Lenovo TS440 User Manual

ThinkServerTS440
UserGuide

MachineTypes:70AL,70AM,70AN,and70AQ

Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage171

ThirdEdition(May2014)

©CopyrightLenovo2013,2014.

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“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.11

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

RAIDconfigurationutilities........12

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

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

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

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

Frontviewoftheserver.........14

Frontpanel..............16

Rearviewoftheserver.........17

Serverlocks..............20

Servercomponents...........23

Hot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs...27

RAIDcard...............29

Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane....31

Connectingthecables..........35

Systemboardcomponents........38

Chapter4.T urningonandturningoff

theserver...............45

Turningontheserver............45

Turningofftheserver............45

Chapter5.Configuringtheserver..47

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........47

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....47

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

program...............47

SetupUtilityprograminterface......47

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....51

Usingpasswords............51

ConfiguringtheTPMfunction.......52

Selectingastartupdevice........52

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......53

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......53

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...54

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............54

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............55

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

onaWindowsoperatingsystem......56

ConfiguringRAID..............57

AboutRAID..............57

RAIDforyourserver...........58

ConfiguringthesystemBIOStoenable

onboardSATARAIDfunctionality......59

ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS

hardwareRAID.............61

ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers......62

Updatingthefirmware............62

UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....63

Chapter6.Installing,removing,or

replacinghardware..........65

Guidelines................65

Precautions..............65

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....66

Systemreliabilityguidelines........66

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.67

Removingtheservercover..........67

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....69

RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracket

assembly.................71

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...74

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...74

InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...78

InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....82

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....84

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

700Battery..............88

Installingorreplacinganopticaldrive....91

Installingorremovinganon-hot-swaphard

diskdrive...............95

InstallingorreplacinganinternalRDXdrive..103

Installingorreplacinga2.5-inchsolid-state

drive.................107

Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk

drive.................117

Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant

powersupply.............122

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Replacingthepowerdistributionboardand

cageassembly.............126

Replacingthepowerconversionboard...130
Replacingthehot-swaphard-disk-drive

backplane...............132

Replacingthenon-hot-swappowersupply

assembly...............136

Replacingthecoverpresenceswitch....139

Replacingthefrontpanelboardassembly..142

Replacingthefrontsystemfan1......144

Replacingtherearsystemfan.......146

Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..148

Replacingthemicroprocessor.......151

Replacingthesystemboardbattery....156

Completingthepartsreplacement.......157

Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting

cables................157

Updatingtheserverconfiguration.....160

Chapter7.T roubleshootingand

diagnostics.............161

Troubleshootingprocedure..........161

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....161

Usingadiagnosticprogram.........161

Basictroubleshootingtables.........162

ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

problems...............162

Opticaldriveproblems..........163

Hard-disk-driveproblems........164

Memorymoduleproblems........165

Keyboard,mouse,orUSBdeviceproblems..166

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............167

Informationresources............167

Usingthedocumentation.........167

ThinkServerWebsite..........167

LenovoSupportWebsite.........167

Helpandservice..............168

Beforeyoucall.............168

Callingforservice............168

Usingotherservices..........169

Purchasingadditionalservices......169

AppendixA.Notices.........171

Trademarks................172

Importantnotes..............172

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..172

Recyclinginformation............172

Batteryreturnprogram..........173

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............173

Particulatecontamination..........174

ImportantWEEEinformation.........174

RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)..................176

EuropeanUnionRoHS..........176

TurkishRoHS.............176

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...176

Exportclassificationnotice..........176

Electronicemissionnotices..........176

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............176

JapanVCCIClassAcompliancestatement..178

Eurasiancompliancemark..........178

Index.................179

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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.You
mustinstalltheappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewithyourlocalelectricalcode
requirements.

Statement15

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

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Statement16

CAUTION:
Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:

•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as
definedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.

•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablyearthedsafetyextralowvoltage(SEL V)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.Toavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe
batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal
regulations.

Productsthatarenotassessed

Typicalproductsthatarenotassessedincludebutnotlimitedtothefollowing:

•ServerandIT-rackcomponents(forexample,uninterruptiblepowersuppliesandcurrentdistribution
systems)

•DevicesinITrooms(forexample,bulkstorageunitsandnetworkproducts)

•Industriallow-voltageswitchgear

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“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

LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWebwhereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationand
downloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.T oaccesstheLenovoSupportWebsite,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

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Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneed
tohaveyourserverserviced.

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

.

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.

Printeddocuments

Thefollowingdocumentisprintedoutandcontainedinyourserverpackage.

ReadMeFirst

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

DocumentationDVD

ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin
PortableDocumentFormat(PDF).Toviewthedocumentation,youneedtohavetheAdobeReaderprogram
installed.YoucandownloadthedesiredlanguageversionofthelatestAdobeReaderprogramfromthe
AdobeWebsiteat:
http://www.adobe.com

TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand
startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft

®

Linux

operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmfilelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

®

Windows

®

environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga

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Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWebwhereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation

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

ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:

•Safety,Warranty,andSupportInformation
Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30

languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.This
documentincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,and
informationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.

•LenovoLicenseAgreement
ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.

•UserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,

configure,andmaintainyourserver.

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide
ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstoconfigure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This
documentisinEnglishonly.

Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalledin
theserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage82

.ForinformationabouttheThinkServer
RAID100(alsoknownastheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID),see“ConfiguringthesystemBIOStoenable
onboardSATARAIDfunctionality”onpage59.

Documentfortrainedservicepersonnelonly

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,theserverisfullyconfiguredandyouneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandanacpower
source,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwarefeatures
installed,requireshardwareandfirmwareconfiguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroption.SeetherelatedtopicinChapter6“Installing,removing,
orreplacinghardware”onpage65.

3.ConnecttheEthernetcableandpowercordstotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage
17tolocatetheconnectors.

4.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage45.

5.ReviewtheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsand
customizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage47.

6.ConfigureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram”onpage54and“ConfiguringRAID”onpage57.

7.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe
hardwareoption.

8.ConfigureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep
isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

9.Checkforfirmwareanddriverupdates.See“Updatingthefirmware”onpage62.

10.Installotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwantto
install.

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Chapter3.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specifications,softwareprograms,
andcomponentlocations.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Serverpackage”onpage7

•“Features”onpage7

•“Specifications”onpage11

•“Software”onpage11

•“Locations”onpage12

Serverpackage

Theserverpackageincludestheserver,powercords,printeddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,and
softwaremedia.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

Figure1.Serverpackage

1Server
2Materialbox(includingpowercords,printeddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia)

Features

Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforvariousmodels.Dependingonyour
specificmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryornotbeavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecificmodel,use
theSetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage47.Youalsocan

©CopyrightLenovo2013,2014

7

refertothePersonalSystemsReferencedocumentforThinkServerproductsat:
http://www.lenovo.com/psref/

Microprocessor

OneIntel

®

®

Xeon

microprocessor(internalcachesizevariesbymodel)

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

Memory

Yourserverhasfourmemoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage74.

Powersupply

Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowingpowersupplyconfigurations:

•Onescrew-secured,non-hot-swap450-wattpowersupplyassembly

•Oneortwohot-swap450-wattredundantpowersupplies

Fans

Yourservercomeswiththefollowingfanstoprovidepropersystemcoolingandairflow:

•Oneheatsinkandfanassembly

•Twofrontsystemfans

•Onerearsystemfan

Internaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported
byyourservervarybymodel.

•Harddiskdrive
–Fivetoeight3.5-inchhot-swapSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)orSerialAttached

SCSI(SAS)harddiskdrives(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface)
–Uptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapSASharddiskdrives
–Uptofour3.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdrives
–Uptofour2.5-inchSATAsolid-statedrives
–Uptofour3.5-inchnon-hot-swapSATAharddiskdrives

Notes:

–Theterm“2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives”or“2.5-inchharddiskdrives”hereinafterreferstoallthe

supportedtypesof2.5-inchharddiskdrives,includingthesolid-statedrives.
–ForservermodelswithmorethanfourSATAharddiskdrivesorservermodelsthatuseSASharddisk

drives,theremustbeaRAIDcardinstalled.See“RAIDcard”onpage29

.

•Opticaldrive
–Uptotwo5.25-inchSATAopticaldrives

–Theserverhastwoopticaldrivebays.Theloweropticaldrivebayisinstalledwitha5.25-inchSATA

opticaldrive.

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Note:Iftheserverhasonlyoneopticaldriveinstalled,ensurethattheopticaldriveisinstalledinthe

lowerbay(opticaldrivebay1).Theupperbayisforasecondaryopticaldriveonly.

•RDXdrive
YourserversupportsinternalRDXdrivesthatenableyoutostoredataonRDXmedia.AninternalRDX

driveisinstalledintheopticaldrivebay2.ToinstallorremoveaninternalRDXdrive,see“Installing
orreplacinganinternalRDXdrive”onpage103

.

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

Forthelocationinformationabouttheinternaldrivesordrivebays,see“Servercomponents”onpage23.

Expansionslots

Theserverhasfourexpansionslotsonthesystemboard.Fordetailedinformation,see“Systemboard
components”onpage38.

Input/Output(I/O)features

•OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)DB-15connectorontherearpanel

•EightUSBconnectors(twoUSB3.0connectorsonthefrontpanel;fourUSB3.0andtwoUSB2.0
connectorsontherearpanel)

•OneRJ-45Ethernetconnectorontherearpanel

•Oneserialconnectorontherearpanel

Forthelocationinformationabouttheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage12

.

Ethernetconnectivity

TheservercomeswithanintegratedIntelGigabitEthernetcontrolleraswellasanEthernetphysicallayer
(PHY)oftheOpenSystemsInterconnectionmodel(OSImodel).Theyprovidetheserverwiththeabilityto
supporttheEthernetconnectorontherearpanelwith10megabitspersecond(Mbps),100Mbps,or1000
Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage17.

Reliability,availability,andserviceability

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

YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:

•Securityfeatures
–Serverlocks(see“Serverlocks”onpage20

)

–Administratorpasswordandpower-onpasswordtohelpprotectunauthorizedaccesstotheserver

(see“Usingpasswords”onpage51)
–ThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule(TPM),whichisasecuritychip,tohelpenhanceserversecurity
–Hot-swapredundantpowersuppliestohelpavoidsignificantinterruptiontotheoperationofthe

systemwhenapowersupplyfails(availableinsomemodels)

•Basicsystemmanagementfeatures

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–Abilitytostorethepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults
–BIOSSetupUtilityprogram

TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewtheserverinformationandconfiguretheserverinthe
pre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage47.

–Hot-swapfeature

Somemodelssupporthot-swapharddiskdrivesandhot-swapredundantpowersupplies.With
thehot-swapfeature,youcaninstall,remove,orreplaceharddiskdrivesorafailingpowersupply
withoutturningofftheserver.

–PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

TheIntelPXEtechnologyenablesyoutostartyourcomputers,loadanoperatingsystem,ordeploy
executableimagesfromaremoteserverbyusinganetworkinterface.Theoperationcanbedone
independentlyoflocaldatastoragedevices(suchasharddiskdrives)orinstalledoperatingsystems.

–RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)

YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAID.IfarequiredRAIDcardisinstalled,yourserver
alsosupportsadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDconfigurations.Fordetailedinformation,see
“ConfiguringRAID”onpage57

.

–Statuslight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)anddiagnosticLEDs

FormoreinformationabouttheLEDsforyourserver,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”on
page12.

–Softwareprograms

Formoreinformationaboutthesoftwareprograms,see“Software”onpage11

.

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Specifications

Thistopicliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourserver.

Dimensions

Width:195mm(7.68inches)
Height:430mm(16.93inches)withoutfootstands;445mm(17.52inches)withfootstands
Depth:595mm(23.43inches)includingthefrontbezel

Weight

Theproductweightvariesdependingondifferentsystemconfigurations.

Rangeofproductweightwithoutpackage:19kg(41.89lb)to28kg(61.73lb)
Rangeofproductpackageweight:2.8kg(6.17lb)to3.5kg(7.72lb)

Environment

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

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

•Altitude:0to3048m(0to10000ft)

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

Storage:10%to90%(non-condensing)

Electricalinput

Universalinput:

Minimum:90Vac
Maximum:264Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:47to63Hz

Software

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsthatyoucanusetosetup,use,andmaintain
theserver.

ThinkServerEasyStartup

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
MicrosoftWindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Thisprogramisprovided
withyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.Theuserguidefortheprogramis
alsoontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.Fordetailedinformation,see
“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage54

.

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater

TheThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram(hereinafterreferredtoastheFirmwareUpdater
program)enablesyoutomaintainyourserverfirmwareuptodateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryserver
outages.TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramisprovidedontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Formoreinformation
aboutdownloadingandusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,see“Updatingthefirmware”onpage62

.

