Lenovo ThinkServer TS440 User Manual
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Note: If the server has only one optical drive installed, ensure that the optical drive is installed in the
lower bay (optical drive bay 1). The upper bay is for a secondary optical drive only.
• RDX drive
Your server supports internal RDX drives that enable you to store data on RDX media. An internal RDX
drive is installed in the optical drive bay 2. To install or remove an internal RDX drive, see “Installing
or replacing an internal RDX drive” on page 103.
Note: If your server is installed with a Windows Server operating system, you can use the Windows
Backup program to backup the data stored on RDX media. For detailed information, refer to the user
guide of the RDX drive. The user guide is available for download at:
For the location information about the internal drives or drive bays, see “Server components” on page 23.
Expansion slots
The server has four expansion slots on the system board. For detailed information, see “System board
components” on page 38.
Input/Output (I/O) features
• One Video Graphics Array (VGA) DB-15 connector on the rear panel
• Eight USB connectors (two USB 3.0 connectors on the front panel; four USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0
connectors on the rear panel)
• One RJ-45 Ethernet connector on the rear panel
• One serial connector on the rear panel
For the location information about the connectors, refer to the related topics in “Locations” on page 12.
Ethernet connectivity
The server comes with an integrated Intel Gigabit Ethernet controller as well as an Ethernet physical layer
(PHY) of the Open Systems Interconnection model (OSI model). They provide the server with the ability to
support the Ethernet connector on the rear panel with 10 megabits per second (Mbps), 100 Mbps, or 1000
Mbps network connectivity. For more information, see “Rear view of the server” on page 17.
Reliability, availability, and serviceability
Reliability, availability, and serviceability (hereinafter referred to as RAS) are three important server design
features. The RAS features help you to ensure the integrity of the data stored on the server, the availability of
the server when you need it, and the ease with which you can diagnose and correct problems.
Your server has the following RAS features:
• Security features
– Server locks (see “Server locks” on page 20)
– Administrator password and power-on password to help protect unauthorized access to the server
(see “Using passwords” on page 51)
– ThinkServer Trusted Platform Module (TPM), which is a security chip, to help enhance server security
– Hot-swap redundant power supplies to help avoid significant interruption to the operation of the
system when a power supply fails (available in some models)
• Basic system management features
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