Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Noticesandstatementsinthedocument.....1
Relateddocumentation............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...3
Chapter3.Productoverview......5
Whatisincludedwithyourserver........5
Featuresandspecications...........5
Softwareprograms..............7
EasyStartup...............7
Reliability,availability,andserviceability....7
Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,
andconnectors.............9
Frontview.................9
Rearview..................9
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......11
Internalcomponents............12
Internaldrives...............13
Machinetypeandmodellabel........13
Chapter5.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........15
Guidelines................15
Basicguidelines............15
Systemreliabilityguidelines........16
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....16
Removingtheservercover..........17
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....18
Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardware
devices.................20
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard......20
InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...23
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...24
Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...26
Replacingtheprimaryharddiskdrive....28
Installingorreplacingthesecondaryharddisk
drive.................31
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware
devices.................34
Replacingthepowersupplyassembly...35
Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..37
ReplacingthefrontaudioandUSB
assembly...............39
Replacingthefrontfanassembly.....40
Replacingtherearfanassembly......42
Replacingthemicroprocessor.......44
Replacingthesystemboardbattery....47
Completingthepartsreplacement.......48
Connectingthecables..........49
Turningontheserver..........49
Turningofftheserver..........50
Connectingexternaldevices.......50
Updatingtheserverconguration.....51
Installingsecurityfeatures..........51
Integratedcablelock..........51
Padlock...............51
Passwordprotection..........51
Chapter6.Conguringtheserver..53
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........53
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....53
IntroductionoftheBIOSitems.......53
Viewingandchangingsettings......66
Usingpasswords............66
Enablingordisablingadevice.......68
Selectingastartupdevice........69
ExitingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram....69
ConguringRAID..............69
RAIDlevel...............69
ConguringthesystemBIOStoenableSATA
RAIDfunctionality............70
CreatingRAIDvolumes.........70
DeletingRAIDvolumes.........70
Resettingdiskstonon-RAID.......71
Updatingthermware............71
UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater
program...............71
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...72
Updatingsystemprograms..........72
Usingsystemprograms.........72
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc...73
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyour
operatingsystem............73
RecoveringfromaPOST/BIOSupdate
failure................74
Chapter7.Troubleshootingand
diagnostics..............75
Basictroubleshooting............75
Generalproblems............75
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