Donotplacethepartontheservercoverorothermetalsurface.

•Takeadditionalcarewhenhandlingdevicesduringcoldweather.Heatingreducesindoorhumidity
andincreasesstaticelectricity.

•Useagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespeciallyusefulwhen
handlingESD-sensitivedevices.

•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeeven
whenyouarewearingawriststrap.

•Theuseofagroundingsystemisrecommended.Forexample,itisrecommendedtowearanelectrostatic
discharge(ESD)wriststrap,ifoneisavailable.EnsurethatyouworkinanESD-safearea.Selecta
groundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespecificservice
requirement.

Note:TheuseofagroundingsystemtoguardagainstESDdamageisdesirablebutnotnecessary.

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–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.
–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor

referencepoint.Youcanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.

–Usethegroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedservers.

Systemreliabilityguidelines

Tohelpensurepropercoolingandsystemreliability,strictlyfollowtheseguidelines:

•Eachofthedrivebayshasadriveoradummytrayinstalled.

•Iftheserversupportshot-swapredundantpowersupplies,eachofthepowersupplybayhasaredundant
powersupplyinstalled,oronebayhasaredundantpowersupplyinstalledwhiletheotherbayiscovered
byashield.

•Leaveadequatespacearoundtheservertoensurethattheservercoolingsystemworkswell.Leave
approximately50mm(2inches)ofopenspacearoundthefrontandrearoftheserver.Donotplace
objectsinfrontofthefans.Forpropercoolingandairflow,installtheservercoverbeforeyouturnon
theserver.Operatingtheserverforextendedperiodsoftime(morethan30minutes)withtheserver
coverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.

•Properlyroutethecables.Forsomeoptions,suchasPCIExpresscards,followthecablinginstructions
thatcomewiththeoptionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthismanual.

•Whenreplacingahot-swapdrive,installthenewhot-swapdrivewithintwominutesofremoval.

•Ifyourserverhasairductsorairbaffles,donotremovethemwhiletheserverisrunning.Operatingthe
serverwithouttheairductsorairbafflesmightcausethemicroprocessor(s)tooverheat.

•Forserversthatsupportuptotwomicroprocessors,ensurethatthesecondmicroprocessorsocket
alwayscontainsamicroprocessororisprotectedbyamicroprocessorsocketcover.

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron

Attention:Staticelectricitythatisreleasedtointernalservercomponentswhentheserveristurnedonmightcause

theservertohalt,whichmightresultinthelossofdata.Toavoidthispotentialproblem,alwaysuseanESDwriststrap
orothergroundingsystemwhenyouworkinsidetheserverwiththepoweron.

Theserversupportshot-swapdevicesandisdesignedtooperatesafelywhileitisturnedonandthecoveris
removed.Followtheseguidelineswhenyouworkinsidetheserverwiththepoweron:

•Avoidwearingloose-fittingclothingonyourforearms.Buttonlong-sleevedshirtsbeforeworkinginside
theserver;donotwearcufflinkswhileyouareworkinginsidetheserver.

•Donotallowyournecktieorscarftohanginsidetheserver.

•Removejewelry,suchasbracelets,necklaces,rings,andloose-fittingwristwatches.

•Removeitemsfromyourshirtpocket,suchaspensandpencils.Theseitemsmightfallintotheserveras
youleanoverit.

•Avoiddroppinganymetallicobjectsintotheserver,suchaspaperclips,hairpins,andscrews.

Removingtheservercover

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheservercover.

and“Guidelines”onpage37.

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware39

CAUTION:

Turnofftheserverandwaitthreetofiveminutestolettheservercoolbeforeremovingtheserver
cover.

Toremovetheservercover,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.

2.Disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.

3.Disconnectthepowercords,Input/Output(I/O)cables,andanyothercablesthatareconnectedtothe
server.See“Frontviewoftheserver”onpage13

4.Removeanylockingdevicethatsecurestheservercover,suchasapadlockoranintegratedcablelock.
See“Integratedcablelock”onpage86

5.Removethetwothumbscrewsthatsecuretheservercover.

6.Pressthecover-releasebuttononthesideoftheserverandslidethecovertotherearoftheserver
toremovethecover.

and“Padlock”onpage86.

and“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage14.

Figure8.Removingtheservercover

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage37.

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel.

Toremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel,dothefollowing:

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1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.Removethefrontbezelbyreleasingthethreeplastictabsontheleftsideandpivotingthefrontbezel
outward.

Figure9.Removingthefrontbezel

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware41

4.Toreinstallthefrontbezel,alignthethreeplastictabsontherightsideofthefrontbezelwiththe
correspondingholesinthechassis,thenpivotthefrontbezelinwarduntilitsnapsintopositionon
theleftside.

Figure10.Reinstallingthefrontbezel

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84.

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.Youcan
expandthecapabilitiesofyourserverbyaddingnewhardwaredevices,suchasmemorymodulesorother
serveroptions,andmaintainyourserverbyreplacingthefailinghardwaredevices.

Ifyouarehandlingaserveroption,refertotheappropriateinstallationorremovalinstructionsinthistopic
alongwiththeinstructionsthatcomewiththeoption.

Notes:

•UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.

•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebaysandPCIExpresscardslots
coveredoroccupied.WhenyouinstallaninternaldriveoraPCIExpresscard,savetheEMIshieldordummy
trayfromthedrivebayorsavethePCIExpresscardslotbracketintheeventthatyoulaterremovethedevice.

Attention:AnunoccupieddrivebayorPCIExpresscardslotwithoutacover,shield,dummytray,filler,
oranyotherprotectionmightimpacttheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserver,whichmightresultin
overheatingorcomponentdamage.

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InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage37.

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheEthernetcard.Useanydocumentationthat
camewiththeEthernetcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthissection.

ToinstallorremovetheEthernetcard,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

4.TheEthernetcardisakindofPCIcard.See“InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard”onpage64andfollow
thoseinstructionstoinstallorremovetheEthernetcard.

