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ThinkServerTS440
HardwareMaintenanceManual
MachineTypes:70AL,70AM,70AN,and70AQ
Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:
•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct
•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii
•AppendixA“Notices”onpage163
FirstEdition(September2013)
©CopyrightLenovo2013.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration
“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.
Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Features..................7
Specications...............10
Software.................10
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........10
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.11
BIOSupdateutilities..........11
RAIDcongurationutilities........11
Diagnosticprograms..........11
Locations.................11
Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label.................11
Frontviewoftheserver.........13
Frontpanel..............15
Rearviewoftheserver.........16
Serverlocks..............19
Servercomponents...........22
Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs...27
RAIDcard...............29
Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane....31
Connectingthecables..........35
Systemboardcomponents........38
Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff
theserver...............45
Turningontheserver............45
Turningofftheserver............45
Chapter5.Conguringtheserver..47
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........47
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....47
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility
program...............47
SetupUtilityprograminterface......47
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....51
Usingpasswords............51
ConguringtheTPMfunction.......52
Selectingastartupdevice........52
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......53
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......53
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...54
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............54
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............55
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
onaWindowsoperatingsystem......56
ConguringRAID..............57
AboutRAID..............57
RAIDforyourserver...........58
ConguringthesystemBIOStoenable
onboardSATARAIDfunctionality......59
ConguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS
hardwareRAID.............60
ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers......62
Updatingthermware............62
UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....62
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....85
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
700Battery..............88
Installingorreplacinganopticaldrive....91
Installingorremovinganon-hot-swaphard
diskdrive...............95
Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk
drive.................103
Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant
powersupply.............108
Replacingthepowerdistributionboardand
cageassembly.............112
Replacingthepowerconversionboard...116
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Replacingthehot-swapharddiskdrive
backplane...............118
Replacingthenon-hot-swappowersupply
assembly...............122
Replacingthecoverpresenceswitch....125
Replacingthefrontpanelboardassembly..128
Replacingthefrontsystemfan1......130
Replacingtherearsystemfan.......132
Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..134
Replacingthemicroprocessor.......137
Replacingthesystemboardbattery....142
Replacingthesystemboard.......143
Completingthepartsreplacement.......149
Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting
cables................149
Updatingtheserverconguration.....151
Chapter7.Troubleshootingand
diagnostics.............153
Troubleshootingprocedure..........153
ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....153
Usingadiagnosticprogram.........153
Basictroubleshootingtables.........154
ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
problems...............154
Opticaldriveproblems..........155
Harddiskdriveproblems.........156
Memorymoduleproblems........157
Keyboard,mouse,orUSBdeviceproblems..158
Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,
andservice.............159
Informationresources............159
Usingthedocumentation.........159
ThinkServerWebsite..........159
LenovoSupportWebsite.........159
Helpandservice..............160
Beforeyoucall.............160
Callingforservice............160
Usingotherservices..........161
Purchasingadditionalservices......161
AppendixA.Notices.........163
Trademarks................164
Importantnotes..............164
PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..164
Recyclinginformation............164
Batteryreturnprogram..........165
Requirementforbatteriescontaining
perchlorate..............165
Particulatecontamination..........166
ImportantWEEEinformation.........166
RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective
(RoHS)..................168
EuropeanUnionRoHS..........168
TurkishRoHS.............168
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...168
Exportclassicationnotice..........168
Electronicemissionnotices..........168
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
Statement...............168
JapanVCCIClassAcompliancestatement..170
Eurasiancompliancemark..........170
ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......171
Index.................173
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Safetyinformation
Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe
documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.
Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação
queoacompanha.
Предидаизползватетозипродукт,задължителнопрочететеивникнетевмногоезичнитеинструкции
забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.
PrijeupotrebeovogproizvodaobaveznopročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneuputekojesenalazenaDVD-us
dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.
PředpoužitímproduktujetřebasipřečístaporozumětbezpečnostnímpokynůmuvedenýmnadiskuDVDs
dokumentací,kterýjedodávánsproduktem.
Førdubrugerproduktet,skaldusørgeforatlæseogforstådesikkerhedsforskrifter,derndespåere
sprog,pådendokumentations-dvd,derfølgermedproduktet.
LuetuotteenmukanatoimitetullaDVD-tietolevylläolevatmonikielisetturvaohjeetennentämäntuotteen
käyttöä.
Avantd'utiliserleproduit,veillezàbienlireetcomprendrelesinstructionsdesécuritémultilinguesgurant
surleDVDdedocumentationfourniavecleproduit.
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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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peDVD-ulcudocumentaţiecareînsoţeşteprodusul.
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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
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Important:Fortranslatedversionsofthecautionordangerstatement,refertotheSafety,Warranty,and
SupportInformationdocument.
Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform
theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththeserveror
optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.
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Statement1
DANGER
Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orrecongurationofthis
productduringanelectricalstorm.
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
•Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.
•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofre,water,orstructuraldamage.
•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou
openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandcongurationprocedures.
•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,oropening
coversonthisproductorattacheddevices.
Toconnect:Todisconnect:
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,attachallcablestodevices.
3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.
4.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,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:
•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein
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
Overloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialrehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.T o
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
denedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.
•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablyearthedsafetyextralowvoltage(SELV)source.AnSELV
sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot
causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).
•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode
requirements.
