Lenovo ThinkServer 1048 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Servers
Type
Hardware Maintenance Manual
ThinkServerRD240
HardwareMaintenanceManual
MachineTypes:1045,1046,1047,and1048
ThinkServerRD240
HardwareMaintenanceManual
MachineTypes:1045,1046,1047,and1048
Note
Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationinNoticesandthe
WarrantyandSupportInformationdocumentontheThinkServerDocumentationDVD.
FifthEdition(March2011)
©CopyrightLenovo2010,2011.
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Contents
Chapter1.Aboutthismanual.....1
ImportantSafetyInformation..........1
Safetystatements..............2
ImportantinformationaboutreplacingRoHS
compliantFRUs...............5
Chapter2.Generalinformation.....7
Features..................7
Specications................7
Softwareprograms..............9
EasyStartup...............9
EasyManage...............9
Reliability,availability,andserviceability......9
Chapter3.Diagnostics........11
Troubleshootingtables...........11
DVDdriveproblems...........11
Generalproblems............12
Harddiskdriveproblems.........12
Intermittentproblems..........13
Keyboard,mouse,orpointing-device
problems...............13
Memoryproblems...........15
Microprocessorproblems........16
Monitorproblems............16
Optional-deviceproblems........18
Powerproblems............19
Serialportproblems...........20
Softwareproblems...........21
UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..21
Solvingpowerproblems...........21
SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......22
Solvingundeterminedproblems........22
Eventlogs................23
Viewingeventlogswithoutrestartingthe
server................23
Systemeventlog..............24
DiagnosticLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanel...24
Onboarddebugdigitron...........24
Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,
LEDs,andconnectors........25
Frontview................25
Rearview.................25
Frontcontrolpanel.............26
Locatingservercomponents.........28
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......28
Locatingconnectorsonthebackplane.....31
Chapter5.ReplacingFRUs......33
Guidelines................33
Basicguidelines............33
Systemreliabilityguidelines........34
Guidelinesfortrainedservicetechnicians....34
Inspectingforunsafeconditions......34
Guidelinesforservicingelectricalequipment.35
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron...36
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......36
Removingtheservercover..........37
Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardware
devices.................38
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...38
Removingorinstallinginternaldrives....41
Removingorinstallingtherisercard
assembly...............52
InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......55
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware
devices.................56
Removingorinstallingthesystemboard
battery................56
RemovingorinstallingtheRAIDcontroller..58
RemovingorinstallingtheEthernetcard...68
Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessorfan
duct.................69
Removingorinstallingthepowersupply...70
Removingorinstallingtheheatsink....74
Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessor..76
Removingorinstallingthesystemboard...80
Removingorinstallingthesystemfans...83
Completingthepartsreplacement.......86
Installingtheservercover........86
Connectingthecables..........87
Turningontheserver..........87
Updatingtheserverconguration.....87
Turningofftheserver..........88
Connectingexternaldevices.......88
Chapter6.Partslisting,RD240Types
1045,1046,1047,and1048......89
Replaceableservercomponents........90
Powercords...............100
Shipgroup................102
Chapter7.Conguringtheserver.105
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........105
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StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....106
IntroductionoftheBIOSitems.......106
Usingpasswords............113
RAIDcontrollers..............114
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...114
BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD....115
Setupandconguration.........115
ConguringRAID............116
Typicaloperatingsysteminstallation....116
Onboard1068ESASRAIDcontrollerConguration
Utilityprogram...............117
InstallingtheSASSGPIOcables......117
StartingtheCongurationUtilityprogram..117
AccessingtheAdapterPropertieswindow..118
SASRAIDsettings...........118
CreatingordeletingtheRAID1array....119
AccessingtheSASTopologywindow....119
ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller....120
Updatingthermware............120
UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater
program...............120
InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManage
program.................121
AppendixA.RAIDbatterycard
assembly..............123
Specications...............123
Batterylifeanddataretentiontime.....123
AppendixB.Gettinghelpand
technicalassistance........125
Beforeyoucall...............125
Usingthedocumentation..........125
GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorldWide
Web...................125
Callingforservice.............125
Usingotherservices............126
Purchasingadditionalservices........127
Lenovoproductservice...........127
AppendixC.Notices........129
Trademarks................130
Importantnotes..............130
Productrecyclinganddisposal........130
Particulatecontamination..........131
CompliancewithRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveon
theRestrictionofHazardousSubstances....132
Batteryreturnprogram...........132
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...134
Electronicemissionnotices..........134
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
statement...............134
IndustryCanadaClassAemissioncompliance
statement...............134
Avisdeconformitéàlaréglementation
d'IndustrieCanada...........134
UnitedKingdomtelecommunicationssafety
requirement..............134
EuropeanUnionEMCDirectiveconformance
statement...............135
GermanyClassAcompliancestatement...135
JapanVoluntaryControlCouncilfor
Interference(VCCI)statement.......136
Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor
Taiwan................136
TaiwanClassAwarningstatement.....136
People'sRepublicofChinaClassAwarning
statement...............136
KoreaClassAwarningstatement.....137
Index.................139
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Chapter1.Aboutthismanual
ThisHardwareMaintenanceManualcontainsinformationtohelpyousolveproblemsthatmightoccurin
yourserver.Itdescribesthediagnostictoolsthatcomewiththeserver,errorcodesandsuggestedactions,
andinstructionsforreplacingfailingcomponents.