5.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheremovedEthernetcardtothemanufacturer,followallpackaging
instructionsanduseanypackagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

IfyouareusingtheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystems,youneedtoinstallthedevicedriverforthe
Ethernetcard.ToinstallthedevicedriveronWindowsoperatingsystems,dothefollowing:

1.Saveanyopendocumentsandexitallapplications.

2.InserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatcamewithyourserverintotheDVDdrive.

Note:YoudonotneedtousethedriverdiscthatcamewiththeEthernetcard.

3.Right-clickMyComputerandselectProperties.TheSystemPropertieswindowopens.

4.OntheHardwaretab,clicktheDeviceManagerbutton.TheDeviceManagerwindowopens.

5.ExpandNetworkadaptersandthenright-clickoneoftheEthernetcards(PRO/1000PTortheyellow
questionmark).

6.SelectUpdateDriver....TheHardwareUpdateWizardprogramopens.

7.SelectInstallthesoftwareautomatically(Recommended)andclickNexttocontinue.

8.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84.

Installingorremovingamemorymodule

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremoveamemorymodule.

Note:ThememorymodulesareextremelysensitivetoESD.Makesurethatyoureadandunderstand
“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”onpage38firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.

Memorymoduleinstallationrules

Yourserverhasfourmemoryslotsandithasthefollowingfeatures:

•Eachslotsupports2GBand4GBDDR3unbuffereddualinlinememorymodules(UDIMMs)withError
CheckingandCorrecting(ECC)technology.

•Theminimumsystemmemoryis2GB(onlyone2GBmemorymoduleinstalledintheDIMM2slot).

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware43

•Themaximumsystemmemoryis32GB(one8GBmemorymoduleinstalledineachofthefourmemory
slots).

Formoreinformationaboutthememorymodulesinyourspecificservermodel,usetheSetupUtility
program.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage21

.

ForalistofsupportedThinkServermemorymoduleoptions,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

Thefollowingillustrationhelpsyoutolocatethememoryslotsonthesystemboard.

Figure11.Memoryslotsonthesystemboard

1Memoryslot(DIMM1)3Memoryslot(DIMM3)
2Memoryslot(DIMM2)4Memoryslot(DIMM4)

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationrulesforyourserver.The“X”markindicatesthe
memoryslotsintowhichthememorymodulesshouldbeinstalledindifferentsituations.

Note:Theinstalledmemorymodulesmustbethesametypewiththesamevoltageandfrequency.

Table1.Memorymoduleinstallationrules

DIMMDIMM1DIMM2DIMM3DIMM4

OneDIMM
TwoDIMMsXX
ThreeDIMMsXXX
FourDIMMsXXXX

X

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Installingamemorymodule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage37.

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallamemorymodule.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

1.Tooptimizesystemperformance,makesurethatyouconsiderandfollowthememorymodule
installationruleswhenperformingtheoperation.See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage43.

2.Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththememorymoduleandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

Toinstallamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

4.Locatethememoryslotsonthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16.

5.Removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightpreventyouraccesstothememoryslots.
Dependingonyourservermodel,youmightneedtoremovethePCIExpressx16cardforeasieraccess
tothememoryslots.See“InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard”onpage64

6.Opentheretainingclipsoftheappropriatememoryslot.See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”on
page43fortheinstallationsequenceinformation.

Figure12.Openingtheretainingclipsofthememoryslots

7.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewmemorymoduletoanyunpaintedsurfaceon
theoutsideoftheserver.Then,takethenewmemorymoduleoutofthepackage.

Note:Carefullyhandlethememorymodulebyitsedges.

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8.Positionthenewmemorymoduleoverthememoryslot.Makesurethatthenotch1onthenewmemory
moduleisalignedwiththekey

2inthememoryslot.Then,pressthenewmemorymodulestraightdown

intothememoryslotuntiltheretainingclipscloseandthenewmemorymodulesnapsintoposition.

Note:Ifthereisagapbetweenthememorymoduleandtheretainingclips,thememorymodulehas
notbeencorrectlyinstalled.Opentheretainingclips,removethememorymodule,andthenreinstallit
intothememoryslotuntiltheretainingclipsarecompletelyclosed.

Figure13.Installingamemorymodule

9.Reinstallanypartsorreconnectanycablesyouhaveremoved.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84.

Removingamemorymodule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage37.

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveamemorymodule.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Tooptimizesystemperformance,makesurethatyouconsiderandfollowthememorymodule
installationruleswhenperformingtheoperation.See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage43

Toremoveamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

4.Locatethememoryslotsonthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16.

5.Removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightpreventyouraccesstothememoryslots.

.

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6.Locatetheappropriatememorymodulethatyouwanttoremoveandopentheretainingclipsonboth
endsofthememoryslot.Then,graspthememorymodulebyitsedgesandcarefullypullitstraight
uptoremoveitfromthememoryslot.

Figure14.Removingamemorymodule

7.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldmemorymodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84

.

Installingthe2.5-inchsolid-statedriveorharddiskdrive

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage37.

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthe2.5-inchsolid-statedriveorharddiskdriveintoa

3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebracket.

Note:Ensurethatyouhavea3.5-inchto2.5-inchdriveadapteranda3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebracket
availablebeforetheinstallation.

Toinstallthe2.5-inchsolid-statedriveorharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware47

1.Installthe2.5-inchdriveintothe3.5-inchto2.5-inchdriveadapter.Then,installthefourscrewsto
securethe2.5-inchdrivetothedriveadapter.

Figure15.Installingthe2.5-inchdriveintothedriveadapter

2.Toinstallthe2.5-inchdrivewiththedriveadapterintothe3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebracket,flexthe
bracketandalignpin1,pin2,pin3,andpin4onthebracketwiththecorrespondingholesin
thedriveadapter.

Figure16.Installingthe2.5-inchdrivewiththedriveadapterintothehard-disk-drivebracket

3.Connectthesignalcableandthepowercabletothe2.5-inchdrive.

