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ThinkServerTS440
HardwareMaintenanceManual
MachineTypes:70AL,70AM,70AN,and70AQ
Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:
•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct
•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii
•AppendixA“Notices”onpage177
ThirdEdition(May2014)
©CopyrightLenovo2013,2014.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration
“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.
Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Productsthatarenotassessed.........x
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Features..................7
Specifications...............11
Software.................11
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........11
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.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...28
RAIDcard...............30
Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane....32
Connectingthecables..........36
Systemboardcomponents........39
Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff
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
Replacingthesystemboard.......157
Completingthepartsreplacement.......163
Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting
cables................163
Updatingtheserverconfiguration.....165
Chapter7.Troubleshootingand
diagnostics.............167
Troubleshootingprocedure..........167
ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....167
Usingadiagnosticprogram.........167
Basictroubleshootingtables.........168
ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
problems...............168
Opticaldriveproblems..........169
Hard-disk-driveproblems........170
Memorymoduleproblems........171
Keyboard,mouse,orUSBdeviceproblems..172
Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,
andservice.............173
Informationresources............173
Usingthedocumentation.........173
ThinkServerWebsite..........173
LenovoSupportWebsite.........173
Helpandservice..............174
Beforeyoucall.............174
Callingforservice............174
Usingotherservices..........175
Purchasingadditionalservices......175
AppendixA.Notices.........177
Trademarks................178
Importantnotes..............178
PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..178
Recyclinginformation............178
Batteryreturnprogram..........179
Requirementforbatteriescontaining
perchlorate..............179
Particulatecontamination..........180
ImportantWEEEinformation.........180
RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective
(RoHS)..................182
EuropeanUnionRoHS..........182
TurkishRoHS.............182
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...182
Exportclassificationnotice..........182
Electronicemissionnotices..........182
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
Statement...............182
JapanVCCIClassAcompliancestatement..184
Eurasiancompliancemark..........184
Index.................185
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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(SELV)source.AnSELV
sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot
causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).
•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode
requirements.
•Use1.3mm
2
or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters
inlength.
•Torquethewiring-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
®
ThinkServer
®
productcontainsinformationabouttheserverfeatures,
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.
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.
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
®
Windows
®
environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga
Linux
®
operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmfilelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.
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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
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refertothePersonalSystemsReferencedocumentforThinkServerproductsat:
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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”onpage30
.
•Opticaldrive
–Uptotwo5.25-inchSATAopticaldrives
–Theserverhastwoopticaldrivebays.Theloweropticaldrivebayisinstalledwitha5.25-inchSATA
opticaldrive.
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