Replaceablecomponentsareofthreetypes:
Self-servicecustomerreplaceableunit(CRU):Replacementofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.
IfLenovoinstallsaself-serviceCRUatyourrequest,youwillbechargedfortheinstallation.
Optional-servicecustomerreplaceableunit:Youmayinstallanoptional-serviceCRUyourselfor
requestLenovotoinstallit,atnoadditionalcharge,underthetypeofwarrantyservicethatisdesignated
fortheserver.
Fieldreplaceableunit(FRU):FRUsmustbeinstalledonlybytrainedservicetechnicians.
Themostrecentversionofthisdocumentisavailableat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
BeforeservicingaLenovoproduct,besuretoread“ImportantSafetyInformation”onpage1.
Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgettingserviceandassistance,seetheWarrantyand
SupportInformationdocumentontheThinkServerDocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.
ImportantSafetyInformation
Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisbookbeforeperforminganyoftheinstructions.
VeuillezliretouteslesconsignesdetypeDANGERetATTENTIONduprésentdocumentavantd'exécuter
lesinstructions.
LesenSieunbedingtalleHinweisevomTyp"ACHTUNG"oder"VORSICHT"indieserDokumentation,bevor
SieirgendwelcheVorgängedurchführen
LeggereleistruzioniintrodottedaATTENZIONEePERICOLOpresentinelmanualeprimadieseguireuna
qualsiasidelleistruzioni
Certique-sedelertodasasinstruçõesdecuidadoeperigonestemanualantesdeexecutarqualquer
umadasinstruções
Esimportantequeleatodaslasdeclaracionesdeprecauciónydepeligrodeestemanualantesdeseguir
lasinstrucciones.
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Safetystatements
Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumberis
usedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe
cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Forexample,ifacautionstatementislabeled"Statement1,"translationsforthatcautionstatementarein
theSafetyInformationdocumentunder"Statement1."
Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperformtheprocedures.Read
anyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswiththeserveroroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstallthedevice.
Attention:UseNo.26AWGorlargerUL-listedorCSAcertiedtelecommunicationlinecord.
Statement1
DANGER
Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orrecongurationof
thisproductduringanelectricalstorm.
Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
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.Attachpowercordstooutlet.
5.TurndeviceON.
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
Statement2
CAUTION:
Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlyPartNumber33F8354oranequivalenttypebattery.If
yoursystemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replaceitonlywiththesamemoduletype
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madebythesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperlyused,
handled,ordisposedof.Donot:
Throworimmerseintowater
Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
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.
Class 1 Laser Product
Laser Klasse 1
Laser Klass 1
Luokan 1 Laserlaite
Appareil A Laser de Classe 1
`
Statement4
18kg(39.7lb)32kg(70.5lb)55kg(121.2lb)
Chapter1.Aboutthismanual3
CAUTION:
Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.
Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.
1
2
Statement8
CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
Statement26
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.
Attention:ThisserverissuitableforuseonanITpowerdistributionsystemwhosemaximumphase-to-phase
voltageis240Vunderanydistributionfaultcondition.
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Note:ThisproductisnotsuitableforusewithvisualdisplayworkplacedevicesaccordingtoClause2ofthe
GermanOrdinanceforWorkwithVisualDisplayUnits.