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4.Installthe2.5-inchdrivewiththehard-disk-drivebracketintothedesireddrivebay.Dependingonwhere
youwanttoinstallthe2.5-inchdrive,refertooneofthefollowingtopics:

•“Replacingtheprimaryharddiskdrive”onpage49

•“Installingorreplacingthesecondaryharddiskdrive”onpage51

•“Installingorremovingthetertiaryharddiskdrive”onpage53

•“Installingorremovingtheslimopticaldriveandthefourthharddiskdrive”onpage58

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84

.

Replacingtheprimaryharddiskdrive

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage37.

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheprimaryharddiskdrive.

Note:Fora2.5-inchharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,installthedriveintoa3.5-inchto2.5-inchdrive
adapterfirst.See“Installingthe2.5-inchsolid-statedriveorharddiskdrive”onpage47.

Toreplacetheprimaryharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.Locatetheprimaryharddiskdrive.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16.

4.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtherearoftheharddiskdrive.

5.Pullthebluehandletoreleaseandremovetheharddiskdrivefromthedrivecage.

Figure17.Removingtheprimaryharddiskdrive

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware49

6.Flexthesidesofthebluebrackettoremovetheharddiskdrivefromthebracket.

7.Toinstallanewharddiskdriveintothebluebracket,flexthesidesofthebracketandalignpin1,pin2,
pin3,andpin4onthebracketwiththecorrespondingholesintheharddiskdrive.Donottouchthe
circuitboard5onthebottomoftheharddiskdrive.

Figure18.Installingtheharddiskdriveintothebracket

8.Slidethenewharddiskdriveintothedrivecageuntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure19.Installingtheprimaryharddiskdrive

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9.ConnectoneendofthesignalcabletotheharddiskdriveandtheotherendtoanavailableSATA
connectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16.Then,locatean
availablefive-wirepowerconnectorandconnectittotheharddiskdrive.

Figure20.ConnectingaSATAharddiskdrive

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84.

Installingorreplacingthesecondaryharddiskdrive

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage37.

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacethesecondaryharddiskdrive.

Note:Fora2.5-inchharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,installthedriveintoa3.5-inchto2.5-inchdrive
adapterfirst.See“Installingthe2.5-inchsolid-statedriveorharddiskdrive”onpage47

.

Toinstallorreplacethesecondaryharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.Locatethesecondaryharddiskdrive.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16and
“Internaldrives”onpage17.

4.Ifyouarereplacingthesecondaryharddiskdrive,disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercable
fromtheharddiskdrive.

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5.Pullthebluehandletoreleaseandremovetheharddiskdrivefromtheharddiskdrivecage.

Figure21.Removingthesecondaryharddiskdrive

6.Flexthesidesofthebluebrackettoremovetheharddiskdrivefromthebracket.

7.Toinstallthesecondaryharddiskdrive,flexthesidesofthebracketproperlyandalignpin1,pin2,pin

3,andpin4onthebracketwiththecorrespondingholesintheharddiskdrive.Donottouchthecircuit

board5onthebottomoftheharddiskdrive.

Figure22.Installingtheharddiskdriveintothebracket

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8.Slidethenewharddiskdriveintotheharddiskdrivecageuntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure23.Installingthesecondaryharddiskdrive

9.ConnectoneendofthesignalcabletotheharddiskdriveandtheotherendtoanavailableSATA
connectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16.Then,locatean
availablefive-wirepowerconnectorandconnectittotheharddiskdrive.

Figure24.ConnectingaSATAharddiskdrive

Installingorremovingthetertiaryharddiskdrive

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovethetertiaryharddiskdrive.

Note:Fora2.5-inchharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,installthedriveintoa3.5-inchto2.5-inchdrive
adapterfirst.See“Installingthe2.5-inchsolid-statedriveorharddiskdrive”onpage47

Installingthetertiaryharddiskdrive

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage37.

.

Youcaninstallatertiary3.5-inchharddiskdriveintothesecondaryopticaldrivebayofyourserver.

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware53

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthetertiaryharddiskdrive.

Toinstallthetertiaryharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage40.

4.Installtheharddiskdriveintothe5.25-inchto3.5-inchdriveconversionbracket.Then,installthefour
screwstosecuretheharddiskdriveinthebracket.

Note:Youcanobtaina5.25-inchto3.5-inchdriveconversionbracketfromalocalcomputerretailer
orbycontactingtheCustomerSupportCenter.

Figure25.Installingtheharddiskdriveintothedriveconversionbracket

5.Installtheretaineronthesideofthebracket.

Figure26.Installingtheretaineronthesideofthebracket

6.Ifthereisametalstaticshieldinstalledinthesecondaryopticaldrivebay,removethemetalstaticshield.

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7.Slidethedriveconversionbracketintothesecondaryopticaldrivebayfromthefrontoftheserver
untilthebracketsnapsintoposition.

Figure27.Installingthedriveconversionbracketintothesecondaryopticaldrivebay

8.Connectthesignalcableandthepowercabletotherearofthenewharddiskdrive.

Figure28.Connectingcablestotheharddiskdrive

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware55

9.Connectthecableofthefanforthetertiaryharddiskdrivetooneoftheavailableconnectors1ofthe
fanpowerconvertercable.Then,connecttheconnector2totheharddiskdrivefanconnectoronthe
systemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16.

Figure29.Connectingthecableofthefanforthetertiaryharddiskdrive

10.Removetheplasticpanelthatprotectsthesecondaryopticaldrivebayfromthefrontbezel.

11.Reinstallthefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage40.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84.

Removingthetertiaryharddiskdrive

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage37.

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovethetertiary3.5-inchharddiskdrive.

Toremovethetertiary3.5-inchharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage40.

4.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtherearofthetertiaryharddiskdrive.

5.Disconnectthecableofthefanforthetertiaryharddiskdrivefromthefanpowerconvertercable.

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6.Pressthereleasebutton1andslidethedriveconversionbracketwiththetertiaryharddiskdrive
outofthefrontoftheserver.

Figure30.Removingthedriveconversionbracket

7.Removethefourscrewsthatsecuretheharddiskdrive.Then,removetheharddiskdriveoutof
thedriveconversionbracket.