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BIOSupdateutilities

TheBIOSfirmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver.LenovomaintainspagesontheSupport
WebsiteandprovidestheBIOSupdateutilitieswithinstructionsfordownloadtohelpyouupdatetheBIOSif
needed.Formoreinformation,see“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage53
firmware”onpage62.

and“Updatingthe

RAIDconfigurationutilities

YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAID.IfarequiredRAIDcardisinstalled,yourserveralso
supportsadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDconfigurations.Fordetailedinformation,see“Configuring
RAID”onpage57

.

Diagnosticprograms

Thefollowingdiagnosticprogramsareavailableforyoutodiagnoseserverproblems:

•ThinkServerDiagnosticTool

•ThinkServerSystemProfileCollectionTool

Formoreinformation,see“Usingadiagnosticprogram”onpage161.

Locations

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourservercomponents.

Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

Thistopichelpsyoulocatethetwolabelsthatcontainthemachinetype,model,andserialnumber
informationforyourserver.Thetwolabelsarethesame.Oneisonthefrontbezelandtheotherison
thechassis.

Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberidentifyyourserver.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,the
informationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourserverandprovidefasterservice.

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Thefollowingillustrationisasampleofthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelsontheserver.

1

MT-M XXXX -XXX
S/N XXXXXXX

MT-M XXXX -XXX

S/N XXXXXXX

MT-M XXXX -XXX

S/N XXXXXXX

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

Figure2.Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabels

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Frontviewoftheserver

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethepartsonthefrontoftheserver.

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewoftheserver.

Figure3.Frontviewoftheserver

1Frontpanel
2Opticaldrivebay2(withanopticaldriveinstalled

insomemodels)

3Opticaldrivebay1(withanopticaldriveinstalled)
4Opticaldriveeject/closebutton

1Frontpanel

5OpticaldrivestatusLED
6Frontdoor

7Frontdoorlock
8Frontdoorhandle

Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrol,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front
panel”onpage16.

2Opticaldrivebay2

The5.25-inchopticaldrivebay2isforasecondaryopticaldrive.Somemodelshaveasecondaryoptical
driveinstalled.

3Opticaldrivebay1

Yourservercomeswithanopticaldriveinstalledinthe5.25-inchopticaldrivebay1.

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4Opticaldriveeject/closebutton

Pressthisbuttontoejectorclosetheopticaldrivewhentheserverpowerison.

5OpticaldrivestatusLED

TheopticaldrivestatusLEDisblinkingingreenwhentheopticaldriveisworkingorinthePOSTprocess.

6Frontdoor

7Frontdoorlock

Youcanlockthefrontdoortoprotectthehard-disk-drivecagesfromunauthorizedaccess.

8Frontdoorhandle

Usethefrontdoorhandletoopenthefrontdoor.

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Frontpanel

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethecontrol,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpanelof
theserver.

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrol,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpaneloftheserver.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure4.Frontpanel

1PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED
2Hard-disk-drivestatusLED
3NetworkInterfaceController(NIC)statusLED

1PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED

4FrontUSB3.0connector1
5FrontUSB3.0connector2

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnontheserverwhenyoufinishsettinguptheserver.Youalsocanholdthe
powerbuttonforseveralsecondstoturnofftheserverifyoucannotturnofftheserverfromtheoperating
system.SeeChapter4“Turningonandturningofftheserver”onpage45

.ThepowerstatusLEDhelpsyou

todeterminethecurrentpowerstatus.

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PowerstatusLED

OnGreen
Off

2Hard-disk-drivestatusLED

Color

Theserverison.

None

Theserverisoff.

Description

Thehard-disk-drivestatusLEDhelpsyoutodeterminethestatusofthehard-disk-driveactivity.

Note:Thehard-disk-drivestatusLEDisavailableonservermodelswithoutadiscreteRAIDcardinstalled.

Hard-disk-drivestatusLED

3NICstatusLED

Color

Off

Blinking

NoneTheharddiskdriveisnotinuse.

Green

Theharddiskdriveisactiveanddataisbeing
transferred.

Description

TheNICstatusLEDindicatestheLANstatusfortheEthernetconnectorontherearpaneloftheserver.

NICstatusLEDColor

OnGreen
Off

Blinking

4FrontUSB3.0connector1

5FrontUSB3.0connector2

TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.

None

Green

TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.
TheLANisconnectedandactive.

Description

UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.Ifyouhave
morethaneightUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional
USBdevices.

Rearviewoftheserver

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsandcomponentsontherearofyourserver.

Thefollowingillustrationshowstherearviewoftheserverwithascrew-secured,non-hot-swappower
supplyassembly.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

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Figure5.Rearviewoftheserverwithanon-hot-swappowersupplyassembly

1Powercordconnector
2Serialconnector
3VGADB-15connector7Ethernetconnector(RJ-45)
4USB3.0connectors(4)

5USB2.0connectors(2)
6Expansioncardarea

8Frontdoorkey

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Yourservermodelmighthaveoneortwohot-swapredundantpowersupplies.Eachhot-swapredundant
powersupplyhasonepowercordconnector

1ontherearoftheserver.Foreachhot-swapredundantpower

supply,theremightbeoneortwostatusLEDsonthepowersupplynearthepowercordconnector.When
theLEDislitingreen,itindicatesthatthehot-swapredundantpowersupplyisworkingcorrectly.Whenthe
LEDislitinamber,itindicatesthatthehot-swapredundantpowersupplyislikelytofailorhasfailed.

Figure6.Rearviewoftheserverwithhot-swapredundantpowersupplies

1Powercordconnectors

Usedtoconnectthepowercords.

2Serialconnector

Usedtoattachadevicethatusesa9-pinserialconnector.

3VGADB-15connector

UsedtoattachaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.

4USB3.0connectors(4)

5USB2.0connectors(2)

UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.Ifyouhave
morethaneightUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional
USBdevices.

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6Expansioncardarea

YourserverhasfourexpansionslotsonthesystemboardforyoutoinstallappropriatePeripheralComponent
Interconnect(PCI)cardsorPCIExpresscards.Fordetailedinformation,see“Systemboardcomponents”
onpage38

.

Note:IfaThinkServerHostBusAdapter(HBA)isavailable,refertoitsuserguideandthebelowtablefor
detailedinformation.Theuserguideisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

Table1.SupportedHBA

PhysicallinkwidthNegotiablelinkwidth

x8x4,x2,x1

7Ethernetconnector(RJ-45)

Supportedcardlengthandheight

Low-profilecard

UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforaLAN.TheEthernetconnectorhastwostatusLEDstohelpyouidentify
theEthernetconnectivity,activity,andconnectionspeed.

EthernetstatusLED

2Right

1Left

ColorStatus

Amber

Amber
GreenOn
None

On
Off
BlinkingTheLANisconnectedandactive.
On

Off

TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.
TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.

Theconnectionspeedis1000Mbps.
Theconnectionspeedis100Mbps.
Theconnectionspeedis10Mbps.

Description

8Frontdoorkey

Usedtoopenorlockthefrontdoor.

Note:Carefullysavethefrontdoorkeytoavoidloss.

Serverlocks

Lockingtheservercoverpreventsunauthorizedaccesstotheinsideofyourserver.Lockingthefrontdoor
preventsunauthorizedaccesstotheinstalledharddiskdrives.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

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Padlock

Yourservercomeswithapadlockloop.Whenapadlockisinstalled,theservercovercannotberemoved.

Figure7.Padlock

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Kensington-stylecablelock

YoucanuseaKensington-stylecablelocktosecureyourservertoadesk,table,orothernon-permanent
fixture.Thecablelockattachestothesecurity-lockslotattherearofyourserverandisoperatedwithakey
orcombinationdependingonthetypeselected.Thecablelockalsolockstheservercover.Thisisthesame
typeoflockusedwithmanynotebookcomputers.YoucanordersuchacablelockdirectlyfromLenovoby
searchingforKensingtonat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Figure8.Kensington-stylecablelock

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Frontdoorlock

Youcanremovethekeyattachedontherearoftheserveranduseittoopenorlockthefrontdoorofthe
server.Thefrontdoorprotectsthehard-disk-drivecagesandpreventsunauthorizedaccesstotheinstalled
harddiskdrives.

Figure9.Frontdoorlock

Servercomponents

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethecomponentsofyourserver.Formoreinformation
aboutmajorcomponents,seetherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage12.

Toremovetheservercoverandgainaccesstotheinsideoftheserver,see“Removingtheservercover”
onpage67.

Thechassisconfigurationvariesbymodel.Thefollowingillustrationsshowthefourmainchassis
configurationsbasedonthesupportedharddiskdrives.

•“Componentsofservermodelswithfour3.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebays”onpage24.

•“Componentsofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebays”onpage25.

•“Componentsofservermodelswitheight2.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebays”onpage26

•“Componentsofservermodelswithfour3.5-inchnon-hot-swaphard-disk-drivebays”onpage27.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

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.

Componentsofservermodelswithfour3.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebays

Figure10.Componentsofservermodelswithfour3.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebays

1Coverpresenceswitch
2Powerconversionboard
3Frontpanel
4Opticaldrivebay2(withanopticaldriveinstalled

11Frontsystemfan2
12Systemboard
13Low-profilePCIcardbracket
14MainPCIcardbracket

insomemodels)

5Opticaldrivebay1(withanopticaldriveinstalled)15Systemboardbattery
6Hard-disk-drivebay316Expansioncard
7Hard-disk-drivebay2
8Hard-disk-drivebay1
9Hard-disk-drivebay019Powersupply
10Frontsystemfan1

17Heatsinkandfanassembly
18Rearsystemfan

20Fourmemoryslots(installedmemorymodulesvaryby

model)

Note:Thepowerconversionboard2,low-profilePCIcardbracket13,andmainPCIcardbracket14are
availableinservermodelsthatcomewithaRAIDcard.

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Componentsofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebays

Figure11.Componentsofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebays

1Coverpresenceswitch
2Powerconversionboard
3Frontpanel
4Opticaldrivebay2(withanopticaldriveinstalled

13Hard-disk-drivebay0
14Frontsystemfan1
15Frontsystemfan2
16Systemboard

insomemodels)

5Opticaldrivebay1(withanopticaldriveinstalled)17Systemboardbattery
6Hard-disk-drivebay7
7Hard-disk-drivebay6
8Hard-disk-drivebay520Expansioncard
9Hard-disk-drivebay4
10Hard-disk-drivebay3
11Hard-disk-drivebay223Powersupply
12Hard-disk-drivebay1

18MainPCIcardbracket
19Low-profilePCIcardbracket

21Heatsinkandfanassembly
22Rearsystemfan

24Fourmemoryslots(installedmemorymodulesvaryby

model)

Note:Thepowerconversionboard2,low-profilePCIcardbracket19,andmainPCIcardbracket18are
availableinservermodelsthatcomewithaRAIDcard.

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Componentsofservermodelswitheight2.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebays

Figure12.Componentsofservermodelswitheight2.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebays

1Coverpresenceswitch
2Powerconversionboard
3Frontpanel
4Opticaldrivebay2(withanopticaldriveinstalled

13Hard-disk-drivebay0
14Frontsystemfan1
15Frontsystemfan2
16Systemboard

insomemodels)

5Opticaldrivebay1(withanopticaldriveinstalled)17Systemboardbattery
6Hard-disk-drivebay7
7Hard-disk-drivebay6
8Hard-disk-drivebay520Expansioncard
9Hard-disk-drivebay4
10Hard-disk-drivebay3
11Hard-disk-drivebay223Powersupply
12Hard-disk-drivebay1

18Low-profilePCIcardbracket
19MainPCIcardbracket

21Heatsinkandfanassembly
22Rearsystemfan

24Fourmemoryslots(installedmemorymodulesvaryby

model)

Note:Thepowerconversionboard2,low-profilePCIcardbracket18,andmainPCIcardbracket19are
availableinservermodelsthatcomewithaRAIDcard.

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Componentsofservermodelswithfour3.5-inchnon-hot-swaphard-disk-drivebays

Figure13.Componentsofservermodelswithfour3.5-inchnon-hot-swaphard-disk-drivebays

1Coverpresenceswitch
2Powerconversionboard
3Frontpanel
4Opticaldrivebay2(withanopticaldriveinstalled

11Frontsystemfan2
12Systemboard
13Systemboardbattery
14Low-profilePCIcardbracket

insomemodels)

5Opticaldrivebay1(withanopticaldriveinstalled)15MainPCIcardbracket
6Hard-disk-drivebay316Expansioncard
7Hard-disk-drivebay2
8Hard-disk-drivebay1
9Hard-disk-drivebay019Powersupply
10Frontsystemfan1

17Heatsinkandfanassembly
18Rearsystemfan

20Fourmemoryslots(installedmemorymodulesvaryby

model)

Note:Thepowerconversionboard2,low-profilePCIcardbracket14,andmainPCIcardbracket15are
availableinservermodelsthatcomewithaRAIDcard.

