Document Outline

• Safety information
  • Products that are not assessed
• Chapter 1. General information
  • Introduction
  • Server documentation
• Chapter 2. Server setup road map
• Chapter 3. Product overview
  • Server package
  • Features
  • Specifications
  • Software
    • ThinkServer EasyStartup
    • ThinkServer EasyUpdate Firmware Updater
    • BIOS update utilities
    • RAID configuration utilities
    • Diagnostic programs
  • Locations
    • Machine type, model, and serial number label
    • Front view of the server
    • Front panel
    • Rear view of the server
    • Server locks
    • Server components
    • Hot-swap hard-disk-drive status LEDs
    • RAID card
    • Hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane
    • Connecting the cables
    • System board components
• Chapter 4. Turning on and turning off the server
  • Turning on the server
  • Turning off the server
• Chapter 5. Configuring the server
  • Using the Setup Utility program
    • Starting the Setup Utility program
    • Viewing information in the Setup Utility program
    • Setup Utility program interface
    • Setting the system date and time
    • Using passwords
    • Configuring the TPM function
    • Selecting a startup device
    • Exiting the Setup Utility program
    • Updating or recovering the BIOS
  • Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program
    • Features of the ThinkServer EasyStartup program
    • Starting the ThinkServer EasyStartup program
    • Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program on a Windows operating system
  • Configuring RAID
    • About RAID
    • RAID for your server
    • Configuring the system BIOS to enable onboard SATA RAID functionality
    • Configuring the advanced SATA or SAS hardware RAID
  • Configuring the Ethernet controllers
  • Updating the firmware
    • Using the Firmware Updater program
• Chapter 6. Installing, removing, or replacing hardware
  • Guidelines
    • Precautions
    • Handling static-sensitive devices
    • System reliability guidelines
    • Working inside the server with the power on
  • Removing the server cover
  • Removing and reinstalling the front bezel
  • Removing and reinstalling the PCI card bracket assembly
  • Installing, removing, or replacing hardware
    • Installing or removing a memory module
    • Installing or removing the Ethernet card
    • Installing or removing the RAID card
    • Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID 500 Upgrade Key for Advanced RAID
    • Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID 700 Battery
    • Installing or replacing an optical drive
    • Installing or removing a non-hot-swap hard disk drive
    • Installing or replacing an internal RDX drive
    • Installing or replacing a 2.5-inch solid-state drive
    • Installing or replacing a hot-swap hard disk drive
    • Installing or replacing a hot-swap redundant power supply
    • Replacing the power distribution board and cage assembly
    • Replacing the power conversion board
    • Replacing the hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane
    • Replacing the non-hot-swap power supply assembly
    • Replacing the cover presence switch
    • Replacing the front panel board assembly
    • Replacing the front system fan 1
    • Replacing the rear system fan
    • Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly
    • Replacing the microprocessor
    • Replacing the system board battery
  • Completing the parts replacement
    • Reinstalling the server cover and reconnecting cables
    • Updating the server configuration
• Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostics
  • Troubleshooting procedure
  • Viewing the status and diagnostic LEDs
  • Using a diagnostic program
  • Basic troubleshooting tables
    • ThinkServer EasyStartup program problems
    • Optical drive problems
    • Hard-disk-drive problems
    • Memory module problems
    • Keyboard, mouse, or USB device problems
• Chapter 8. Getting information, help, and service
  • Information resources
    • Using the documentation
    • ThinkServer Web site
    • Lenovo Support Web site
  • Help and service
    • Before you call
    • Calling for service
    • Using other services
    • Purchasing additional services
• Appendix A. Notices
  • Trademarks
  • Important notes
  • Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) cable and cord notice
  • Recycling information
    • Battery return program
    • Requirement for batteries containing perchlorate
  • Particulate contamination
  • Important WEEE information
  • Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)
    • European Union RoHS
    • Turkish RoHS
  • German Ordinance for Work gloss statement
  • Export classification notice
  • Electronic emission notices
    • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
    • Japan VCCI Class A compliance statement
  • Eurasian compliance mark
• Index