Figure31.Removingtheharddiskdriveoutofthedriveconversionbracket

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware57

8.Toinstallanewtertiaryharddiskdrive,see“Installingthetertiaryharddiskdrive”onpage53.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84.

Installingorremovingtheslimopticaldriveandthefourthharddiskdrive

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheslimopticaldriveandthefourthhard
diskdrive.

Note:Fora2.5-inchharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,installthedriveintoa3.5-inchto2.5-inchdrive
adapterfirst.See“Installingthe2.5-inchsolid-statedriveorharddiskdrive”onpage47.

Installingtheslimopticaldriveandthefourthharddiskdrive

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

Youcaninstallaslimopticaldriveandafourthharddiskdriveintotheopticaldrivebayofyourserver.

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheslimopticaldriveandthefourthharddiskdriveintothe
opticaldrivebay.

Toinstalltheslimopticaldriveandthefourthharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage40.

4.Installtheslimopticaldriveconversionboardintothecagefortheslimopticaldriveandthefourthhard

and“Guidelines”onpage37.

powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

diskdrive.Then,installthetwoscrewstosecuretheslimopticaldriveconversionboard.

Figure32.Installingtheslimopticaldriveconversionboard

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5.Installthetwoscrewstosecuretheslimopticaldriveretainertothesideoftheslimopticaldrive.

Figure33.Installingtheslimopticaldriveretainer

6.Installtheslimopticaldrivewiththeretainerintothecage.

Figure34.Installingtheslimopticaldriveintothecage

7.Pressthetabatthefrontofthecageuntilyouhearaclick.Theslimopticaldriveissecuredinplace.

Figure35.Securingtheslimopticaldriveinthecage

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware59

8.Slidetheharddiskdriveintothecagefromtherearofthecage.

Figure36.Slidingtheharddiskdriveintothecage

9.Installthefourscrewstosecuretheharddiskdriveinthecage.

Figure37.Installingthescrewstosecuretheharddiskdriveinthecage

10.Installthecageretaineronthesideofthecage.

Figure38.Installingthecageretainer

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11.Slidethecagewiththeslimopticaldriveandtheharddiskdriveintotheopticaldrivebayfromthefront
oftheserveruntilthecagesnapsintoposition.

Figure39.Slidingthecageintotheopticaldrivebay

12.Connectthesignalcablesandthepowercablestotheslimopticaldriveandtheharddiskdrive.

13.Connectthecableofthefanforthefourthharddiskdrivetotheharddiskdrivefanconnectoronthe
systemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16

.

Note:Ifyourserverhasatertiaryharddiskdriveinstalled,thefanpowerconvertercableconnector2is
connectedtotheharddiskdrivefanconnectoronthesystemboard.Connectthecableofthefanfor
thefourthharddiskdrivetooneoftheavailableconnectors1ofthefanpowerconvertercable.

Figure40.Connectingthecableofthefanforthefourthharddiskdrive

14.Installtheplasticbezelforthecageontothefrontbezel.

15.Reinstallthefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage40.

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware61

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84

.

Removingtheslimopticaldriveandthefourthharddiskdrive

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheslimopticaldriveandthefourthharddiskdrive.

Toremovetheslimopticaldriveandthefourthharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage40.

4.Disconnectthesignalcablesandthepowercablesfromtheslimopticaldriveandthefourthhard

5.Disconnectthecableofthefanforthefourthharddiskdrivefromtheharddiskdrivefanconnectoron

6.Pressthereleasebutton1andslidethecagewiththeslimopticaldriveandthefourthharddiskdrive

and“Guidelines”onpage37.

powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

diskdrive.

thesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16.

Note:Ifyourserverhasatertiaryharddiskdriveinstalled,disconnectthecableofthefanforthefourth
harddiskdrivefromthefanpowerconvertercable.

outofthefrontoftheserver.

Figure41.Removingthecagewiththeslimopticaldriveandthefourthharddiskdrive

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7.Pressthereleasebutton1toejectthetab2thatsecurestheslimopticaldrive.Then,slidetheslim
opticaldriveoutofthefrontofthecage.

Figure42.Removingtheslimopticaldrivefromthecage

8.Removetheslimopticaldriveretainerbyremovingthetwoscrewsthatsecuretheretainer.

Figure43.Removingtheslimopticaldriveretainer

9.Removethefourscrewsthatsecuretheharddiskdrive.Then,slidetheharddiskdriveoutofthe
rearofthecage.

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Figure44.Removingtheharddiskdrivefromthecage

10.Toinstallanewslimopticaldriveandanewfourthharddiskdrive,see“Installingtheslimoptical
driveandthefourthharddiskdrive”onpage58.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84.

InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceaPCIcard.

YourserverhasonestandardPCIcardslot,onePCIExpressx1cardslot,onePCIExpressx4cardslot,and
onePCIExpressx16cardslot.

ToinstallorreplaceaPCIcard,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

and“Guidelines”onpage37.

powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

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3.Attherearoftheserver,pressthereleasebutton1toopenthePCIcardlatch2.

Figure45.OpeningthePCIcardlatch

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4.IfyouareinstallingaPCIcard,removetheappropriatemetalslotcover.IfyouarereplacinganoldPCI
card,grasptheoldcardthatiscurrentlyinstalledandgentlypullitoutoftheslot.

Notes:

a.ThePCIcardfitstightlyintothecardslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeachsideofthecarda

smallandequalamountuntilitiscompletelyremovedfromthecardslot.

b.IfthePCIcardisheldinplacebyaretainingclip,openthecardretainingclip1asshown.Graspthe

PCIcardandgentlypullitoutofthecardslot.

Figure46.OpeningthePCIcardretainingclip

Figure47.RemovingaPCIcard

5.RemovethenewPCIcardfromitsstatic-protectivepackage.

6.InstallthenewPCIcardintotheappropriateslotonthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthe
systemboard”onpage16.

Note:IfyouareinstallingaPCIExpressx16card,makesurethememoryslotretainingclipsare
closedbeforeyouinstallthePCIExpressx16card.

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7.PivotthePCIcardlatchtotheclosedpositiontosecurethePCIcard.