Hot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs

Thistopicappliesonlytoservermodelswithhot-swapharddiskdrives.

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Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Eachhot-swapharddiskdrivehastwostatusLEDsonthefront.Unlockandopenthefrontdoortoaccess
theharddiskdrivesandviewthestatusLEDs.

Figure14.3.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs

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Figure15.2.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs

1Hard-disk-driveactivityLED2Hard-disk-driveRAIDstatusLEDDescription

OffOff

On,greenOff

Blinking,green

On,greenBlinkingrapidly(aboutfourflashes

On,greenOn,amber

Blinking,green

Off

persecond),amber

Blinkingslowly(aboutoneflashper
second),amber

Theharddiskdrivehasfailedoris
notpresent.

Theharddiskdriveispresentbutnot
inuse.

Theharddiskdriveisactiveanddata
isbeingtransferred.

TheRAIDcontrollerislocatingthe
harddiskdrive.

TheRAIDarrayhasfailedandcannot
recover.

Theharddiskdriveisbeingrebuilt.

RAIDcard

ThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonaRAIDcardifaRAIDcardisinstalledin
thePCI-Eslot1onthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage38.

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SomeservermodelscomewitharequiredRAIDcardtoprovideadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID
functionstotheserver.IfyourserverdoesnotcomewithaRAIDcard,youcanpurchaseonefromLenovo.
See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage82

.

Notes:

•TheoptionkitfortheRAIDcardisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandmightcontainadditional
cablesthatarenotrequiredforyourserver.

•ForservermodelswithmorethanfourSATAharddiskdrivesormodelsthatuseSASharddiskdrives,
theremustbeaRAIDcardinstalled.

YourserversupportsthefollowingRAIDcards:

•ThinkServerRAID500Adapter

•ThinkServerRAID700Adapter

ThinkServerRAID500Adapter

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.

Figure16.ThinkServerRAID500Adapter

1Port03TR500keyconnector
2Port1

1Port0

Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingthecables”onpage35

2Port1

.

Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingthecables”onpage35.

3TR500keyconnector

UsedtoconnectaThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID.See“Installingorremovingthe
ThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID”onpage84.

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ThinkServerRAID700Adapter

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID700Adapter.

Figure17.ThinkServerRAID700Adapter

1Ports7-4
2Ports3-0

1Ports7-4

Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingthecables”onpage35

2Ports3-0

Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingthecables”onpage35

3ThinkServerRAID700Batteryconnector

3ThinkServerRAID700Batteryconnector

.

.

UsedtoconnectaThinkServerRAID700Battery.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID700
Battery”onpage88.

Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane

Yourservermightcomewithoneofthefollowinghot-swapharddiskdriveandbackplaneconfigurations:

•Fivetoeight3.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdriveswithtwobackplanes

•Uptofour3.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdriveswithonebackplane

•Uptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapSASharddiskdriveswithonebackplane

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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofthehot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplanes1.Youneedto
opentheservercoverandremovethefrontsystemfanstoaccessthebackplanes.See“Removingthe
servercover”onpage67

Notes:

•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

•Thefollowingillustrationisbasedonservermodelsthathavefivetoeight3.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSAS
harddiskdriveswithtwobackplanes.

and“Replacingthefrontsystemfan1”onpage144.

Figure18.Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplanelocations

Backplaneforservermodelswithfour3.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebays

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodels
withfour3.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebays.

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Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodelswithfour3.5-inch
hot-swaphard-disk-drivebays.

Figure19.Frontviewofthebackplaneforservermodelswithfour3.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebays

1Slot0fora3.5-inchSATAorSAShot-swaphard

3Slot2fora3.5-inchSATAorSAShot-swapharddiskdrive

diskdrive

2Slot1fora3.5-inchSATAorSAShot-swaphard

4Slot3fora3.5-inchSATAorSAShot-swapharddiskdrive

diskdrive

Figure20.Rearviewofthebackplaneforservermodelswithfour3.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebays

18-pinpowerconnector

Usedtoconnectapowercable.

2Mini-SASsignalcableconnector

Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofthemini-SASsignalcable.

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Backplaneforservermodelswitheight2.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebays

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodels
witheight2.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebays.

Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodelswitheight2.5-inch
hot-swaphard-disk-drivebays.

Figure21.Frontviewofthebackplaneforservermodelswitheight2.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebays

1Slot0fora2.5-inchSAShot-swapharddisk

drive

2Slot1fora2.5-inchSAShot-swapharddisk

drive

3Slot2fora2.5-inchSAShot-swapharddisk

drive

4Slot3fora2.5-inchSAShot-swapharddisk

drive

5Slot4fora2.5-inchSAShot-swapharddiskdrive

6Slot5fora2.5-inchSAShot-swapharddiskdrive

7Slot6fora2.5-inchSAShot-swapharddiskdrive

8Slot7fora2.5-inchSAShot-swapharddiskdrive

Figure22.Rearviewofthebackplaneforservermodelswitheight2.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebays

18-pinpowerconnector

Usedtoconnectapowercable.

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2Mini-SASsignalcableconnector1

Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofthemini-SASsignalcable.

3Mini-SASsignalcableconnector0

Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofthemini-SASsignalcable.

Connectingthecables

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonthefollowingcableconnections:

•“Connectingthemini-SASsignalcablefromthesystemboardtothebackplaneforservermodelswith
hot-swapharddiskdrives”onpage35.

•“Connectingthemini-SASsignalcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplanesforservermodelswith
hot-swapharddiskdrives”onpage36.

•“ConnectingtheSATAsignalcablesfromthesystemboardtothenon-hot-swapharddiskdrives”
onpage38.

Connectingthemini-SASsignalcablefromthesystemboardtothebackplanefor
servermodelswithhot-swapharddiskdrives

Forservermodelswithuptofour3.5-inchSATAhot-swapharddiskdrivesinstalled,youcanusethe
mini-SASsignalcablethathasfourSATAconnectorsandoneSerialGeneralPurposeInput/Output(SGPIO)
connectorforcableconnection.

Toconnectthemini-SASsignalcablefromthesystemboardtothebackplane,dothefollowing:

1.Connectthemini-SASconnector1tothemini-SASsignalcableconnector0onthebackplane.The
backplaneisinstalledonthelowerhard-disk-drivecage.

2.ConnectthefourSATAconnectors3-6totheSATAconnectors0-3onthesystemboard.

3.ConnecttheSGPIOconnector2totheSATASGPIOconnectoronthesystemboard.

Figure23.Mini-SASsignalcablewithfourSAT AconnectorsandoneSATASGPIOconnector

Toconnectthepowercablefromthesystemboardtothebackplane,connectthe4-pinpowerconnectoron
oneendofthepowercabletothe4-pinpowerconnectoronthesystemboard.Then,connecttheother
powerconnectorontheotherendofthepowercabletothepowerconnectoronthebackplane.

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Note:ThenumberonthelabelforeachofthefourSATAsignalcablesindicatesthesequencetofollow
whenyouareconnectingthecablestothecorrespondingSATAconnectors(0-3)onthesystemboard.

SATAsignalcablelabelSystemboardSATAconnector

P0

P1

P2

P3

ForinformationaboutconfiguringRAIDusingtheconfigurationutilityfortheThinkServerRAID100,see
“ConfiguringthesystemBIOStoenableonboardSATARAIDfunctionality”onpage59

Refertothefollowingtopicsforinformationabouttheconnectorlocations:

•“Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane”onpage31

•“Systemboardcomponents”onpage38

SATAconnector0

SATAconnector1

SATAconnector2

SATAconnector3

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Connectingthemini-SASsignalcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplanesfor
servermodelswithhot-swapharddiskdrives

IfyourserverhasasupportedRAIDcardinstalled,youcanconnectthemini-SASsignalcablesfromthe
RAIDcardtothebackplanestosupportuptoeightharddiskdrives.Inthiscase,youcanconfigureRAIDfor
theharddiskdrivesusingtheadvancedhardwareRAIDfunctions.

Note:TheoptionpackagefortheRAIDcardisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandmightcontain
additionalcablesthatarenotrequiredforinstallation.

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Figure24.ConnectingcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplanes

Toconnectthemini-SASsignalcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplanes,dothefollowing:

•IfyouareusingaThinkServerRAID700Adapter,dothefollowing:

1.Useonemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Connectthemini-SASconnector3ononeendofthe
cabletotheports3-0ontheRAIDcard.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector4ontheother
endofthecabletothemini-SASsignalcableconnector0onthebackplanefor2.5-inchharddisk
drivesortothemini-SASsignalcableconnectoronthebackplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrives.The
backplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrivesisinstalledonthelowerhard-disk-drivecage.

2.Ifyourserverhasmorethanfourharddiskdrivesinstalled,usetheothermini-SAStomini-SASsignal
cable.Connectthemini-SASconnector1ononeendofthecabletotheports7-4ontheRAID
card.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector2ontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASsignal
cableconnector1onthebackplanefor2.5-inchharddiskdrivesortothemini-SASsignalcable
connectoronthebackplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrives.Thebackplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrives
isinstalledontheupperhard-disk-drivecage.

•IfyouareusingaThinkServerRAID500Adapter,dothefollowing:

1.Useonemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Connectthemini-SASconnector1ononeendofthe
cabletotheport0ontheRAIDcard.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector2ontheotherendof
thecabletothemini-SASsignalcableconnector0onthebackplanefor2.5-inchharddiskdrivesor
tothemini-SASsignalcableconnectoronthebackplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrives.Thebackplane
for3.5-inchharddiskdrivesisinstalledonthelowerhard-disk-drivecage.

2.Ifyourserverhasmorethanfourharddiskdrivesinstalled,usetheothermini-SAStomini-SASsignal
cable.Connectthemini-SASconnector3ononeendofthecabletotheport1ontheRAIDcard.
Then,connectthemini-SASconnector4ontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASsignal
cableconnector1onthebackplanefor2.5-inchharddiskdrivesortothemini-SASsignalcable
connectoronthebackplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrives.Thebackplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrives
isinstalledontheupperhard-disk-drivecage.

Note:ThelocationoftheexternalconnectorontheRAIDcarddiffersdependingonthetypeofRAIDcard.

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Toconnectthepowercables,dothefollowing:

•Forservermodelswithuptofour3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives,connectthe4-pinpowerconnector
ononeendofthepowercabletothe4-pinpowerconnectoronthesystemboard.Then,connectthe
otherpowerconnectorontheotherendofthepowercabletothepowerconnectoronthebackplane.

•Forservermodelswithmorethanfour3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives,usetwopowercables.
Connectthe4-pinpowerconnectorononeendofonepowercabletothe4-pinpowerconnectoron
thesystemboard.Then,connecttheotherpowerconnectorontheotherendofthepowercabletothe
powerconnectoronthebackplaneinstalledontheupperhard-disk-drivecage.Connectthe8-pinpower
connectorononeendoftheotherpowercabletothe8-pinpowerconnectoronthepowerconversion
board.Then,connecttheotherpowerconnectorontheotherendofthepowercabletothepower
connectoronthebackplaneinstalledonthelowerhard-disk-drivecage.

•Forservermodelswithuptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives,connectthe8-pinpowerconnector
ononeendofthepowercabletothe8-pinpowerconnectoronthepowerconversionboard.Then,
connecttheotherpowerconnectorontheotherendofthepowercabletothepowerconnectoronthe
backplane.

Refertothefollowingtopicsforinformationabouttheconnectorlocations:

•“Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane”onpage31

•“RAIDcard”onpage29

•“Systemboardcomponents”onpage38

ConnectingtheSAT Asignalcablesfromthesystemboardtothenon-hot-swap
harddiskdrives

Forservermodelswithuptofour3.5-inchnon-hot-swapharddiskdrives,connectoneendofaSATAsignal
cabletotherearofanon-hot-swapharddiskdrive.Then,connecttheotherendoftheSATAsignalcableto
theappropriateSATAconnectoronthesystemboard.Youalsoneedtoconnecttheappropriatepower
connectortotherearofthenon-hot-swapharddiskdrive.

ThefollowingtableprovidesinformationabouttherecommendedSATAconnectoronthesystemboardfor
thenon-hot-swapharddiskdriveinstalledineachdrivebay.