ImportantinformationaboutreplacingRoHScompliantFRUs
RoHS,TheRestrictionofHazardousSubstancesinElectricalandElectronicEquipmentDirective
(2002/95/EC)isaEuropeanUnionlegalrequirementaffectingtheglobalelectronicsindustry.RoHS
requirementsmustbeimplementedonLenovoproductsplacedonthemarketandsoldinthe
EuropeanUnionafterJune2006.ProductsonthemarketbeforeJune2006arenotrequiredto
haveRoHScompliantparts.Ifthepartsarenotcompliantoriginally,replacementpartscanalso
benoncompliant,butinallcases,ifthepartsarecompliant,thereplacementpartsmustalsobe
compliant.
Note:RoHSandnon-RoHSFRUpartnumberswiththesametandfunctionareidentiedwithunique
FRUpartnumbers.
LenovoplanstotransitiontoRoHScompliancewellbeforetheimplementationdateandexpectsitssuppliers
tobereadytosupportLenovo'srequirementsandscheduleintheEU.Productssoldin2005willcontain
someRoHScompliantFRUs.ThefollowingstatementpertainstotheseproductsandanyproductLenovo
producescontainingRoHScompliantparts.
RoHScompliant
ThinkServerRD240partshaveuniqueFRUpartnumbers.BeforeorafterJune2006,failed
RoHScompliantpartsmustalwaysbereplacedusingRoHScompliantFRUs,soonlytheFRUsidentiedas
compliantinthesystemHardwareMaintenanceManualordirectsubstitutionsforthoseFRUscanbeused.
ProductsmarketedbeforeJune2006ProductsmarketedafterJune2006
Currentororiginalpart
ReplacementFRU
Currentororiginalpart
ReplacementFRU
Non-RoHSCanbeNon-RoHS
Non-RoHSCanbeRoHS
Non-RoHSCansubstitutetoRoHS
RoHSMustbeRoHS
MustbeRoHSMustbeRoHS
Note:AdirectsubstitutionisapartwithadifferentFRUpartnumberthatisautomaticallyshippedbythe
distributioncenteratthetimeoforder.
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Chapter2.Generalinformation
Features
TheRD240serveroffersthefollowingfeaturesandtechnologies:
Microprocessor(s):TheserversupportsuptotwoIntel®Xeon®dual-core,quad-core,orhex-core
microprocessors.
BIOS:
Theserverrmwaredenesastandardinterfacebetweentheoperatingsystem,platformrmware,
andexternaldevices.
EasyStartupDVD:TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramguidesyouthroughthecongurationofthe
hardware,theRAIDcontroller,andtheinstallationoftheoperatingsystemanddevicedrivers.
Integratednetworksupport:Theservercomeswithtwointegratedsingle-portGigabitEthernet
controllersandeachsupportsconnectiontoa10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetwork.Formore
information,see“ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller”onpage120.
Largedata-storagecapacityandhot-swapcapability:Somehot-swapservermodelssupporteight
3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives.Withthehot-swapfeature,youcanadd,remove,orreplaceharddisk
driveswithoutturningofftheserver.
Largesystem-memorycapacity:Theserversupportsupto64GBofsystemmemory.Thememory
modulesupportserrorcorrectingcode(ECC)foruptoeightindustry-standardsingle-rankordual-rank,
1333MHz,DDR3(third-generationdouble-data-rate)registeredsynchronousdynamicrandomaccess
memory(SDRAM)dualinlinememorymodules(DIMMs).
High-performancegraphicscontroller:Theservercomeswithanonboardhigh-performancegraphics
controllerthatsupportshighresolutionsandincludesmanyperformance-enhancingfeaturesforthe
operating-systemenvironment.
Redundantconnection:
Thetwoonboardnetworkinterfacecontrollers(NIC)provideafailovercapability
toaredundantEthernetconnection.IfaproblemoccurswiththeprimaryEthernetconnection,all
Ethernettrafcthatisassociatedwiththeprimaryconnectionisautomaticallyswitchedtotheredundant
NIC.Iftheapplicabledevicedriversareinstalled,thisswitchingoccurswithoutdatalossandwithout
userintervention.
IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0:Thecommand-lineinterfaceprovidesdirect
accesstoservermanagementfunctionsthroughtheIPMI2.0protocol.Usethecommand-lineinterface
toissuecommandstocontroltheserverpower,viewsysteminformation,andidentifytheserver.Youcan
alsosaveoneormorecommandsasatextleandruntheleasascript.