Figure48.InstallingaPCIcard

Note:IfyouareinstallingaPCIcardintoaslotwiththeretainingclip,closethecardretainingclip
asshown.

Figure49.ClosingthePCIcardretainingclip

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware67

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84.

Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage37.

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacetheopticaldrive.

Toinstallorreplaceanopticaldrive,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage40.

4.Dependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacinganopticaldrive,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifyouareinstallingasecondaryopticaldrive,removetheplasticpanelinthefrontbezelforthe

drivebayyouwanttouse.Ifthereisametalstaticshieldinstalledinthedrivebay,removethe
metalstaticshield.

•Ifyouarereplacinganopticaldrive,disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromthe

rearoftheopticaldrive,pressthebluereleasebutton
thefrontoftheserver.

1andthenslidetheopticaldriveoutof

Figure50.Removingtheopticaldrive

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5.Slidethenewopticaldrivewiththeopticaldriveretainer1installedintothedrivebayfromthefrontof
theserveruntiltheopticaldrivesnapsintoposition.

Figure51.Installingtheopticaldrive

6.Reinstallthefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage40.

7.ConnectoneendofthesignalcabletotheopticaldriveandtheotherendtoanavailableSATA
connectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16

.Then,locatean

availablefive-wirepowerconnectorandconnectittotheSATAdrive.

Figure52.ConnectingaSATAopticaldrive

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84.

InstallingorreplacinganinternalRDXdrive

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

and“Guidelines”onpage37.

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware69

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•TheinternalRDXdrivemustbeinstalledinthesecondaryopticaldrivebay.

•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRDXdriveandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

ToinstallorreplaceaninternalRDXdrive,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage40.

4.LocatethedrivebaywhereyouwanttoinstallorreplacetheRDXdrive.SeeInternaldrives.

5.DependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacingtheRDXdrive,dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouareinstallinganRDXdrive,removetheplasticpanelinthefrontbezelforthedrivebayyou

wanttouse.Ifthereisametalstaticshieldinstalledinthedrivebay,removethemetalstaticshield.

•IfyouarereplacinganRDXdrive,disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtherearofthe

RDXdrive,pressthebluereleasebutton1andthenslidetheRDXdriveoutofthefrontoftheserver.

Figure53.RemovingtheRDXdrive

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6.InstalltheRDXdriveretainer1onthesideofthenewRDXdrive.Then,slidethenewRDXdrivewiththe
retainerintothedrivebayfromthefrontoftheserveruntiltheRDXdrivesnapsintoposition.

Figure54.InstallingtheRDXdrive

7.Connectthe4-pinpowercable1andthesignalcable2totherearoftheRDXdrive.Connecttheother
endofthepowercable1toanavailableopticaldrivefive-wirepowerconnector.ConnecttheUSB
connectorontheotherendofthesignalcable2tothefrontUSB2.0connectoronthesystemboard.
See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16.

Figure55.ConnectingtheRDXdrive

8.Reinstallthefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage40.

9.Dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouareinstallinganRDXdrive,savetheremovedplasticpanelfromthefrontbezelintheeventthat

youlaterremovethedriveandneedtheplasticpaneltocoverthedrivebay.

•IfyouarereplacinganRDXdriveandareinstructedtoreturntheoldRDXdrive,followallpackaging

instructionsanduseanypackagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware71

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84.

Replacingthepowersupplyassembly

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage37.

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethepowersupplyassembly.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourserverafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,thefollowing
warningsarerequiredforyoursafetyandproperUnderwritersLaboratories(UL)certification.

DANGER

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

Toreplacethepowersupplyassembly,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.Laytheserveronitssideanddisconnectthepowersupplyassemblycablesfromthesystemboardand
alldrives.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16.

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4.Removethefourscrewsattherearofthechassisthatsecurethepowersupplyassembly.

Figure56.Removingthescrewsthatsecurethepowersupplyassembly

5.Slidethepowersupplyassemblyalittlebitforwardandthenremoveitfromthechassis.

Figure57.Removingthepowersupplyassembly

6.Ensurethatthenewpowersupplyassemblyisthecorrectreplacement.

7.Installthenewpowersupplyassemblyintothechassissothatthescrewholesinthepowersupply
assemblyalignwiththoseinthechassis.

8.Installandtightenthefourscrewstosecurethepowersupplyassembly.

Note:UseonlyscrewsprovidedbyLenovo.

9.Reconnectthepowersupplyassemblycablestothesystemboardandeachofthedrives.

10.Securethepowersupplyassemblycableswiththecableclipsandtiesinthechassis.

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware73

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84.

Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage37.

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheheatsinkandfanassembly.

CAUTION:

Turnofftheserverandwaitthreetofiveminutestolettheservercoolbeforeremovingtheserver
cover.

Toreplacetheheatsinkandfanassembly,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieraccesstothesystemboard.

4.Locatetheheatsinkandfanassembly.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16.

5.Disconnecttheheatsinkandfanassemblycablefromthemicroprocessorfanconnectoronthesystem
board.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16.

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6.Followthissequencetoremovethefourscrewsthatsecuretheheatsinkandfanassemblytothe
systemboard:

a.Partiallyremovescrew1,thenfullyremovescrew2,andthenfullyremovescrew1.
b.Partiallyremovescrew3,thenfullyremovescrew4,andthenfullyremovescrew3.

Note:Carefullyremovethefourscrewsfromthesystemboardtoavoidanypossibledamagetothe
systemboard.Thefourscrewscannotberemovedfromtheheatsinkandfanassembly.

Figure58.Removingtheheatsinkandfanassembly

7.Liftthefailingheatsinkandfanassemblyoffthesystemboard.

Notes:

a.Youmighthavetogentlytwisttheheatsinkandfanassemblytofreeitfromthemicroprocessor.
b.Whilehandlingtheheatsinkandfanassembly,donottouchthethermalgreaseonthebottomofit.