Installedinbay0
Installedinbay1
Installedinbay2
Installedinbay3

Non-hot-swapharddiskdrive

SATAconnector0
SATAconnector1
SATAconnector2
SATAconnector3

SATAconnectoronthesystemboard

Toconnectthepowercablefromthesystemboardtothenon-hot-swapharddiskdrives,connectthe4-pin
powerconnectorononeendofthepowercabletothe4-pinpowerconnectoronthesystemboard.Then,
connectthepowerconnectorsontheotherendofthepowercabletothecorrespondingpowerconnectors
ontheharddiskdrives.

Formoreinformationaboutthelocationofthehard-disk-drivebays,powerconnectors,andSATAconnectors
onthesystemboard,see“Servercomponents”onpage23

and“Systemboardcomponents”onpage38

Systemboardcomponents

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentlocationsonthesystemboard.

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Figure25.Systemboardcomponents

14-pinpowerconnector
2Systemboardbattery19Systemfan1connector
3Microprocessorsocket20Frontpanelconnector
4Microprocessorfanconnector
5Memoryslot1(DIMM1)22PlatformControllerHub(PCH)
6Memoryslot2(DIMM2)23SATASGPIOconnector
7Memoryslot3(DIMM3)24USB2.0connector
8Memoryslot4(DIMM4)25ClearCMOS(ComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor)

18SATAconnector2

21FrontUSB3.0connector

jumper

9Thermalsensorconnector
10Systemfan2connector27Serialconnector
114-pinpowerconnector
124-pinpowerconnector
13Mainpowerconnector
14SATAconnector331PCIExpressx16cardslot(PCI-Eslot1)
15SATAconnector0
16SATAconnector433Coverpresenceswitchconnector(intrusionswitchconnector)
17SATAconnector1

26ManagementEngine(ME)disablejumper

28PCIcardslot(PCIslot4)
29PCIExpressx4cardslot(PCI-Eslot3)
30PCIExpressx1cardslot(PCI-Eslot2)

32Rearsystemfanconnector

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14-pinpowerconnector

Usedtoconnectthepowercablefromthepowersupply.

2Systemboardbattery

Yourserverhasaspecialtypeofmemorythatmaintainsthedate,time,andconfigurationinformationfor
built-infeatures.Thesystemboardbatterykeepstheinformationactivewhenyouturnofftheserver.

3Microprocessorsocket

Themicroprocessorissecuredinthemicroprocessorsocketonthesystemboard.Aheatsinkandfan
assemblyisinstalledabovethemicroprocessortoprovidecooling.

4Microprocessorfanconnector

Usedtoconnectthecableoftheheatsinkandfanassembly.

5-8Memoryslots

Yourserversystemboardprovidesfourmemoryslotstosupportuptofourmemorymodules.Formore
information,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage74.

9Thermalsensorconnector

Usedtoconnectthethermalsensorcable.

10Systemfan2connector

Usedtoconnectthecableoftheupperfrontsystemfan(frontsystemfan2).

114-pinpowerconnector

Usedtoconnectthepowercableforopticaldrives.

124-pinpowerconnector

Usedtoconnectthepowercableforharddiskdrives.

13Mainpowerconnector

Usedtoconnectthe14-pinpowerconnectorofthepowersupplytoprovidemainpowertoyourserver.

1415161718SATAconnectors

UsedtoconnectSATAsignalcablesfortheSATAharddiskdrivesorSATAopticaldrives.

Notes:

•IfyourserverhasoneSATAopticaldriveinstalled,useaSATAsignalcabletoconnecttheopticaldrive
totheSATAconnector4onthesystemboard.

•IfyourserverhastwoSATAopticaldrivesinstalled,usetwoSATAsignalcablestoconnecttheoptical
drivestotheSATAconnector4andSATAconnector3onthesystemboardrespectively.

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19Systemfan1connector

Usedtoconnectthecableofthelowerfrontsystemfan(frontsystemfan1).

20Frontpanelconnector

Usedtoconnectthefrontpanelcable.

21FrontUSB3.0connector

UsedtoconnectthefrontUSBcable.

22PlatformControllerHub(PCH)

Thischipprovidesthedatabufferingandinterfacearbitrationrequiredtoensurethatsysteminterfaces
operateefficientlyandprovidesthebandwidthnecessaryforthesystemtoachievepeakperformance.

23SA TASGPIOconnector

UsedtoconnecttheSGPIOconnectorofthemini-SASsignalcablewithfourSATAconnectorsandone
SGPIOconnectortoenabletheRAIDstatusLEDsforhot-swapharddiskdrives.

24InternalUSB2.0connector

Reservedforthemanufacturer.

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25ClearCMOS(ComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor)jumper

UsedtoclearCMOSandturntheBIOSsettingsintothefactorydefaultsettings.

Note:ClearingCMOSdoesnoteraseyourBIOSpasswords.

Ajumperisashortlengthofconductorusedtosetuporadjustaprintedcircuitboard,suchasthesystem
boardofacomputer.Ajumperusuallyisencasedinanon-conductiveblockofplasticforconvenientuse
andtoavoidanypossibledamagetoalivecircuit.Jumperpinsarrangedingroupsonthesystemboardare
calledjumperblocks.Whentwoormorejumperpinsarecappedwithajumper,anelectricalconnectionis
madebetweenthemandtheequipmentisthusinstructedtoactivatecertainsettingsaccordingly.

ToclearCMOS,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage67.

3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

4.LocatetheClearCMOSjumperonthesystemboard.

5.MovetheClearCMOSjumperfromthedefaultnormalposition(pin1andpin2)totheshort-circuited
position(pin2andpin3).

6.Reconnecttheservertoanacpowersourceandturnontheserver.Then,waitmorethan10seconds.

7.Whenyouhearbeeps,turnofftheserver.Then,movetheClearCMOSjumperbacktothenormal
position(pin1andpin2).

8.Reinstalltheservercoverandconnectthepowercords.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”on
page157.

9.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandturnontheserver.TheclearingCMOSprocessis
completed.

26ManagementEngine(ME)disablejumper

UsethisjumpertodisabletheME.

TodisabletheME,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage67.

3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

4.LocatetheMEdisablejumperonthesystemboard,andthenensurethatthejumperisencasedina
non-conductiveblockofplastic.

5.Reinstalltheservercoverandconnectthepowercords.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”on
page157

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6.Connecttheservertoanacpowersource.Then,turnontheserver.TheMEhasbeendisabled.

27Serialconnector

Usedtoprovideanoptionalserialconnectorsolutionwitharequiredcable.

28PCIcardslot(PCIslot4)

Usedtoinstallastandard32-bit33-MHzPCIcardwith167mm(6.57inches)inlength.

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29PCIExpressx4cardslot(PCI-Eslot3)

ThisPCIcardslotsupportsaPCIExpressx4cardwith167mm(6.57inches)inlength,suchasanEthernet
card.

30PCIExpressx1cardslot(PCI-Eslot2)

ThisPCIcardslotsupportsaPCIExpressx1cardwith167mm(6.57inches)inlength,suchasagraphics
card.

31PCIExpressx16cardslot(PCI-Eslot1)

ThisPCIcardslotsupportsaPCIExpressx16cardwith167mm(6.57inches)inlength,suchasanEthernet
card,aHBA,oraRAIDcard.

32Rearsystemfanconnector

Usedtoconnectthecableoftherearsystemfan.

33Coverpresenceswitchconnector(intrusionswitchconnector)

Usedtoconnectthecableofthecoverpresenceswitch.

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Chapter4.Turningonandturningofftheserver

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutturningonandturningofftheserver.

Turningontheserver

Afteryoufinishunpackingandsettinguptheserver,connectittoanacpowersource.Pressthepower
buttononthefrontpaneltoturnontheserver.See“Frontpanel”onpage16

Turningofftheserver

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

Theservercanbeturnedoffinoneofthefollowingways:

•Turnofftheserverfromtheoperatingsystemifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.Afteran
orderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystem,theserverwillturnoffautomatically.Forinstructionsonhow
toshutdownyourspecificoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationorhelpsystemfor
theoperatingsystem.

•Pressthepowerbuttononthefrontpaneltostartanorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystemandturn
offtheserver,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.

•Ifyourserverstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttononthe
frontpanelforfoursecondsormore.Ifyoustillcannotturnofftheserver,disconnectallpowercords
fromtheserver.

•Theservermightbeturnedoffasanautomaticresponsetoacriticalsystemfailure.

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Note:Forinformationaboutyourspecificoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationorhelp
systemfortheoperatingsystem.

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Chapter5.Configuringtheserver

Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfiguretheserver:

•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage47

•“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage54

•“ConfiguringRAID”onpage57

•“ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers”onpage62

•“Updatingthefirmware”onpage62

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutusingtheSetupUtilityprogram.

TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverfirmware.YoucanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtoviewand
changetheconfigurationsettingsofyourserver,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing.
However,theoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtostarttheSetupUtilityprogram.

TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandpressthepowerbuttononthefrontpaneltoturnonthe
server.See“Turningontheserver”onpage45

2.PresstheF1keyassoonasyouseethelogoscreen.Then,waitforseveralseconds,andtheSetup
Utilityprogramopens.Ifyouhavesetapassword,youneedtotypethecorrectpasswordtoenterthe
SetupUtilityprogram.Forpasswordinformation,see“Usingpasswords”onpage51

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.

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram

TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutthesystemconfiguration.Selectadesireditem
toviewinformationorchangesettings.

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

YoucanviewthefollowinginformationaboutyourspecificservermodelfromtheSetupUtilityprogram:

•TheMainmenulistsinformationabouttheBIOSversion,microprocessortypeandcorefrequency,
memorysize,installedSATAdevices,andsystemdateandtime.

•TheAdvancedmenulistsinformationabouttheinstalledmicroprocessoranditssupportedtechnologies.

SetupUtilityprograminterface

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutthemenusanditemsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

DependingontheversionofyoursystemBIOS,somemenuoriteminformationmightdifferslightlyfrom
theinformationinthistopic.

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Notes:

•Thedefaultsettingsalreadyareoptimizedforyou.Usethedefaultvalueforanyitemyouarenotfamiliar
with.Donotchangethevalueofunfamiliaritemstoavoidunexpectedproblems.Ifyouconsider
changingtheserverconfiguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectly
mightcauseunexpectedresults.IfyoucannotturnontheserverbecauseofincorrectBIOSsettings,
usetheClearCMOSjumpertorestoretheBIOSsettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.See“System
boardcomponents”onpage38

•Ifyouhavechangedanyhardwareintheserver,youmightneedtoreflashtheBIOS.

ThefollowingmenusarelistedontheBIOSSetupUtilityscreen:

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•Main:See“Mainmenu”onpage48

•Devices:See“Devicesmenu”onpage48.

•Advanced:See“Advancedmenu”onpage48.

•Power:See“Powermenu”onpage49.

•Security:See“Securitymenu”onpage49

•Startup:See“Startupmenu”onpage50.

•Exit:“Exitmenu”onpage50.

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Mainmenu

AfterenteringtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanseetheMainmenu,whichlistsbasicinformationaboutthe
BIOS,totalmemorysize,andsystemdateandtime.

TosetthesystemdateandtimeontheMainmenu,see“Settingthesystemdateandtime”onpage51.

Devicesmenu

YoucanvieworchangevariousdevicessettingsontheDevicesmenuintheSetupUtilityprogram.Oneach
submenu,pressEntertoviewtheinformationorshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionby
usingtheupanddownarrowkeys.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyiftheserversupportsthe
correspondingfeatures.

Notes:

•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.

•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.

TheDevicesmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthecorresponding
submenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.

•SerialPortSetup:Viewandsetserialconnectorconfigurationparameters.

•USBSetup:ViewandsetUSBconfigurationparameters.

•A TADriveSetup:ViewandsetSATAhard-disk-driveconfigurationparameters.

•VideoSetup:Viewandsettheprimaryvideoadaptertype.

•NetworkSetup:EnableordisabletheonboardEthernetcontrollerandothernetworkfunctions.

Advancedmenu

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

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Notes:

•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.

•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.

TheAdvancedmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthecorresponding
submenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.

•CPUSetup:ViewandsetCPUconfigurationparameters.

•Intel

®

Manageability:ViewandsetIntelvPROfeatures.

Powermenu

YoucanvieworchangevariousserverpowermanagementsettingsonthePowermenuintheSetupUtility
program.ThePowermenucontainsvariousconfigurationsubmenusanditems.Foreachsubmenuand
item,pressEntertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupanddownarrow
keysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyiftheserver
supportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

ThePowermenucontainsthefollowingitems:

•AfterPowerLoss:Viewandconfigurethesystemperformanceafteracpowersourceisremoved
andrestored.

