Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............1
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Features..................7
Specications...............12
Software.................12
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........12
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.13
BIOSandBMCrmwareupdateutility...13
RAIDcongurationutilities........13
PC-DoctorforDOS...........13
Locations.................13
Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label.................13
Frontviewoftheserver.........15
Frontpanel..............17
DITmodule..............18
Rearviewoftheserver.........19
Serverlocks..............22
Servercomponents...........25
Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs...32
RAIDcard...............33
Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane....34
Systemboardcomponents........42
Systemboardjumpers..........46
SystemboardLEDs...........50
Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff
theserver...............53
Turningontheserver............53
Turningofftheserver............53
Chapter5.Conguringtheserver..55
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........55
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....55
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility
program...............55
SetupUtilityprograminterface......56
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....64
Usingpasswords............65
ConguringtheTPMfunction.......66
Selectingastartupdevice........66
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......67
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......67
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...69
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............70
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............70
ConguringRAID..............71
AboutRAID..............72
RAIDforyourserver...........73
ConguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram..........74
ConguringtheonboardSATAsoftware
RAID.................74
ConguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS
hardwareRAID.............79
ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers......80
Updatingthermware............80
UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....81
Chapter6.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........83
Guidelines................83
Precautions..............83
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....84
Systemreliabilityguidelines........84
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.85
Removingtheservercover..........85
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....87
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...89
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...89
InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......93
InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...96
InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....98
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer9240-8i
RAID5UpgradeKey..........100
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerSATA
SoftwareRAID5Key..........102
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServeriKVM
RemoteManagementModule.......105
InstallingorremovingtheTPMmodule...109
InstallingorremovingtheDITmodule....111
Installingorreplacinganopticaldrive....115
Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk
drive.................119
Removingorinstallinganon-hot-swaphard
diskdrive...............123
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