8.Placethenewheatsinkandfanassemblyonthesystemboardsothatthefourscrewsontheheatsink
andfanassemblyarealignedwiththecorrespondingholesonthesystemboard.Makesurethatyou
properlyplacetheheatsinkandfanassemblysothatyoucaneasilyconnecttheheatsinkandfan
assemblycabletothemicroprocessorfanconnectoronthesystemboard.

9.Followthissequencetoinstallthefourscrewstosecurethenewheatsinkandfanassembly.SeeFigure
58“Removingtheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage75.

a.Partiallytightenscrew1,thenfullytightenscrew2,andthenfullytightenscrew1.
b.Partiallytightenscrew3,thenfullytightenscrew4,andthenfullytightenscrew3.

Note:Donotover-tightenthescrews.

10.Connecttheheatsinkandfanassemblycabletothemicroprocessorfanconnectoronthesystem
board.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware75

•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84.

ReplacingthefrontaudioandUSBassembly

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage37.

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethefrontaudioandUSBassembly.

ToreplacethefrontaudioandUSBassembly,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage40.

4.DisconnectthefrontaudioandUSBassemblycablefromthesystemboard.See“Locations”on
page12.

5.NotethefrontaudioandUSBassemblycableroutingandremovethescrewthatsecuresthefrontaudio
andUSBassembly.Then,removethefrontaudioandUSBassemblyfromthechassis.

Figure59.RemovingthefrontaudioandUSBassembly

6.RoutethenewfrontaudioandUSBassemblythroughtheholeinthechassis.

7.PositionthenewfrontaudioandUSBassemblytothechassissothatthescrewholeinthenewfront
audioandUSBassemblyisalignedwiththecorrespondingholeinthechassis.

8.InstallthescrewtosecurethenewfrontaudioandUSBassemblyinplace.

9.ConnectthenewfrontaudioandUSBassemblycablestothesystemboard.See“Locations”on
page12.

10.Reinstallthefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage40.

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Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84.

Replacingthefrontfanassembly

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage37.

Dependingonthemodeltype,yourservermighthaveafrontfanassemblyinstalled.Thissectionprovides
instructionsonhowtoreplacethefrontfanassembly.

Toreplacethefrontfanassembly,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage40.

4.Disconnectthefrontfanassemblycablefromthepowerfanconnectoronthesystemboard.See
“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16.

5.Thefrontfanassemblyisattachedtothechassisbyfourrubbermounts.Removethefrontfanassembly
bybreakingorcuttingtherubbermountsandgentlypullingthefrontfanassemblyoutofthechassis.

Note:Thenewfrontfanassemblywillhavefournewrubbermountsattached.

Figure60.Removingthefrontfanassembly

6.Installthenewfrontfanassemblybyaligningthenewrubbermountswiththecorrespondingholesin
thechassisandpushtherubbermountsthroughtheholes.

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware77

7.Carefullypullonthetipsoftherubbermountsuntilthefrontfanassemblyissecuredinplace.

Figure61.Installingthefrontfanassembly

8.Connectthenewfrontfanassemblycabletothepowerfanconnectoronthesystemboard.See
“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84.

Replacingtherearfanassembly

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage37.

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetherearfanassembly.

Toreplacetherearfanassembly,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.Locatetherearfanassembly.See“Internalcomponents”onpage17.

4.Disconnecttherearfanassemblycablefromthesystemfanconnectoronthesystemboard.See
“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16.

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5.Therearfanassemblyisattachedtothechassisbyfourrubbermounts.Removetherearfanassembly
bycuttingtherubbermountsandgentlypullingtherearfanassemblyoutofthechassis.

Note:Thenewrearfanassemblywillhavefournewrubbermountsattached.

Figure62.Removingtherearfanassembly

6.Installthenewrearfanassemblybyaligningthenewrubbermountswiththecorrespondingholesinthe
chassisandpushtherubbermountsthroughtheholes.

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware79

7.Carefullypullonthetipsoftherubbermountsuntilthenewrearfanassemblyissecuredinplace.

Figure63.Installingtherearfanassembly

8.Connectthenewrearfanassemblycabletothesystemfanconnectoronthesystemboard.See
“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84.

Replacingthemicroprocessor

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage37.

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethemicroprocessor.

CAUTION:

Theheatsinkandmicroprocessormightbeveryhot.Turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetofive
minutestoletthecomputercoolbeforeremovingthecomputercover.

Toreplacethemicroprocessor,dothefollowing:

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1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.Laythecomputeronitssideforeasieraccesstothesystemboard.

4.Locatethesystemboardanddisconnectallcablesconnectedtothesystemboard.See“Locating
partsonthesystemboard”onpage16.

5.Removetheheatsinkandfanassembly.See“Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage74.

Note:Placetheheatsinkandfanassemblyonitssidesothatthethermalgreaseonthebottomofit
doesnotgetincontactwithanything.

6.Liftthesmallhandle1andopentheretainer2toaccessthemicroprocessor3.

Figure64.Accessingthemicroprocessor

7.Liftthemicroprocessorstraightupandoutofthemicroprocessorsocket.

Figure65.Removingthemicroprocessor

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware81

Notes:

a.Yourmicroprocessorandsocketmightlookdifferentfromtheoneillustrated.
b.Notetheorientationofthemicroprocessorinthesocket.Youcaneitherlookforthesmalltriangle1

ononecornerofthemicroprocessorornotetheorientationofthenotches2onthemicroprocessor.
Thisisimportantwheninstallingthenewmicroprocessoronthesystemboard.

c.Touchonlytheedgesofthemicroprocessor.Donottouchthegoldcontactsonthebottom.
d.Donotdropanythingontothemicroprocessorsocketwhileitisexposed.Thesocketpinsmustbe

keptascleanaspossible.

8.Makesurethatthesmallhandleisintheraisedpositionandthemicroprocessorretainerisfullyopen.

9.Removetheprotectivecoverthatprotectsthegoldcontactsofthenewmicroprocessor.

10.Holdthenewmicroprocessorbyitssidesandalignthesmalltriangleononecornerofthenew
microprocessorwiththecorrespondingsmalltriangleononecornerofthemicroprocessorsocket.

11.Lowerthenewmicroprocessorstraightdownintothemicroprocessorsocketonthesystemboard.