•EnhancedPowerSavingMode:EnableordisableEnhancedPowerSavingMode.

ThePowermenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus:

•IntelligentCoolingEngine(ICE):Enablethesystemtoentertheloweracousticlevelorbetterthermal
level.

•AutomaticPowerOn:EnableordisabletheAutomaticPowerOnfunction.

Securitymenu

YoucansetpasswordsandconfiguretheTPMfunctionontheSecuritymenuintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Foreachmenuitem,pressEntertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupand
downarrowkeysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyif
theserversupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Notes:

•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.

•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.

TheSecuritymenucontainsthefollowingmainitems:

•AdministratorPassword:Viewthestatusofanadministratorpassword.

•Power-OnPassword:Viewthestatusofauserpassword.

•SetAdministratorPassword:Setanadministratorpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccessto
yourserver.See“Usingpasswords”onpage51

•SetPower-OnPassword:Setauserpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccesstoyourserver.
See“Usingpasswords”onpage51

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TheSecuritymenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus:

•TCGFeatureSetup:ConfiguretheTPMfunction.See“ConfiguringtheTPMfunction”onpage52

•SystemEventLog:Viewandclearthesystemeventlog.

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•SecureBoot:Viewandsetsecurebootconfigurationparameters.

Startupmenu

TheStartupmenuintheSetupUtilityprogramprovidesaninterfacetohelpyouvieworchangetheserver
startupoptions,includingthestartupsequenceandbootpriorityforvariousdevices.Aftertheserver
restarts,changesinthestartupoptionstakeeffect.

Thestartupsequencespecifiestheorderinwhichtheserverchecksdevicestofindabootrecord.Theserver
startsfromthefirstbootrecordthatitfinds.Forexample,youcandefineastartupsequencethatchecksa
discintheopticaldrive,thencheckstheharddiskdrive,andthenchecksanetworkdevice.Forinformation
aboutsettingthestartupsequenceorselectingastartupdevice,see“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage52

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.

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

•OptionsKeysDisplayStyle:ThisitemcontrolstheoptionkeysdisplaystylewhenyouselectEnabled
fortheOptionKeysDisplayitem.

–IfyouselectLegacy,themessage“PressF1toenterSetup,F12todisplayBootMenu”willbe

displayedonthelogoscreen.

–IfyouselectNormal,themessage“Tointerruptnormalstartup,pressEnter”willbedisplayedon

thelogoscreen.

Exitmenu

AfteryoufinishviewingorchangingsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanchooseadesiredaction
fromtheExitmenutosavechanges,discardchanges,orloaddefaultvalues,andexittheprogram.Press
EntertoselecttheitemontheExitmenu,andthenselectYeswhenpromptedtoconfirmtheaction.For
informationaboutexitingtheSetupUtilityprogram,see“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage53.

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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”onpage47.

2.OntheMainmenu,selectSystemTime&Date.

3.UsetheTabkeytoswitchbetweendataelementsandtypethenumbersfromthekeyboardtosetthe
systemdateandtime.

4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Usingpasswords

ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetapasswordtopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourserver.

Youdonothavetosetapasswordtouseyourserver.However,usingapasswordimprovescomputing
security.Ifyoudecidetosetapassword,readthefollowingtopics.

SetupUtilityprogrampasswordtypes

ThefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailableintheSetupUtilityprogram:

•Administratorpassword
Settinganadministratorpassworddetersunauthorizedusersfromchangingconfigurationsettings.Ifyou

areresponsibleformaintainingtheconfigurationsettingsofseveralcomputers,youmightwanttoset
anadministratorpassword.Whenanadministratorpasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalid
passwordeachtimeyoutrytoaccesstheSetupUtilityprogram.TheSetupUtilityprogramcannot
beaccesseduntilavalidpasswordistypedin.

•Power-Onpassword
Whenapower-onpasswordisset,theservercannotbeuseduntilavalidpasswordistypedin.

Note:Ifboththeadministratorpasswordandpower-onpasswordareset,youcantypeeitherpasswordto
usetheserver.However,youmustuseyouradministratorpasswordtochangeanyconfigurationsettings.

Passwordconsiderations

Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedthatyouuseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.

Notes:

1.TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcasesensitive.

2.TheserversupportsSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsthatconsistofupto20characters.

Tosetastrongpassword,usethefollowingguidelines:

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•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength

•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter

•Notbeyournameoryourusername

•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname

•Besignificantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords

Besidesthealphabeticcharacters(a-z)andnumericcharacters(0-9),theserveralsosupportscharacters
typedusingspecialkeysonthekeyboardforapassword.Refertothehelpmessageonthescreenwhen
settingapasswordtodeterminethevalidspecialcharacters.

Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoset,change,ordeleteapasswordintheSetupUtilityprogram.

Toset,change,ordeleteapasswordintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage47.

2.OntheSecuritymenu,selectSetAdministratorPasswordtosetanadministratorpasswordorselect
SetPower-OnPasswordtosetauserpassword.

3.See“Passwordconsiderations”onpage51.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreentosetor
changeapassword.

4.Ifyouwanttodeleteapassword,typeyourcurrentpassword.PressEnterwhenyouareprompted
totypeanewpassword.Then,pressEntertoconfirmthenewpassword.Thepreviouspassword
willbecleared.

Note:Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedthatyoualwayssetapasswordforyourserver.

5.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Ifyouhaveforgottenthepassword,youcanusetheClearCMOSjumperonthesystemboardtoerasethe
password.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage38.Then,setanewpasswordfortheserver.

ConfiguringtheTPMfunction

TheTPMworksasahardwaresecuritysolutiontohelpyoutoencryptdataandprotecttheserver.

ToenabletheTPMfunctionintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage47.

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.

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1.Turnonorrestartyourserver.

2.Whenyouseethelogoscreen,pressF12todisplaythebootmenu.Thebootdeviceselection
windowopens.

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

•Tovieworpermanentlychangetheconfiguredstartupdevicesequence,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage47.

2.OntheStartupmenu,followtheinstructionsonthescreentosetthestartupdevicedependingon
yourneeds.Y oualsocansetthebootpriorityforvariousdevices.See“Startupmenu”onpage50

3.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillfollowthestartupdevice
sequenceyouhaveseteachtimeyouturnontheserver.

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram

Afteryoufinishviewingorchangingsettings,pressEsctoreturntotheSetupUtilityprogrammaininterface.
Ifyouareonanestedsubmenu,pressEscrepeatedlyuntilyoureachthemaininterface.Then,youcan
dooneofthefollowing:

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

•Ifyoudonotwanttosavethenewsettings,selectExit➙DiscardChangesandExit.

•Ifyouwanttoreturntothedefaultsettings,pressF9orselectExit➙LoadOptimalDefaults.

.

FormoreinformationabouttheExitmenuintheSetupUtilityprogram,see“Exitmenu”onpage50

.

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdatetheBIOSandhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOS
updatefailure.

Systemprogramsarethebasiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourserver.SystemprogramsincludethePOST,
theUEFIBIOS,andtheSetupUtilityprogram.ThePOSTisasetoftestsandproceduresthatareperformed
eachtimeyouturnonyourserver.TheUEFIBIOSisalayerofsoftwarethattranslatesinstructionsfrom
otherlayersofsoftwareintoelectricalsignalsthattheserverhardwarecanexecute.Y oucanusethe
SetupUtilityprogramtovieworchangetheconfigurationsettingsofyourserver.See“UsingtheSetup
Utilityprogram”onpage47

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

YoualsocanusetheFirmwareUpdaterprogramtohelpyoukeeptheserverfirmwareup-to-date.See
“Updatingthefirmware”onpage62.

Updating(flashing)theBIOS

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdate(flash)theBIOS.

Notes:

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•UpdatetheBIOSonyourserveronlyifthenewerBIOSversionspecificallysolvesaproblemyouhave.
WedonotrecommendBIOSupdatesforserversthatdonotneedthem.Y oucanviewtheupdated
informationforthenewBIOSversionintheinstallationinstructionsfortheBIOSupdateutilityprogram.

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•DowngradingtheBIOStoanearlierversionisnotrecommendedandmightnotbesupported.Anearlier
BIOSversionmightnotcontainthesupportforthelatestsystemconfigurations.

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

•IfyouhaveupdatedtheBIOSfirmware,alltheBIOSsettingsbecomethedefaultsettingsoftheupdated
BIOSversion.YouneedtocheckandreconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.

Toupdate(flash)theBIOS,dothefollowing:

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

2.DownloadtheBIOSupdatepackageandtheTXTfilethatcontainsinstallationinstructions.

3.PrinttheTXTfileandfollowtheinstructionstoupdate(flash)theBIOS.

4.CheckandreconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneedsbasedonyournoteorreferto“Using
theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage47aftertheBIOSupdateprocessiscompleted.

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

ThistopicguidesyoutousetheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramtosetupandconfigureyourserver.

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
WindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Theprogramworkswithyour
WindowsorLinuxoperatingsysteminstallationdisctoautomatetheprocessofinstallingtheoperating
systemandassociateddevicedrivers.Thisprogramisprovidedwithyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)
ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.TheuserguidefortheprogramisalsoontheDVDandcanbeaccessed
directlyfromtheprograminterface.

IfyoudonothaveaThinkServerEasyStartupDVD,youalsocandownloadanISOimagefromtheLenovo
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

•RAIDconfigurationutility

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•Devicedriversprovidedbasedontheservermodelanddetecteddevices

•AbilitytodownloaddevicedriversfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDaccordingtotheoperating
systemoradd-ondevice

•Selectablepartitionsizeandfilesystemtype

•Supportformultipleoperatingsystems

•Abilitytoinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedriversinanunattendedmodetosavetime

•AbilitytocreateareusableresponsefilethatcanbeusedwithsimilarlyconfiguredLenovoserversto
makefutureinstallationsevenfaster

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtostarttheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.Afteryoustartthe
programandenterthemaininterface,clickUserGuidefordetailedinformationabouthowtousethis
programtohelpyouconfiguretheserverandinstallanoperatingsystem.

TostarttheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram,dothefollowing:

1.InserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintotheopticaldrive,settheopticaldriveasthefirststartup
device,andstartyourserverfromtheDVDintheopticaldrive.See“Selectingastartupdevice”on
page52.

2.WaitfortheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramtoload.Then,youwillbepromptedforthefollowing
selections:

•Thelanguageinwhichyouwanttoviewtheprogram

•Thelanguageofthekeyboardlayoutyouwillbeusingwiththeprogram

Note:ThesupportedlanguagesandkeyboardlayoutsfortheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramare
German,English,Spanish,French,Italian,Dutch,Turkish,andJapanese.Y ourThinkServerEasyStartup
DVDmightbeEnglishonly.Inthiscase,thekeyboardlayoutshouldbeEnglish.

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

4.SetthecurrentdateandtimeandclickOK.TheStartoptionwindowopens.

5.TheStartoptionwindowprovidesthefollowingselections:

•Continuetothemaininterface.

•Installtheoperatingsystemusingapre-existingresponsefile.

•ConfigureRAIDusingapre-existingresponsefile.
Readtheexplanationsonthescreenandselectadesiredoption.Then,followtheinstructionsonthe

screen.IfthisisthefirsttimeyouareusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram,selecttheoptionto
continuetothemaininterfaceandviewthecompatibilitynotesanduserguide.

Notes:

1.FunctionalityandsupportedoperatingsystemsvarydependingontheversionoftheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram.Fromthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,clickCompatibilitynotestoview
theinformationabouttheRAIDcontrollers,operatingsystems,andserverconfigurationssupported
bythespecificversionoftheprogramandclickUserGuidetoviewthevariousfunctionsandlearn
howtousetheprogram.

2.BeforeusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramtoinstallanoperatingsystem,ensurethatany
externalstoragedevicesandfiberchannelsareconfiguredcorrectly.

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TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogrammaininterfaceprovidesthefollowingmenusontheleftpaneof
thescreen:

•Home
Thismenuisthewelcomepagethatcontainssomegeneraldescriptionsabouttheprogramandthe

Lenovocopyrightandtrademarkstatements.

•Compatibilitynotes
ThismenuprovidesinformationabouttheRAIDcontrollers,operatingsystems,andserverconfigurations

supportedbytheversionoftheprogramyouareusing.

•UserGuide
Thismenuprovidesinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheprogramandinstructionsonhowtousethe

program.

•Hardwarelist
Thismenudisplaysalistofhardwaredevicesdetectedbytheprogram.

•ConfigureRAID
ThismenuguidesyoutoconfigureRAIDorviewthecurrentRAIDconfigurationandmakechanges

ifneeded.