RAIDsupport:Theserversupportsanintegrated1068ESASRAIDcontrollerandanadd-onSASRAID
card(ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapterorThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapter),whichare
requiredforyoutousethehot-swapSASorSATAharddiskdrivesandtocreatetheredundantarrayof
independentdisks(RAID)congurations.
Specications
Thefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecicationsoftheserver.Dependingonthe
servermodel,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomespecicationsmightnotapply.
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Table1.Featuresandspecications
Microprocessor(s):Supportsupto
twoIntelXeondual-core,quad-core,
orhex-coremicroprocessors.Forthe
specictypeandspeedinformation
aboutthemicroprocessor,use
theSetupUtilityprogram.See
“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on
page105
.Foralistofthesupported
microprocessorsforyourserver,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.
OntheThinkServersystemspage,
clickProductsOptions
ThinkServerProcessors.
Memorymodules:
Minimumsystemmemory:2GB
Maximumsystemmemory:64GB
(eightmemoryslots,eachwithone
8GBRDIMMinstalled)
Types:ECC,1333MHz,DDR3
registeredSDRAMDIMMsonly
Slots:Eightdualinlinememory
module(DIMM)slots
Supports2GB,4GB,and8GB
RDIMMs
Integratedgraphicscard:
8MBvideomemory
Size:
Height:87.5mm(3.45inches)
Width:448mm(17.64inches)
Depth:683mm(26.89inches)
Maximumweight:30kg(66.14lb)
whenfullycongured
Opticaldrive:
SlimDVD/RW
Harddiskdriveexpansionbays
(dependingonthemodel):
Uptoeight3.5-inchSATAorSAS
harddiskdrives
Expansionslots:
OnePCIExpressx16cardsloton
thesystemboardforarisercard
(therearethreePCIExpressx8
cardslotsontherisercard)
Powersupply:750-wattsingle
powersupply/750-wattredundant
powersupply
Systemfans:Foursystemfans
withautomaticenergy-saving,noise
reductiontechnology
Integratedfunctions:
Twosingle-portGbEthernet
controllers
SixUSB2.0connectors(twofront
andfourrear)
TwoRJ-45Ethernetconnectors
Oneserialport
OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)
monitorconnector
Environment:
Airtemperature:
Serveron:10°Cto35°C(50°F
to95°F);altitude:0to914.4m
(3000ft)
Serveroff:10°Cto43°C(50°F
to109.4°F);maximumaltitude:
2133.6m(7000ft)
Shipping:-40°Cto60°C(-104°F
to140°F)
Humidity:
Serveron:upto80%,
non-condensing
Serveroff:upto80%,
non-condensing
Shippingandstorage:upto
93%,non-condensing
Particulatecontamination:
Attention:Airborneparticulates
andreactivegasesactingalone
orincombinationwithother
environmentalfactorssuchas
humidityortemperaturemight
posearisktotheserver.
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Table1.Featuresandspecications(continued)
RAIDadapters:
Onboard1068ESASRAIDadapter
ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAID
Adapter
ThinkServer8708EM2RAID
Adapter
Electricalinput
Inputvoltage:
Lowrange:
Minimum:100Vac
Maximum:127Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to
60Hz
Highrange:
Minimum:200Vac
Maximum:240Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to
60Hz
Notes:
1.Powerconsumptionandheat
outputvarydependingonthe
numberandtypeofoptional
featuresinstalledandthe
power-managementoptional
featuresinuse.
2.Thesoundlevelsweremeasured
incontrolledacoustical
environmentsaccordingto
theproceduresspeciedbythe
AmericanNationalStandards
Institute(ANSI)S12.10and
ISO7779andarereportedin
accordancewithISO9296.
Actualsound-pressurelevelsina
givenlocationmightexceedthe
averagevaluesstatedbecause
ofroomreectionsandother
nearbynoisesources.The
noiseemissionlevelstated
isthedeclared(upperlimit)
sound-powerlevel,inbels,fora
randomsampleofsystem.
3.Thereisnokeyboardconnector
ormouseconnectoronthe
server.YoucanconnectaUSB
keyboardandUSBmouseto
theserverbyusingtheUSB
connectors.
Softwareprograms
Lenovoprovidessoftwaretohelpgetyourserverupandrunning.
EasyStartup
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
Microsoft®Windows®andLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.TheEasyStartup
programisprovidedwithyourserverontheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.TheDVDisself-starting(bootable).