Figure66.Installingthemicroprocessor

12.Closethemicroprocessorretainerandlockitintopositionwiththesmallhandletosecurethenew
microprocessorinthesocket.

13.Reinstalltheheatsinkandfanassembly.See“Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage74.

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14.Reconnectallcablesthatweredisconnectedfromthesystemboard.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84.

Replacingthesystemboardbattery

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage37.

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethesystemboardbattery.

Yourserverhasaspecialtypeofmemorythatmaintainsthedate,time,andconfigurationinformationfor
built-infeatures.Thesystemboardbatterykeepstheinformationactivewhenyouturnofftheserver.The
systemboardbatterynormallyrequiresnochargingormaintenancethroughoutitslife;however,nobattery
lastsforever.Ifthesystemboardbatteryfails,thedate,time,andconfigurationinformation,including
passwords,arelostandanerrormessageisdisplayedwhenyouturnontheserver.

DANGER

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatis
recommendedbythemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperly
used,handled,ordisposedof.

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoincellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,
Seehttp://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Toreplacethesystemboardbattery,dothefollowing:

Note:Afteryoureplacethesystemboardbattery,youmustresetpasswords,resetsystemdateandtime,
andreconfiguretheserver.

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware83

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage39.

3.Locatethesystemboardbattery.See“Locations”onpage12.

4.Removetheoldsystemboardbattery.

Figure67.Removingtheoldsystemboardbattery

5.Installthenewsystemboardbattery.

Figure68.Installingthenewsystemboardbattery

6.Reinstallthecomputercoverandconnectthecables.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”on
page84.

Note:Whenthecomputeristurnedonforthefirsttimeafterthebatteryisreplaced,anerrormessage
mightbedisplayed.Thisisnormalafterreplacingthebattery.

7.Turnonthecomputerandallattacheddevices.

8.UsetheSetupUtilityprogramtosetthedate,time,andanypasswords.SeeChapter5“Configuring
theserver”onpage21.

9.Disposeofthefailingbatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84.

Completingthepartsreplacement

Aftercompletingtheinstallationorreplacementforallparts,youneedtoreinstalltheservercoverand
reconnectcables.

Toreinstalltheservercoverandreconnectcablestoyourserver,dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethatallcomponentshavebeenreassembledcorrectlyandthatnotoolsorloosescrewsare
leftinsideyourserver.See“Internalcomponents”onpage17forthelocationsofvariouscomponentsin
yourserver.

2.Ifyouhaveremovedthefrontbezel,reinstallit.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”on
page40.

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3.Makesurethatthecablesareroutedcorrectlybeforereinstallingtheservercover.Keepcablesclearof
thehingesandsidesoftheserverchassistoavoidinterferencewithreinstallingtheservercover.

4.Positiontheservercoveronthechassissothattherailguidesonthebottomoftheservercoverengage
therailsonthechassis.Then,slidethecovertothefrontoftheserveruntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure69.Reinstallingtheservercover

5.Installthescrewstosecuretheservercover.

6.Locktheservercoverifyouhaveaservercoverlock.See“Integratedcablelock”onpage86or
“Padlock”onpage86

7.Reconnecttheexternalcablesandpowercordstotheserver.See“Frontviewoftheserver”onpage
13and“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage14.

8.Dependingonthepartsyouinstalledorreplaced,youmightneedtoconfirmtheupdatedinformationin
theSetupUtilityprogram.RefertoChapter5“Configuringtheserver”onpage21.

Note:Inmostareasoftheworld,LenovorequiresthereturnofthedefectiveCustomerReplaceableUnit
(CRU).InformationaboutthiswillcomewiththeCRUorwillcomeafewdaysaftertheCRUarrives.

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Connectingthecables

Attention:Topreventdamagetoequipment,connectthepowercordsaftercompletingtheparts

replacement.

Iftheservercablesandconnectorpanelhavecolor-codedconnections,matchthecolorofthecableend
withthecoloroftheconnector.Forexample,matchabluecableendwithabluepanelconnector,ared
cableendwitharedconnector,andsoon.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage14
I/Oconnectorsontherearoftheserver.

foranillustrationofthe

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Connectingexternaldevices

Ifyouinstallasupportedoptionaladapter,youcanattachexternaldevicestotheserver.

Toattachanexternaldevice,dothefollowing:

Note:Ifyouareattachinganexternaldevice,seethedocumentationthatcomeswiththedevicefor
informationaboutcabling.

1.ReadandunderstandtheSafety,Warranty,andSupportInformationathttp://www.lenovo.com/support,
and“Guidelines”onpage37.

2.Turnofftheserverandallattacheddevices.

3.Followtheinstructionsthatcomewiththedevicetoprepareitforinstallationandtoconnectitto
theserver.

Updatingtheserverconfiguration

Whenyoustarttheserverforthefirsttimeafteryouinstallorremoveaninternaloptionorexternaldevice,
youmightreceiveamessagesayingthattheconfigurationhaschanged.TheSetupUtilityprogramstarts
automaticallysothatyoucansavethenewconfigurationsettings.

Someoptionshavedevicedriversthatyoumustinstall.Forinformationaboutinstallingdevicedrivers,see
thedocumentationthatcomeswitheachoption.

Youcanobtaindevicedriversforoperatingsystemsthatarenotpreinstalledat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.Installationinstructionsareprovidedinreadmefileswiththedevice
driverfiles.

Installingsecurityfeatures

Thereareseveralsecurityoptionsavailabletohelpyoupreventhardwaretheftandunauthorizedaccessto
yourserver.Inadditiontophysicallocks,youcanalsopreventunauthorizeduseofyourserverbyasoftware
lockthatlocksthekeyboarduntilacorrectpasswordistypedin.

Note:Makesurethatanysecuritycablesyouinstalleddonotinterferewithotherservercables.