•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
failstostart,openthelaunch.exefilelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

Notes:

•YoushouldreadandaccepttheLenovoLicenseAgreementwhenprompted.

•OntheMicrosoftWindowsServer
toaddtheUniformResourceLocator(URL)fortheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramWebpagetothe
trustedWebsitelistsothatthepagecanopencorrectly.

YoucandothefollowingwhenusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramonaWindowsoperatingsystem.
Fordetailedinformation,refertothehelpsystem.

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2003andWindowsServer2012operatingsystems,youmightneed

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•ViewageneralintroductiontoyourThinkServerservermodelandthespecificserverconfiguration
information.

•ViewgeneralguidanceonhowtousetheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.

•Downloadtherequireddevicedriverstoaremovablestoragedevicesothatyoucaneasilygetthe
driversforserverconfigurationwhenyouneedthem,especiallywhenyoufinishinstallinganoperating
systemwithoutusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDandneedappropriatedevicedriverstoconfigure
yourserver.

•InstalltherequireddevicedriversdirectlyontheserveronwhichyouarerunningtheThinkServer
EasyStartupDVD.

•ViewinformationaboutallservermodelssupportedbytheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramand
informationaboutthedevicedriversforeachservermodel,includingthedriverversionsanddriver
locationsintherootdirectoryoftheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.

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

ConfiguringRAID

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutRAIDandtheutilityprogramsthatareavailableforyoutoconfigure
RAID.

Thistopiccontainsthefollowingitems:

•“AboutRAID”onpage57

•“RAIDforyourserver”onpage58

•“ConfiguringthesystemBIOStoenableonboardSATARAIDfunctionality”onpage59

•“ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID”onpage61

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:

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•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.

•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.

•RAID50:acombinationofRAID0andRAID5
RAID50usesdistributedparityanddiskstriping.ARAID50drivegroupisaspanneddrivegroupin

whichdataisstripedacrossmultipleRAID5drivegroups.RAID50worksbestwithdatathatrequires
highreliability,highrequestrates,highdatatransfers,andmedium-to-largecapacity.

Note:HavingvirtualdrivesofdifferentRAIDlevels,suchasRAID0andRAID5,inthesamedrivegroupis
notallowed.Forexample,ifanexistingRAID5virtualdriveiscreatedoutofpartialspaceinanarray,the
nextvirtualdriveinthearrayhastobeRAID5only.

RAID50requiresaminimumnumberofsixharddiskdrives.

FordetailedinformationaboutRAID,referto“IntroductiontoRAID”intheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUser
GuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.

RAIDforyourserver

ThistopicprovidesinformationabouttheRAIDsupportedbyyourserver.

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Note:BeforeconfiguringRAIDforyourserver,ensurethatyouuseharddiskdrivesthatareofthesametype

(SATAorSAS)andhavethesamecapacitywithinasingleRAIDarray.

YourserversupportsthefollowingtwotypesofRAIDconfigurations:

•OnboardSAT AsoftwareRAIDconfigurationusingtheIntelRapidStorageTechnologyenterprise

program

TheonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDcontrollerisintegratedontheIntelC220chiponthesystemboard.
IfyourserverhasSATAharddiskdrivesthatareconnectedtothesystemboard,youcanusetheIntel
RapidStorageTechnologyenterpriseprogramtoconfigureRAID.Bydefault,yourserversupports
onboardSATAsoftwareRAIDlevels0,1,5,and10.

Fordetailedinformation,see“ConfiguringthesystemBIOStoenableonboardSATARAIDfunctionality”
onpage59

•AdvancedSA TA/SAShardwareRAIDconfigurationusingtheWebBIOSConfigurationUtility

program;andRAIDmanagementusingtheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramandtheMegaCLI
ConfigurationUtilityprogram(requiresaRAIDcard)

SomeservermodelscomewitharequiredRAIDcardtoprovideadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID
functionstotheserver.YoualsocanpurchasetheRAIDcardfromLenovoandinstallitintoservermodels
thatsupporttheRAIDcardtogetadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDfunctions.See“RAIDcard”on
page29

Note:ForservermodelswithmorethanfourharddiskdrivesormodelsthatuseSASharddiskdrives,a
RAIDcardmustbeinstalled.

TheRAIDcardprovidestheWebBIOSConfigurationUtilityprogramtohelpyouconfigureRAID
independentlyoftheoperatingsystem.YoualsocaninstalltheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogram
andtheMegaCLIConfigurationUtilityprogramtohelpyoumanagetheRAIDarrayandRAIDcontroller
inanoperatingsystemenvironment.ThesupportedRAIDlevelsareRAID0,1,and10bydefault.For
theThinkServerRAID500Adapter,toactivateRAID5andRAID50levels,youneedtoinstallaRAID5
keyontheRAIDcard.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvanced
RAID”onpage84

Fordetailedinformation,see“ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID”onpage61

.

and“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage82formoreinformation.

.

.

Note:TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringsupportedRAIDand
installingsupportedoperatingsystemsanddevicedrivers.

BeforeconfiguringRAIDforyourserver,observethefollowingprecautions:

1.UseharddiskdrivesthathavethesamecapacitywithinasingleRAIDarray.

2.Useharddiskdrivesthatareofthesametype(SATAorSAS)withinasingleRAIDarray.

3.Dependingontheoperatingsystem,theprimaryRAIDmightbelimitedto2TBtotaldrivecapacity.

ConfiguringthesystemBIOStoenableonboardSATARAIDfunctionality

ThissectiondescribeshowtoconfigurethesystemBIOStoenableonboardSATARAIDfunctionality.

Note:Usethearrowkeysonthekeyboardtomakeselections.

ToenableSATARAIDfunctionality,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage47.

2.SelectDevices➙ATADriveSetup.

3.SelectConfigureSATAasandpressEnter.

4.SelectRAIDModeandpressEnter.

5.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

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CreatingRAIDvolumes

ThissectiondescribeshowtousetheIntelRapidStorageTechnologyenterpriseoptionROMconfiguration
utilitytocreateRAIDvolumes.

TocreateRAIDvolumes,dothefollowing:

1.PressCtrl+IwhenpromptedtoentertheIntelRapidStorageTechnologyenterpriseoptionROM
configurationutilityduringsystemstartup.

2.UsetheupanddownarrowkeystoselectCreateRAIDVolumeandpressEnter.

3.TypeaproperRAIDvolumenameintheNamefieldandpressTab.

4.UsethearrowkeystoselectaRAIDlevelintheRAIDLevelfieldandpressT ab.

5.Ifappropriate,usethearrowkeystoselectastripesizeintheStripeSizefieldandpressTab.

6.TypeavolumesizeintheCapacityfieldandpressTab.

7.PressEntertoinitiatevolumecreation.

8.Whenprompted,pressYtoacceptthewarningmessageandcreatethevolume.

9.Ifdesired,returntostep2tocreateadditionalRAIDvolumes.

10.Whenfinished,selectExitandpressEnter.

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”onpage60

•UsetheupanddownarrowkeystoselectExitandpressEnter.

forRAIDvolumecreation.

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”onpage60

•See“CreatingRAIDvolumes”onpage60forRAIDvolumecreation.

•UsetheupanddownarrowkeystoselectExitandpressEnter.

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forRAIDvolumedeletion.

ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID

SomeservermodelscomewitharequiredRAIDcardtoprovideadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID
functionstotheserver.Y oualsocanpurchasetheRAIDcardfromLenovoandinstallitintoservermodels
thatsupporttheRAIDcardtogetadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDfunctions.See“RAIDcard”onpage

and“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage82formoreinformation.

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Note:ForservermodelswithmorethanfourharddiskdrivesormodelsthatuseSASharddiskdrives,a
RAIDcardmustbeinstalled.

TheRAIDcardprovidestheWebBIOSConfigurationUtilityprogramtohelpyouconfigureRAIDindependently
oftheoperatingsystem.YoualsocaninstalltheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramandtheMegaCLI
ConfigurationUtilityprogramtohelpyoumanagetheRAIDarrayandRAIDcontrollerinanoperatingsystem
environment.ThesupportedRAIDlevelsareRAID0,1,and10bydefault.FortheThinkServerRAID500
Adapter,toactivateRAID5and50levels,youneedtoinstallaRAID5keyontheRAIDcard.See“Installing
orremovingtheThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID”onpage84

TheinstallationpackagesfortheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramandtheMegaCLIConfiguration
UtilityprogramareontheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.Afteryouentertheoperatingsystem,insertthe
ThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintotheopticaldrive.Theinstallationpackagesfortheprogramsarelocatedin
theUtilitiesandOthersfolderintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

Note:TheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandtheUtilitiesandOthers
foldermightcontainadditionalinstallationpackagesthatarenotrequiredtobeinstalledintoyourserver.

ForinstructionsonhowtoconfigureandmanagetheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID,referto
theMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.This
documentisalsoavailableontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

.

ConfiguringRAIDusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringsupportedRAIDandinstalling
supportedWindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Theuserguideforthe
programcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramhasthefollowingfeaturesforRAIDconfiguration:

•ForusewithallsupportedRAIDcontrollers

•AutomaticallydetectshardwareandlistsallsupportedRAIDconfigurations

•Configuresoneormorediskarrayspercontrollerdependingonthenumberofdrivesattachedtothe
controllerandtheRAIDlevelselected

•Supportshot-sparedrives

•CreatesaRAIDresponsefilethatcanbeusedtoconfigureRAIDcontrollersonsimilarlyconfigured
Lenovoservers

See“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage54
interfaceoftheprogram.

SomeRAIDmanagementsoftwarealsoisprovidedontheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtohelpyoumanage
RAIDarraysandRAIDcontrollersinanoperatingsystemenvironment.Afteryouentertheoperatingsystem,
inserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintotheopticaldrive.Theinstallationpackagesfortheprogramsare
locatedintheUtilitiesandOthersfolderintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.TheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDis
designedfordifferenttypesofserversandtheUtilitiesandOthersfoldermightcontainadditionalinstallation
packagesthatarenotrequiredtobeinstalledintoyourserver.Formoreinformation,see“Installingand

andviewtheuserguidefromthemain

Chapter5.Configuringtheserver61

usingtheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogram”onpage62and“ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS
hardwareRAID”onpage61

.

InstallingandusingtheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogram

YoucaninstallandusetheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramtomanagetheRAIDarrayandRAID
controllerinanoperatingsystemenvironmentafterconfiguringRAID.

TheinstallationpackagefortheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramisontheThinkServerEasyStartup
DVD.Afteryouentertheoperatingsystem,inserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintotheopticaldrive.
TheinstallationpackagefortheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramislocatedintheUtilitiesandOthers
folderintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

ToinstallandusetheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogram,refertothefollowingchaptersintheMegaRAID
SASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:

Note:SomeinformationinthesechaptersmightbeintendedfortheadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID
configurationsandmightnotapplytotheonboardSATAsoftwareconfigurations.

•“MegaRAIDStorageManagerOverviewandInstallation”

•“MegaRAIDStorageManagerWindowandMenus”

•“MonitoringSystemEventsandStorageDevices”

•“MaintainingandManagingStorageConfigurations”

TheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuidealsoisavailableontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers

TheEthernetcontrollersareintegratedonthesystemboard.Theyprovideaninterfaceforconnectingto
a10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetworkandprovidefull-duplex(FDX)capability,whichenables
simultaneoustransmissionandreceptionofdataonthenetwork.

YoudonothavetosetanyjumpersorconfiguretheEthernetcontrollers.However,youmustinstalladevice
drivertoenabletheoperatingsystemtorecognizethecontrollers.

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
operatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.See“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”
onpage54

ThedevicedriversforonboardEthernetcontrollersarealsoavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

.

Updatingthefirmware

ThefirmwareintheserverisperiodicallyupdatedandisavailablefordownloadontheLenovoWebsite.

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

Whenyoureplaceadeviceintheserver,youmighthavetoeitherupdatetheserverwiththelatestversionof
thefirmwarethatisstoredinmemoryonthedeviceorreflashtheBIOSandtheFRU/SDR.

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UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram

TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramenablesyoutomaintainyoursystemfirmwareup-to-dateandhelpsyou
avoidunnecessaryoutages.

ToupdateyoursystemfirmwareusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,dothefollowing:

Note:Beforedistributingthefirmwareupdatestoaserver,ensurethatyourservercanrestartsuccessfully
withoutencounteringhardwareproblems.

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

2.DownloadtheISOimagefortheFirmwareUpdaterprogramandtheTXTfilethatcontainsthe
installationinstructions.

3.UseanyCDorDVDburningsoftwaretocreateabootablediscwiththeISOimage.

