Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Safetyinspectionguide............x
Groundingrequirements............x
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............1
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Featuresandspecications...........7
Software.................10
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........10
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.10
BIOSupdateutilities..........10
RAIDcongurationutilities........10
Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,
andconnectors............11
Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel..11
Frontview................11
Rearview.................12
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......14
Internalcomponents............15
Internaldrives...............16
Servercomponents.............16
Chapter5.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........19
Guidelines................19
Precautions..............19
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....20
Systemreliabilityguidelines........21
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.21
Removingtheservercover..........21
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....22
Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardware
devices.................24
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard......24
InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...27
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...28
Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...30
Replacingtheprimaryharddiskdrive....32
Installingorreplacingthesecondaryharddisk
drive.................35
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware
devices.................38
Replacingthepowersupplyassembly...38
Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..41
ReplacingthefrontaudioandUSB
assembly...............43
Replacingthefrontfanassembly.....44
Replacingtherearfanassembly......46
Replacingthemicroprocessor.......48
Replacingthesystemboardbattery....51
Replacingthesystemboard.......52
Completingthepartsreplacement.......54
Connectingthecables..........55
Turningontheserver..........56
Turningofftheserver..........56
Connectingexternaldevices.......56
Updatingtheserverconguration.....57
Installingsecurityfeatures..........57
Integratedcablelock..........57
Padlock...............57
Passwordprotection..........57
Chapter6.Conguringtheserver..59
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........59
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....59
IntroductionoftheBIOSitems.......59
Viewingandchangingsettings......72
Usingpasswords............73
Enablingordisablingadevice.......74
Selectingastartupdevice........75
ExitingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram....75
ConguringRAID..............75
RAIDlevel...............76
ConguringthesystemBIOStoenableSATA
RAIDfunctionality............76
CreatingRAIDvolumes.........76
DeletingRAIDvolumes.........77
Resettingdiskstonon-RAID.......77
Updatingthermware............77
UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....78
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...78
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............78
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............79
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
onaWindowsoperatingsystem......80
Updatingsystemprograms..........81
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