Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Safetyinspectionguide............x
Groundingrequirements............xi
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............1
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Features..................7
Specications...............11
Software.................11
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........11
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.11
BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......12
RAIDcongurationutilities........12
LenovoThinkServerEasyManage.....12
Remotemanagementsoftware......12
Locations.................12
Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label.................12
Frontviewoftheserver.........14
Frontpanel..............16
IntelligentDiagnosticsModule.......18
Rearviewoftheserver.........19
Serverlocks..............23
Servercomponents...........25
Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs...31
RAIDcard...............33
Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane....35
Connectingthecables..........39
Systemboardcomponents........42
SystemboardjumpersandTMMstatusLED.46
Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff
theserver...............51
Turningontheserver............51
Turningofftheserver............51
Chapter5.Conguringtheserver..53
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........53
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....53
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility
program...............53
SetupUtilityprograminterface......54
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....56
Usingpasswords............57
Selectingastartupdevice........58
ConguringtheTPMfunction.......58
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......59
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......59
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...61
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............61
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............61
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
onaWindowsoperatingsystem......63
ConguringRAID..............64
AboutRAID..............64
ConguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram..........65
ConguringtheThinkServerRAID100orRAID
300.................66
ConguringtheadvancedSATA/SAShardware
RAID.................71
ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers......72
Updatingthermware............72
UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....72
UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage
program.................72
Chapter6.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........75
Guidelines................75
Precautions..............75
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....76
Systemreliabilityguidelines........77
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.77
Removingtheservercover..........77
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....79
RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracket
assembly.................81
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...84
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...85
InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...93
InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....97
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....99
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
700Battery..............102
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
100orRAID300upgradekeyforAdvanced
RAID.................106
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