Contents
Safetyinformation...........v
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Noticesandstatementsinthedocument.....1
Relateddocumentation............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...3
Chapter3.Productoverview......5
Whatisincludedwithyourserver........5
Featuresandspecications...........5
Softwareprograms..............7
EasyStartup...............7
EasyManage...............7
Reliability,availability,andserviceability......7
Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,
LEDs,andconnectors.........9
Frontview.................9
Rearview.................12
Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs.....13
LEDsfortheEthernetconnectors.......13
Locatingservercomponents.........14
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......15
LocatingdiagnosticLEDsonthesystemboard..16
Jumperblocksettings............17
Locatingconnectorsonthehot-swapharddisk
drivebackplanes..............18
Chapter5.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........21
Guidelines................21
Basicguidelines............21
Systemreliabilityguidelines........22
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....22
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.23
Removingtheservercover..........23
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....25
Lockingorunlockingtheharddiskdriveside
door...................26
Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardware
devices.................29
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...29
Removingorinstallinginternaldrives....32
InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......53
InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...56
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerTD230
SATARAID5Upgrade..........58
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer9240-8i
RAID5UpgradeKey..........60
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRemote
ManagementModule3.........62
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware
devices.................69
RemovingorinstallingtheThinkServer9240-8i
RAID0/1Adapter............69
Removingorinstallingtheheatsinkandfan
assembly...............71
Removingorinstallingafrontfan.....77
Removingorinstallingtherearfan.....82
Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessor..86
Replacingthesystemboardbattery....89
Completingthepartsreplacement.......90
Installingtheservercover........91
Connectingthecables..........91
Turningontheserver..........91
Updatingtheserverconguration.....91
Turningofftheserver..........92
Connectingexternaldevices.......92
Chapter6.Conguringtheserver..95
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........95
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....95
IntroductionoftheBIOSitems.......96
Usingpasswords............101
RAIDcontrollers..............102
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...103
BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD....104
Setupandconguration.........104
ConguringRAID............105
Typicaloperatingsysteminstallation....105
ConguringtheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID..106
RAIDinformation............106
StartingtheIntelEmbeddedServerRAID
TechnologyIIprogram..........106
CreatingaRAIDvolume.........106
InitializingtheRAIDvolume........107
DeletingtheRAIDvolume........108
RebuildingtheRAIDvolume.......108
CheckingtheRAID1volumeconsistency..108
ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller....109
Updatingthermware............109
UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater
program...............109
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