•Use1.3mm
2
or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters
inlength.
•Torquethewiring-terminalscrewsto1.4newton-metersor12inch-pounds.
•Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceintheeldwiring.
Statement17
CAUTION:
ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.
Statement18
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.
Statement19
CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.
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Statement20
CAUTION:
Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.Toavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe
batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal
regulations.
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Chapter1.Generalinformation
Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:
•“Introduction”onpage1
•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2
Introduction
ThisuserguideforyourLenovo
®
ThinkServer
®
productcontainsinformationabouttheserverfeatures,
specications,componentlocations,congurationinstructions,hardwarereplacementprocedures,and
basictroubleshootinganddiagnostics.
YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuseand
maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswithaThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatprovidesa
convenientsolutionforconguringtheserverandinstallinganoperatingsystem.
TheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)containsthewarrantytermsthatapplytotheproductyoupurchasedfrom
Lenovo.ReadtheLLWonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Aprintablegenericversion
ofthelatestLLWalsoisavailableinmorethan30languagesathttp://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_02.If
youcannotobtaintheLLWthroughthedocumentationDVDorLenovoWebsite,contactyourlocalLenovo
ofceorresellertoobtainaprintedversionoftheLLW,freeofcharge.
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.ToaccesstheLenovoSupportWebsite,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
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Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneed
tohaveyourserverserviced.
Forwheretondtheproductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label”onpage11.
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
Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadrst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete
warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore
usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtondthemostup-to-date
informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegalnoticesthatyou
shouldreadandunderstandbeforeusingtheserver.
DocumentationDVD
ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin
PortableDocumentFormat(PDF).Toviewthedocumentation,youneedtohavetheAdobeReaderprogram
installed.YoucandownloadthedesiredlanguageversionofthelatestAdobeReaderprogramfromthe
AdobeWebsiteat:
http://www.adobe.com
TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand
startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft
®
Windows
®
environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga
Linux
®
operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmlelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.
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Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWebwhereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation
anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe
documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeaftertherstreleaseoftheDVD.Youcanalwaysobtainall
themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:
•Safety,Warranty,andSupportInformation
Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30
languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.This
documentincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,and
informationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.
•LenovoLicenseAgreement
ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.
•UserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,
congure,andmaintainyourserver.
•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide
ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto
usetheutilityprogramstocongure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This
documentisinEnglishonly.
Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalledin
theserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage82
.ForinformationabouttheThinkServer
RAID100(alsoknownastheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID),see“ConguringthesystemBIOStoenable
onboardSATARAIDfunctionality”onpage59.
Documentfortrainedservicepersonnelonly
ThefollowingdocumentisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.
HardwareMaintenanceManual
Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutcomponentlocations,replacementproceduresformajorField
ReplaceableUnits(FRUs),andtroubleshootinganddiagnostics.Thisdocumentisupdatedfrequently,and
themostup-to-dateversionisalwaysavailableinEnglishontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
Chapter1.Generalinformation3
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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap
Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.
Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyouneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandanacpower
source,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwarefeatures
installed,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.
Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:
1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.
2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroption.SeetherelatedtopicinChapter6“Installing,removing,
orreplacinghardware”onpage65.
3.ConnecttheEthernetcableandpowercordstotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage
16
tolocatetheconnectors.
4.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage45.
5.ReviewtheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsand
customizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage47.
6.CongureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram”onpage54
and“ConguringRAID”onpage57.
7.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe
hardwareoption.
8.CongureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep
isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
9.Checkforrmwareanddriverupdates.See“Updatingthermware”onpage62.
10.Installotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwantto
install.
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Chapter3.Productoverview
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specications,softwareprograms,
andcomponentlocations.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:
•“Serverpackage”onpage7
•“Features”onpage7
•“Specications”onpage10
•“Software”onpage10
•“Locations”onpage11
Serverpackage
Theserverpackageincludestheserver,powercords,printeddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,and
softwaremedia.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.
Figure1.Serverpackage
1Server
2Materialbox(includingpowercords,printeddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia)
Features
Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforvariousmodels.Dependingonyour
specicmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryornotbeavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecicmodel,use
theSetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage47
.
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Microprocessor
OneIntel
®
Xeon
®
dual-coreorquad-coremicroprocessor(internalcachesizevariesbymodel)
ForalistofThinkServermicroprocessoroptions,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
Memory
Yourserverhasfourmemoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage74.
Powersupply
Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowingpowersupplycongurations:
•Onescrew-secured,non-hot-swap450-wattpowersupplyassembly
•Oneortwohot-swap450-wattredundantpowersupplies
Fans
Yourservercomeswiththefollowingfanstoprovidepropersystemcoolingandairow:
•Oneheatsinkandfanassembly
•Twofrontsystemfans
•Onerearsystemfan
Internaldrives
Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported
byyourservervarybymodel.
•Harddiskdrive
–Fivetoeight3.5-inchhot-swapSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)orSerialAttached
SCSI(SAS)harddiskdrives(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface)
–Uptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives
–Uptofour3.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdrives
–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.
Note:Iftheserverhasonlyoneopticaldriveinstalled,ensurethattheopticaldriveisinstalledinthe
lowerbay(opticaldrivebay1).Theupperbayisforasecondaryopticaldriveonly.
Forthelocationinformationabouttheinternaldrivesordrivebays,see“Servercomponents”onpage22
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