Theuserguideforthe
EasyStartupprogramisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprogram
interface.Foradditionalinformation,see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage114.
EasyManage
TheThinkServerEasyManageAgentenablesthisservertobemanagedbythecentralizedconsoleofan
EasyManageCoreServeroverthenetwork.TheThinkServerEasyManageAgentissupportedon32-bitand
64-bitWindows,RedHat,andSUSEoperatingsystems.
Reliability,availability,andserviceability
Reliability,availability,andserviceability(hereafterreferredtoasRAS)arethreeimportantserverdesign
features.TheRASfeatureshelpyoutoensuretheintegrityofthedatastoredontheserver,theavailabilityof
theserverwhenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.
Chapter2.Generalinformation9
TheserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:
AdvancedCongurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)
AdvancedDesktopManagementInterface(DMI)
Automaticmemorydownsizingonerrordetection
Automaticrestartonnon-maskableinterrupt(NMI)
Availabilityofmicrocodelevel
Built-in,menu-drivensetup,systemconguration,andRAIDconguration
Built-inmonitoringforfan,temperature,andvoltage
Coolingfanswithspeed-sensingcapability
ECCDDR3SDRAMwithSerialPresenceDetect(SPD)
Errorcodesandmessagestohelpyouidentifyproblems
Generatingerrorlogsforthepower-onself-test(POST)failures
Hot-swapSASharddiskdrives
IntegratedEthernetcontrollers
IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0
Power-onself-test(POST)
RedundantEthernetconnectionwithfailovercapability(requiresanoptionalEthernetcard)
Standbyvoltageforsystem-managementfeaturesandmonitoring
System-errorlight-emittingdiode(LED)onthefrontpanel
Vitalproductdata(VPD),includingtheserialnumberinformationandreplacementpartnumbers,storedin
thenonvolatilememoryforeasierremotemaintenance
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Chapter3.Diagnostics
Thischapterdescribesthediagnostictoolsthatareavailabletohelpyousolveproblemsthatmightoccurin
theserver.
Ifyoucannotdiagnoseandcorrectaproblembyusingtheinformationinthischapter,seeAppendixB
“Gettinghelpandtechnicalassistance”onpage125
formoreinformation.
Troubleshootingtables
Usethetroubleshootingtablestondsolutionstoproblemsthathaveidentiablesymptoms.
Ifyouhavejustaddednewsoftwareoranewoptionaldeviceandtheserverisnotworking,completethe
followingstepsbeforeyouusethetroubleshootingtables:
1.Checktheoperatorinformationpanel.
2.Removethesoftwareordevicethatyoujustadded.
3.Reinstallthenewsoftwareornewdevice.
DVDdriveproblems
FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis
solved.
SeethepartslistinginChapter6“Partslisting,RD240Types1045,1046,1047,and1048”onpage89to
determinewhichcomponentsarecustomerreplaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeld
replaceableunits(FRUs).
Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby
atrainedservicetechnician.
SymptomAction
TheDVDdriveisnot
recognized.
1.Makesurethat:
TheSATAchanneltowhichtheDVDdriveisattached(primaryorsecondary)
isenabledintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Allcablesandjumpersareinstalledcorrectly.
Thesignalcableandconnectorarenotdamagedandtheconnectorpins
arenotbent.
ThecorrectdevicedriverisinstalledfortheDVDdrive.
2.Reseatthefollowingcomponents:
a.DVDdrive
b.DVDdrivecables
3.Replacethefollowingcomponentsoneatatime,intheordershown,restarting
theservereachtime:
a.DVDdrive
b.DVDdriveandcables
c.(Trainedservicetechnicianonly)Systemboard
ADVDisnotworkingcorrectly.
1.CleantheDVD.
2.ReseattheDVDdrive.
3.ReplacetheDVDdrive.
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FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis
solved.
SeethepartslistinginChapter6“Partslisting,RD240Types1045,1046,1047,and1048”onpage89to
determinewhichcomponentsarecustomerreplaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeld
replaceableunits(FRUs).
Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby
atrainedservicetechnician.
SymptomAction
TheDVDdrivetrayisnot
working.
1.Makesurethattheserveristurnedon.
2.Inserttheendofastraightenedpaperclipintothemanualtray-releaseopening.
3.ReseattheDVDdrive.
4.ReplacetheDVDdrive.
Generalproblems
FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis
solved.