4.PrinttheTXTfileandfollowtheinstructionstousetheFirmwareUpdaterprogramtoupdateyour
systemfirmware.

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Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Guidelines”onpage65

•“Removingtheservercover”onpage67

•“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage69

•“RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracketassembly”onpage71

•“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage74

•“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage157

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

Guidelines

Thistopicprovidessomeguidelinesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusingyourserver.

Precautions

Beforeyouusetheserver,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowingprecautions:

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

•Whenyouinstallyournewserver,taketheopportunitytodownloadandapplythemostrecentfirmware
updates.Thisstepwillhelptoensurethatanyknownissuesareaddressedandthatyourserveris
readytofunctionatmaximumlevelsofperformance.Todownloadfirmwareupdatesforyourserver,go
tohttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers,andthenfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpage.See“Updating
thefirmware”onpage62

•Beforeyouinstalloptionalhardwaredevices,ensurethattheserverisworkingcorrectly.Iftheserver
isnotworkingcorrectly,seeChapter7“T roubleshootinganddiagnostics”onpage161todobasic
troubleshooting.Iftheproblemcannotbesolved,seeChapter8“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”
onpage167

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareawhereyouareworking.Putremovedcoversandotherparts
inasafeplace.

•Ifyoumustturnontheserverwhiletheservercoverisremoved,ensurethatnooneisneartheserver
andthatnotoolsorotherobjectshavebeenleftinsidetheserver.

•Donotattempttoliftanobjectthatyouthinkistooheavyforyou.Ifyouhavetoliftaheavyobject,
observethefollowingprecautions:

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

•Ensurethatyouhaveenoughproperlygroundedelectricaloutletsfortheserver,monitor,andother
devices.

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•Backupallimportantdatabeforeyoumakechangestodrives.

•Haveasmallflat-bladescrewdriveravailable.

•Youdonothavetoturnofftheservertoinstallorreplaceahot-swapredundantpowersupply,hot-swap
harddiskdrives,orhot-plugUSBdevices.However,youmustturnofftheserverbeforeperforming
anystepsthatinvolveinstalling,removing,orreplacingadaptercablesornon-hot-swapdevicesor
components.

•ToviewtheLEDsonthesystemboardandinternalcomponents,leavetheserverconnectedtopower.

•Whenyouarefinishedworkingontheserver,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards,labels,andgroundwires.

•Whenworkinginsidetheserver,youmightfindsometaskseasierifyoulaytheserveronitsside.

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices

Attention:Donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewpartuntilthedefectiveparthasbeen

removedfromtheserverandyouarereadytoinstallthenewpart.Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,
canseriouslydamageservercomponentsandparts.

Whenyouhandleserverpartsandcomponents,taketheseprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Theuseofagroundingsystemisrecommended.Forexample,wearanelectrostaticdischarge(ESD)
wriststrap,ifoneisavailable.EnsurethatyouworkinanESD-safearea.

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

•Donotleavethedevicewhereotherscanhandleanddamageit.

•Beforeyoureplaceanewpart,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewparttoan
unpaintedmetalpartoftheserverforatleasttwoseconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityfromthe
packageandyourbody.

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

•Donotplacethepartontheservercoverorothermetalsurface.

•Takeadditionalcarewhenhandlingdevicesduringcoldweather.Heatingreducesindoorhumidity
andincreasesstaticelectricity.

Systemreliabilityguidelines

Tohelpensurepropercoolingandsystemreliability,ensurethatyoufollowtheseguidelines:

•Eachofthedrivebayshasadriveoradummytrayinstalled;orthereisanelectromagneticinterface(EMI)
protectivepanelorEMIshieldinstalledtoprotectthedrivecage.

•Iftheserverhasredundantpower,eachofthepowersupplybayhasaredundantpowersupplyinstalled,
oronebayhasaredundantpowersupplywhiletheotherbayiscoveredbyashield.

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

•Properlyroutethecables.Forsomeoptions,suchasPCIcards,followthecablinginstructionsthatcome
withtheoptionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthismanual.

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•Ensurethatyoureplaceafailingfanwithin48hours.

•Whenreplacingahot-swapdrive,installthenewhot-swapdrivewithintwominutesofremoval.

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

and“Guidelines”onpage65.

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheservercover.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Toremovetheservercover,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrives.Then,turnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.

2.Disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.

3.Disconnectthepowercords,Input/Output(I/O)cables,andallothercablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

4.Removeanylockingdevicethatsecurestheservercover,suchasapadlockoranintegratedcable
lock.See“Serverlocks”onpage20.

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5.Loosenthethumbscrewthatsecurestheservercover,andthenslidetheservercovertotherear
untilitisstopped.

Notes:

a.Theservercoverissecurelyinstalledandyouneedtouseatool,suchasascrewdriver,toloosen

thethumbscrewthatsecurestheservercover.Thethumbscrewisanintegratedpartoftheserver
cover.Donottrytoremovethethumbscrewfromtheservercover.

b.Itisrecommendedthatyouwaitthreetofiveminutestolettheservercoolbeforeremovingthe

servercover.

Figure26.Slidingtheservercovertotherear

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6.Pivottheservercoveroutwardtoremoveit.

Figure27.Removingtheservercover

Attention:Forpropercoolingandairflow,installtheservercoverbeforeturningontheserver.Operatingthe
serverformorethan30minuteswiththeservercoverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.

Toreinstalltheservercover,see“Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnectingcables”onpage157.

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Toremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage67.

and“Guidelines”onpage65.

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3.Removethefrontbezelbyreleasingthethreeplastictabsontheleftsideandpivotingthefrontbezel
outward.

Figure28.Removingthefrontbezel

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4.Toreinstallthefrontbezel,aligntheotherthreeplastictabsontherightsideofthefrontbezelwith
thecorrespondingholesinthechassis,thenpivotthefrontbezelinwarduntilitsnapsintoposition
ontheleftside.

Figure29.Installingthefrontbezel

5.Goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage157.

RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracketassembly

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage65.

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveandreinstallthePCIcardbracketassembly.Thistopic
appliesonlytoservermodelsthathaveaRAIDcardinstalled.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

ToremoveandreinstallthePCIcardbracketassembly,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage67.

3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

4.RemovethePCIcardbracketassemblybydoingthefollowing:

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a.Pressthereleasetab1inthedirectionasshown,andthencarefullyliftthePCIcardbracket

assemblyslightlyupwarduntileachofthetworetentionposts

2onthechassisisinthecentral

positionofthecorrespondingholeinthePCIcardbracketassembly.

Figure30.ReleasingthePCIcardbracketassembly

b.CarefullymovethePCIcardbracketassemblytothetopsideofthechassisuntilthePCIcard

bracketassemblyisreleasedfromtheretentionpostsonthechassis.Then,liftthePCIcardbracket
assemblyoutofthechassis.

Figure31.RemovingthePCIcardbracketassembly

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5.ReinstallthePCIcardbracketassemblybydoingthefollowing:
a.Installthesmalllow-profilePCIcardbracketintothemainPCIcardbracketasshown.

Figure32.Installingthesmalllow-profilePCIcardbracketintothemainPCIcardbracket

b.PlacethePCIcardbracketassemblyintothechassissothatthetworetentionposts2onthe

bottomofthechassisareinsertedintothecorrespondingholesinthePCIcardbracketassembly.
EnsurethattheedgeoftheRAIDcardcanbesmoothlyinsertedintotheslot

1inthesmall

low-profilePCIcardbracket.Then,carefullypressthePCIcardbracketassemblydownuntilitis
securelyinstalledandlockedintopositionbythetworetentionposts.

Figure33.ReinstallingthePCIcardbracketassembly

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6.Goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage157.

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.Y oucan
expandthecapabilitiesofyourserverbyaddingnewhardwaredevices,suchasmemorymodules,PCI
cards,orotherserveroptions,andmaintainyourserverbyreplacingthefailinghardwaredevices.

Ifyouarehandlingaserveroption,refertotheappropriateinstallationandorremovalinstructionsinthis
topicalongwiththeinstructionsthatcomewiththeoption.

Notes:

1.UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.

2.Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebaysandPCIExpresscardslots
coveredoroccupied.WhenyouinstallaninternaldriveoraPCIExpresscard,savetheEMIshieldordummy
trayfromthedrivebayorsavethePCIExpresscardslotbracketincaseyoulaterremovethedevice.

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

Installingorremovingamemorymodule

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremoveamemorymodule.

Note:ThememorymodulesaresensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handling
static-sensitivedevices”onpage66firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.

Memorymoduleinstallationrules

Yourserverhasfourmemoryslotstoprovidethefollowingfeatures:

•Eachslotsupports2GB,4GB,and8GBDDR3unbuffereddualinlinememorymodules(UDIMMs)with
ErrorCheckingandCorrecting(ECC)technology.

•Theminimumsystemmemoryis2GB(onlyone2GBmemorymoduleinstalledintheDIMM2slot).

•Themaximumsystemmemoryis32GB(one8GBmemorymoduleinstalledineachofthefourmemory
slots).

Formoreinformationaboutthememorymodulesinyourspecificservermodel,usetheSetupUtility
program.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage47.

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

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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofallmemoryslotsonthesystemboard.

Figure34.Memoryslotsonthesystemboard

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

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationrulesforyourserver.The“X”markindicatesthe
memoryslotsintowhichthememorymodulesshouldbeinstalledindifferentsituations.

Table2.Memorymoduleinstallationrules

DIMMDIMM1DIMM2DIMM3DIMM4

OneDIMM
TwoDIMMsXX
ThreeDIMMsXXX
FourDIMMsXXXX

X

Installingamemorymodule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage65.

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallamemorymodule.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware75

Notes:

•Tooptimizesystemperformance,ensurethatyouconsiderandfollowthememorymoduleinstallation
ruleswhenperformingtheoperation.See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage74

.

•Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththememorymoduleandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

Toinstallamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage67.

3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

4.Locatethememoryslotsonthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage38.

5.Disconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothememoryslots.

6.Opentheretainingclipsoftheappropriatememoryslot.

Figure35.Openingtheretainingclipsofthememoryslot

7.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewmemorymoduletoanyunpaintedsurfaceon
theoutsideoftheserver.Then,takethenewmemorymoduleoutofthepackage.

Note:Carefullyhandlethememorymodulebyitsedges.

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8.Positionthenewmemorymoduleoverthememoryslot.Ensurethatthenotch1onthenewmemory
moduleisalignedwiththekey

2inthememoryslot.Then,pressthenewmemorymodulestraightdown

intothememoryslotuntiltheretainingclipscloseandthenewmemorymodulesnapsintoposition.

Note:Ifthereisagapbetweenthememorymoduleandtheretainingclips,thememorymodulehasnot
beeninstalledcorrectly.Opentheretainingclips,removethememorymodule,andthenreinstallitinto
thememoryslotuntiltheretainingclipsareclosed.

Figure36.Installingamemorymodule

9.Reconnectanycablesyouhavedisconnected.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage157.

Removingamemorymodule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage65.

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveamemorymodule.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Ensurethatyouconsiderandfollowthememorymoduleinstallationruleswhenperformingthe
operation.See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage74

Toremoveamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage67.

3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

4.Locatethememoryslotsonthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage38.

5.Disconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothememoryslots.

.

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6.Locatethememorymodulethatyouwanttoremoveandopentheretainingclipsonbothendsofthe
memoryslot.Then,graspthememorymodulebyitsedgesandcarefullypullitstraightuptoremoveit
fromthememoryslot.

Figure37.Removingamemorymodule

7.Reconnectanycablesyouhavedisconnected.

8.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldmemorymodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage157.

InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheEthernetcard.Ifyouareinstallingor
removinganyothertypesofsupportedPCIExpresscards,theprocedureissimilar.

Note:TheEthernetcardissensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handlingstatic-sensitive
devices”onpage66firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.

InstallingtheEthernetcard

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage65.

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheEthernetcard.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•Dependingonthespecifictype,theEthernetcardmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsin
thistopic.

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeEthernetcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

ToinstalltheEthernetcard,dothefollowing:

78ThinkServerTS440UserGuide

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage67.

3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

4.IfaPCIcardbracketassemblyisinstalledinyourserver,removethePCIcardbracketassembly.See
“RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracketassembly”onpage71.

5.LocateaPCIExpresscardslotonthesystemboardforinstallingtheEthernetcard.Y oucaninstallthe
EthernetcardtothePCI-Eslot2thatsupportsacardwith167mm(6.57inches)inlength.See“System
boardcomponents”onpage38

toidentifythedifferenttypesofPCIcardslotsinyourserver.

6.Removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouroperation.