Integratedcablelock

Anintegratedcablelock,sometimesreferredtoastheKensingtonlock,canbeusedtosecureyourserverto
adesk,table,orothernon-permanentfixture.Thecablelockattachestotheintegratedcablelockslotat
therearofyourserverandisoperatedwithakey.Thecablelockalsolocksthebuttonsusedtoremove
theservercover.Thisisthesametypeoflockusedwithmanynotebookcomputers.Youcanorderan
integratedcablelockdirectlyfromLenovobysearchingforKensingtonat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Padlock

Yourserverisequippedwithapadlockloopsothatthecovercannotberemovedwhenapadlockisinstalled.

Passwordprotection

Todeterunauthorizeduseofyourserver,youcanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtosetapassword.When
youturnonyourserver,youarepromptedtotypethepassword.Theservercannotbeuseduntilavalid
passwordistypedin.RefertoChapter5“Configuringtheserver”onpage21formoreinformation.

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Chapter7.Troubleshootinganddiagnostics

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutbasictroubleshootinganddiagnosticmethodstohelpyousolve
problemsthatmightoccurintheserver.Ifyourserverproblemisnotdescribedhere,see“Helpandservice”
onpage94foradditionaltroubleshootingresources.

Troubleshootingprocedure

Usethefollowinginformationasageneralprocedurefordiagnosingandtroubleshootingproblemsyou
experiencewithyourserver:

1.Verifythatthepowercordsandthecablesforallattacheddevicesareconnectedcorrectlyandsecurely.

2.Verifythattheserverandallattacheddevicesthatrequireacpowerareconnectedtoproperlygrounded,
functioningelectricaloutlets.

3.VerifythatallinstalledhardwareandattacheddevicesareenabledintheBIOSsettingsofyourserver.
FormoreinformationaboutaccessingandchangingtheBIOSsettings,see“UsingtheSetupUtility
program”onpage21.

4.Iftheserverisnotworkingafteryouhaveaddednewsoftware,installedanewoptionaldevice,or
replacedapieceofhardware,removeorreinstallthesoftwareordevicetoseeiftheproblemcould
besolved.

5.TurnontheserverandpressEscassoonasyouseethelogoscreentoviewanydiagnosticmessages.

6.Downloadanduseadiagnosticprogramtodiagnoseproblems.See“Usingadiagnosticprogram”
onpage87.

7.Referto“Basictroubleshootingtables”onpage88andfollowtheinstructionsforthetypeofproblem
youareexperiencing.Ifthebasictroubleshootinginformationdoesnothelpyouresolveaproblem,
continuewiththenextstep.

8.Tryusingapreviouslyserverconfigurationtoseeifarecentchangetohardwareorsoftwaresettingshas
causedaproblem.Beforerestoringyourpreviousconfiguration,captureyourcurrentconfigurationin
casetheolderconfigurationsettingsdonotsolvetheproblemorhaveadverseeffect.

9.Useanantivirusprogramtoseeifyourserverhasbeeninfectedbyavirus.Iftheprogramdetectsa
virus,removethevirus.

10.Ifnoneoftheseactionssolvetheproblem,seektechnicalassistance.SeeChapter8“Getting
information,help,andservice”onpage93.

Usingadiagnosticprogram

Thefollowingdiagnosticprogramsareavailableforyoutodiagnoseserverproblems:

•ThinkServerDiagnosticT ool

•ThinkServerSystemProfileCollectionT ool

Touseadiagnosticprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocateadiagnostic
program.

2.Downloadandunzipthediagnosticprogrampackagetogetthediagnosticprogrampackagefolder.

3.OpenthediagnosticprogrampackagefolderandruntheQTW.exefile.

4.Selectthelanguagewhenprompted.Then,clickContinue.

5.ReadtheEndUserLicenseAgreement(EULA)termscarefullyandclickAccepttostarttheprogram.

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6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousethediagnosticprogram.

Fordetailedinformationaboutusingadiagnosticprogram,refertotheuserguideofthediagnosticprogram,
whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

Basictroubleshootingtables

Usethebasictroubleshootinginformationtofindsolutionstoproblemsthathavedefinitesymptoms.

ThinkServerEasyStartupprogramproblems

Followthesuggestedactionsforthecorrespondingsymptomintheorderinwhichtheyarelisteduntilthe
problemissolved.Ifnoneoftheseactionssolvetheproblem,see“Troubleshootingprocedure”onpage

forthesubsequentstepsyoushouldcheckafterusingtheinformationinthistopic.Iftheproblem

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cannotbesolvedbyyourself,seektechnicalassistance.SeeChapter8“Gettinginformation,help,and
service”onpage93

Note:Ifyouareinstructedtoremove,install,orreplaceanyCRUs,refertotherelatedprocedurein
“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage42.

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Symptom

TheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDdoesnotstart.1.MakesurethattheserversupportstheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogramandhasabootableDVDdrive.

2.Makesurethatyouhavesettheopticaldrivewith
theThinkServerEasyStartupDVDasthefirststartup
device.

3.Verifyiftheopticaldriveorthedischasproblems.
See“Opticaldriveproblems”onpage88.

Theoperatingsysteminstallationprogramcontinuously
loops.

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramcannotstartthe
operatingsystemmedia.

Makemorespaceavailableontheharddiskdrive.

1.Makesurethattheoperatingsystemmediais
supportedbytheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
versionyourareusing.Foralistofthesupported
operatingsystems,refertotheuserguideand
compatibilitynotesfortheThinkServerEasyStartup
programthroughtheprogrammaininterface.See
“StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”on
page30.

2.Verifyiftheopticaldriveorthedischasproblems.
See“Opticaldriveproblems”onpage88.

Action

Opticaldriveproblems

Followthesuggestedactionsforthecorrespondingsymptomintheorderinwhichtheyarelisteduntilthe
problemissolved.Ifnoneoftheseactionssolvetheproblem,see“Troubleshootingprocedure”onpage
87forthesubsequentstepsyoushouldcheckafterusingtheinformationinthistopic.Iftheproblem
cannotbesolvedbyyourself,seektechnicalassistance.SeeChapter8“Gettinginformation,help,and
service”onpage93.

Notes:

1.Ifyouareinstructedtoremove,install,orreplaceanyCRUs,refertotherelatedprocedurein“Installing,
removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage42.

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