SeethepartslistinginChapter6“Partslisting,RD240Types1045,1046,1047,and1048”onpage89
to
determinewhichcomponentsarecustomerreplaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeld
replaceableunits(FRUs).
Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby
atrainedservicetechnician.
SymptomAction
Acoverlockisbroken,anLED
isnotworking,orasimilar
problemhasoccurred.
IfthepartisaCRU,replaceit.IfthepartisaFRU,thepartmustbereplacedbya
trainedservicetechnician.
Harddiskdriveproblems
FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis
solved.
SeethepartslistinginChapter6“Partslisting,RD240Types1045,1046,1047,and1048”onpage89to
determinewhichcomponentsarecustomerreplaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeld
replaceableunits(FRUs).
Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby
atrainedservicetechnician.
SymptomAction
Notalldrivesarerecognizedby
theharddiskdrivediagnostic
tests.
Removethedrivethatisindicatedbythediagnostictests;then,runtheharddisk
drivediagnostictestsagain.Iftheremainingdrivesarerecognized,replacethe
drivethatyouremovedwithanewone.
Theserverstopsresponding
duringtheharddiskdrive
diagnostictest.
Removetheharddiskdrivethatwasbeingtestedwhentheserverstopped
responding,andrunthediagnostictestagain.Iftheharddiskdrivediagnostictest
runssuccessfully,replacethedrivethatyouremovedwithanewone.
Aharddiskdrivewasnot
detectedwhiletheoperating
systemwasbeingstarted.
Reseatallharddiskdrivesandcables;then,runtheharddiskdrivediagnostic
testsagain.
12ThinkServerRD240HardwareMaintenanceManual
Intermittentproblems
FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis
solved.
SeethepartslistinginChapter6“Partslisting,RD240Types1045,1046,1047,and1048”onpage89to
determinewhichcomponentsarecustomerreplaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeld
replaceableunits(FRUs).
Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby
atrainedservicetechnician.
SymptomAction
Aproblemoccursonly
occasionallyandisdifcultto
diagnose.
1.Makesurethat:
Allcablesandcordsareconnectedsecurelytotherearoftheserverand
attacheddevices.
Whentheserveristurnedon,airisowingfromthefangrille.Ifthereis
noairow,thefanisnotworking.Thiscancausetheservertooverheat
andshutdown.
2.Checkthesystem-eventlog(see“Eventlogs”onpage23).
3.See“Solvingundeterminedproblems”onpage22.
Keyboard,mouse,orpointing-deviceproblems
FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis
solved.
SeethepartslistinginChapter6“Partslisting,RD240Types1045,1046,1047,and1048”onpage89to
determinewhichcomponentsarecustomerreplaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeld
replaceableunits(FRUs).
Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby
atrainedservicetechnician.
SymptomAction
Allorsomekeysonthe
keyboarddonotwork.
1.Makesurethat:
Thekeyboardcableissecurelyconnected.
Theserverandthemonitorareturnedon.
2.Thekeyboardiscompatiblewiththeserver.RefertotheWebsiteat
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.
3.IfyouareusingaUSBkeyboardanditisconnectedtoaUSBhub,disconnect
thekeyboardfromthehubandconnectitdirectlytotheserver.
4.Replacethefollowingcomponentsoneatatime,intheordershown,restarting
theservereachtime:
a.Keyboard
b.(Trainedservicetechnicianonly)Systemboard
Chapter3.Diagnostics13
FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis
solved.
SeethepartslistinginChapter6“Partslisting,RD240Types1045,1046,1047,and1048”onpage89to
determinewhichcomponentsarecustomerreplaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeld
replaceableunits(FRUs).
Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby
atrainedservicetechnician.
SymptomAction
Themouseorpointingdevice
doesnotwork.
1.Makesurethat:
Themouseorpointingdeviceiscompatiblewiththeserver.RefertotheWeb
siteat
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.
Themouseorpointing-devicecableissecurelyconnectedtotheserver.
Themouseorpointing-devicedevicedriversareinstalledcorrectly.
Theserverandthemonitorareturnedon.
ThemouseisenabledintheSetupUtilityprogram.
2.IfyouareusingaUSBmouseorpointingdeviceanditisconnectedtoaUSB
hub,disconnectthemouseorpointingdevicefromthehubandconnectit
directlytotheserver.
3.Replacethefollowingcomponentsoneatatime,intheordershown,restarting
theservereachtime:
a.Mouseorpointingdevice
b.(Trainedservicetechnicianonly)Systemboard
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