7.RemovethePCIExpresscardslotbracketbyremovingthescrewthatsecuresthemetalbracketand
thenliftingthebracketoutofthechassis.StorethePCIExpresscardslotbracketincaseyoulater
removetheEthernetcardandneedthebrackettocovertheplace.

Note:Carefullyplacetheremovedscrewaside.YouwillneedthescrewlatertosecuretheEthernet
cardinplace.

Figure38.RemovingaPCIExpresscardslotbracket

8.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheEthernetcardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheEthernetcardoutofthepackage.

Note:CarefullyhandletheEthernetcardbyitsedges.

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9.PositionthenewEthernetcardoverthePCIExpresscardslotforwhichyouhaveremovedtheslot
bracket,andthencarefullypresstheEthernetcardstraightdownuntilitissecurelyseatedintheslot.
InstallthescrewtosecuretheEthernetcardinplace.

Figure39.InstallingtheEthernetcard

10.DependingonthetypeoftheEthernetcard,youmightneedtoconnectanyrequiredcables.Referto
thedocumentationthatcomeswiththeEthernetcardforspecificinformation.

11.InstallthePCIcardbracketassemblyifaRAIDcardisinstalledinyourserver.See“Removingand
reinstallingthePCIcardbracketassembly”onpage71

.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage157.Then,continuewith
thefollowingproceduretoinstalltheEthernetcarddriverifrequired.

ToinstalltherequireddevicedriverfortheEthernetcard,dooneofthefollowing:

Note:YoudonotneedtousethedriverdiscthatmightcomewiththeEthernetcard.

•IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsystem,runtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatcomeswith
yourserverandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadandinstalltherequiredEthernet
carddrivertotheserver.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramona
Windowsoperatingsystem”onpage56

.

•IfyouareusingaLinuxoperatingsystem,runtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatcomeswithyour
serveronacomputerwithaWindowsoperatingsystemanddownloadtherequiredEthernetcarddriver
toaremovablestoragedevice.Then,transfertheEthernetcarddriverfromtheremovablestoragedevice
toyourserverandrunthedriverfiletoinstallthedriver.

Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailablefordownloadonthe
LenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

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RemovingtheEthernetcard

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage65.

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheEthernetcard.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•Dependingonthespecifictype,theEthernetcardmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationin
thistopic.

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeEthernetcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

ToremovetheEthernetcard,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage67.

3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

4.IfaPCIcardbracketassemblyisinstalledinyourserver,removethePCIcardbracketassembly.See
“RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracketassembly”onpage71

5.LocatetheEthernetcard.TheEthernetcardisinthePCI-Eslot2thatsupportsacardwith167mm
(6.57inches)inlength.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage38.

6.DependingonthetypeoftheEthernetcard,youmightalsoneedtodisconnectallcablesfromthe
Ethernetcard,thesystemboard,andorthehot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane.

.

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7.RemovethescrewthatsecurestheEthernetcard.Then,grasptheEthernetcardbyitsedgesand
carefullypullitoutofthePCIExpresscardslot.

Note:TheEthernetcardfitstightlyintothePCIExpresscardslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeach
sideoftheEthernetcardasmallandequalamountuntilitiscompletelyremovedfromtheslot.

Figure40.RemovingtheEthernetcard

8.InstallanewEthernetcardtoreplacetheoldoneorinstallaPCIExpresscardslotbrackettocoverthe
place.See“InstallingtheEthernetcard”onpage78.

9.InstallthePCIcardbracketassemblyifaRAIDcardisinstalledinyourserver.See“Removingand
reinstallingthePCIcardbracketassembly”onpage71.

10.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldEthernetcard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage157.

InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheRAIDcard.

AspecificRAIDcardisrequiredforservermodelswithmorethanfourSATAharddiskdrivesormodels
thatuseSASharddiskdrives.Y oualsocanpurchaseasupportedRAIDcardfromLenovoandinstallit
intotheserverforadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDfunctions.Formoreinformation,see“RAIDcard”
onpage29

Note:TheRAIDcardissensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handlingstatic-sensitive
devices”onpage66firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.

and“ConfiguringRAID”onpage57.

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InstallingtheRAIDcard

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage65.

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheRAIDcard.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•EnsurethatyoubackupyourdatabeforeinstallingtheRAIDcardbecauseyoumightneedtoreconfigure
RAIDandreinstalltheoperatingsystemafterinstallingtheRAIDcard.

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

ToinstalltheRAIDcard,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage67.

3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

4.LocatethePCI-Eslot1onthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage38.

5.Removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouroperation.

6.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheRAIDcardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheRAIDcardoutofthepackage.

Note:CarefullyhandletheRAIDcardbyitsedges.

7.InstalltheRAIDcard.TheprocedureissimilartothatoftheEthernetcard.See“InstallingtheEthernet
card”onpage78.

8.ConnectsignalcablestotheconnectorsonthenewRAIDcardandtheconnectorsonthehot-swap
hard-disk-drivebackplanes.See“Connectingthecables”onpage35

.

9.InstallthePCIcardbracketassemblythatcomeswiththeRAIDcard.See“Removingandreinstalling
thePCIcardbracketassembly”onpage71

.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage157
RAIDforyourserver.See“ConfiguringRAID”onpage57

.

.Then,configure

RemovingtheRAIDcard

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage65.

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheRAIDcard.Thistopicappliesonlytomodelsthathave
aRAIDcardinstalled.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware83

Notes:

•EnsurethatyoubackupyourdatabeforeremovingtheRAIDcardbecauseyoumightneedtoreconfigure
RAIDandreinstalltheoperatingsystemafterremovingtheRAIDcard.

•IfyouremovetheRAIDcard,youwilllosetheadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDfunctions.

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

ToremovetheRAIDcard,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage67.

3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

4.RemovethePCIcardbracketassembly.See“RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracket
assembly”onpage71.

5.LocatetheRAIDcard,whichisinstalledinthePCI-Eslot1onthesystemboard.See“Systemboard
components”onpage38

6.Removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouroperation.

7.DisconnectallcablesfromtheRAIDcardandanyotherrelatedparts.

Note:IfyouwanttoinstallanewRAIDcardafterremovingtheoldone,recordthecableconnections
beforedisconnectingthecables.

8.RemovetheRAIDcard.TheprocedureissimilartothatoftheEthernetcard.See“Removingthe
Ethernetcard”onpage81

.

.

Note:CarefullyhandletheRAIDcardbyitsedges.

9.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:

•InstallanewRAIDcardtoreplacetheoldoneandreconnectcables.See“InstallingtheRAIDcard”

onpage83

•InstallaPCIExpresscardslotbrackettocovertheplaceandconnectrelatedcablestothesystem

boardandthebackplane.See“Connectingthecables”onpage35.

10.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldRAIDcard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging
materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage157
needtoreconfigureRAIDforyourserver.See“ConfiguringRAID”onpage57

.

.Then,you

.

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyfor AdvancedRAID

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyfor
AdvancedRAID(hereinafterreferredtoastheTR500key).

TheTR500KeyexpandsthecapabilityoftheThinkServerRAID500AdapterbyactivatingRAID5andRAID
50foradvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID.YoucanpurchaseaTR500KeyfromLenovo.

84ThinkServerTS440UserGuide

InstallingtheTR500key

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage65.

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheTR500keyonaThinkServerRAID500Adapterif
yourserverhasoneinstalled.

Attention:BackupyourdatabeforeyoubeginifyouwanttoreconfigureRAIDandreinstalltheoperating
systemafterinstallingtheTR500Key.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTR500keyandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

ToinstalltheTR500key,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage67.

3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

4.RemovethePCIcardbracketassembly.See“RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracket
assembly”onpage71

5.LocatetheThinkServerRAID500Adapter,whichisinstalledinthePCI-Eslot1onthesystemboard.
See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage38

6.Removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouroperation.

7.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheTR500keytoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheTR500keyoutofthepackage.

.

.

Note:CarefullyhandletheTR500keybyitsedges.

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8.LocatetheTR500keyconnectorontheThinkServerRAID500Adapterandthencarefullyinsertthe
TR500keyintotheconnector.Ifnecessary,youcanremovetheThinkServerRAID500Adapterfirst,
installtheTR500Keyonit,andthenreinstalltheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.See“Installingor
removingtheRAIDcard”onpage82

.

Note:EnsurethattheTR500keyissecurelyseatedontheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.

Figure41.InstallingtheTR500key

9.Reinstallanypartsorreconnectanycablesthatyouhaveremoved.

10.ReinstallthePCIcardbracketassembly.See“RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracket
assembly”onpage71.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage157

.Then,thehardware
RAID5andRAID50levelsareavailableforyourserverifyourserverhastherequirednumberofharddisk
drivesinstalled.ForinformationabouthowtoconfigurethehardwareRAID,refertotheMegaRAIDSAS
SoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.

RemovingtheTR500Key

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage65.

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheTR500KeyifyourserverhasaThinkServerRAID
500AdapterwithaTR500Keyoptioninstalled.

Attention:BackupyourdatabeforeyoubeginifyouneedtoreconfigureRAIDandreinstalltheoperating
systemafterremovingtheTR500Key.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•IfyouremovetheTR500KeyfromtheThinkServerRAID500Adapter,thehardwareRAID5andRAID50
levelswillbedisabled.

86ThinkServerTS440UserGuide

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTR500Keyandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

ToremovetheTR500Key,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage67.

3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

4.RemovethePCIcardbracketassembly.See“RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracket
assembly”onpage71.

5.LocatetheThinkServerRAID500Adapter,whichisinstalledinthePCI-Eslot1onthesystemboard.
See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage38.

6.Removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouroperation.

7.RemovetheTR500KeyfromtheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.Ifnecessary,youcanremovethe
ThinkServerRAID500Adapterfirst,removetheTR500Keyfromit,andthenreinstalltheThinkServer
RAID500Adapter.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage82.

Note:CarefullyhandletheTR500Keybyitsedges.

Figure42.RemovingtheTR500KeyfromtheThinkServerRAID500Adapter

8.Reinstallanypartsorreconnectanycablesthatyouhaveremoved.

9.ReinstallthePCIcardbracketassembly.See“RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracket
assembly”onpage71.

10.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldTR500Key,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage157

.Becausethe
hardwareRAID5and50levelsarenotavailablewithouttheTR500key,youmightneedtoreconfigure
RAIDforyourserver.ForinformationabouthowtoconfigurethehardwareRAID,refertotheMegaRAID
SASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.

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InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID700Battery

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheThinkServerRAID700Battery(hereinafter
referredtoastheTR700Battery)ifyourserverhasaThinkServerRAID700Adapterinstalled.

TheTR700BatteryprotectstheintegrityofthecacheddataontheThinkServerRAID700Adapterby
providingbackuppowerupto72hoursinthecaseofacompleteacpowerfailureorabriefpoweroutage.
Ithasbuilt-infunctionalitytoautomaticallychargethebatterypackandtocommunicatebatterystatus
information(suchasvoltage,temperature,andcurrent)toyourserver.Italsoprovidesaninexpensive
alternativetousinganuninterruptiblepowersupply,andasecondleveloffaulttolerancewhenusedwithan
uninterruptiblepowersupply.

ThetemperatureoftheTR700Batteryisgenerally15-20°C(59-68°F)higherthantheambienttemperature
duringfastcharge.Therefore,tocompletearechargecycle,theambienttemperatureshouldbelower
than55°C(131°F).Iftheambienttemperatureexceeds55°C(131°F),therechargecyclewillterminate
prematurely,thuspreventingtheTR700Batteryfromreachingafullychargedstate.Arechargecyclelasts
atleastsixhoursundernormaloperatingconditions.

Attention:ItisrecommendedthatyoureplacetheTR700Batteryannuallyorafter500rechargingcycles,
whichevercomesfirst.

InstallingtheTR700Battery

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage65.

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheTR700BatteryonaThinkServerRAID700Adapterif
yourserverhasoneinstalled.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTR700Batteryandfollowthoseinstructionsinaddition
totheinstructionsinthistopic.

ToinstalltheTR700Battery,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage67.

3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

4.RemovethePCIcardbracketassembly.See“RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracket
assembly”onpage71.

5.LocatetheThinkServerRAID700Adapter,whichislocatedinthePCI-Eslot1onthesystemboard.

6.RemovetheThinkServerRAID700Adapter,whichisakindofRAIDcard.See“Installingorremoving
theRAIDcard”onpage82.

Note:CarefullyhandletheThinkServerRAID700Adapterbyitsedgesandplaceitonaflat,clean,
andstatic-protectivesurfaceafteryouremoveit.

7.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheTR700Batterytoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheTR700Batteryoutofthepackage.

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