Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Features..................7
Specications...............10
Software.................10
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........10
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.11
BIOSupdateutilities..........11
RAIDcongurationutilities........11
Diagnosticprograms..........11
Locations.................11
Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label.................11
Frontviewoftheserver.........13
Frontpanel..............15
Rearviewoftheserver.........16
Serverlocks..............19
Servercomponents...........22
Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs...26
RAIDcard...............28
Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane....30
Connectingthecables..........34
Systemboardcomponents........37
Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff
theserver...............43
Turningontheserver............43
Turningofftheserver............43
Chapter5.Conguringtheserver..45
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........45
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....45
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility
program...............45
SetupUtilityprograminterface......45
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....49
Usingpasswords............49
ConguringtheTPMfunction.......50
Selectingastartupdevice........50
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......51
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......51
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...52
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............52
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............53
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
onaWindowsoperatingsystem......54
ConguringRAID..............55
AboutRAID..............55
RAIDforyourserver...........56
ConguringthesystemBIOStoenable
onboardSATARAIDfunctionality......57
ConguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS
hardwareRAID.............58
ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers......60
Updatingthermware............60
UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....60
Chapter6.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........63
Guidelines................63
Precautions..............63
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....64
Systemreliabilityguidelines........64
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.65
Removingtheservercover..........65
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....67
RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracket
assembly.................69
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...72
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...72
InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...76
InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....80
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....82
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
700Battery..............86
Installingorreplacinganopticaldrive....89
Installingorremovinganon-hot-swaphard
diskdrive...............93
Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk
drive.................101
Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant
powersupply.............106
Replacingthepowerdistributionboardand
cageassembly.............110
Replacingthepowerconversionboard...114
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