Lenovo ThinkServer RS140 - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . iii
Products that are not assessed . . . . . . . . . x
Chapter 1. General information . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Server documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2. Server setup road map . . . 5
Chapter 3. Product overview . . . . . . 7
Server package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
ThinkServer EasyStartup . . . . . . . . . 11
ThinkServer EasyUpdate Firmware Updater . 11
BIOS update utility . . . . . . . . . . . 11
RAID configuration utilities . . . . . . . . 11
Diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . . 11
Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Machine type, model, and serial number
label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
Front view of the server . . . . . . . . . 12
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rear view of the server . . . . . . . . . 14
Server lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Server components . . . . . . . . . . . 17
RAID card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . . 22
System board components . . . . . . . . 32
Chapter 4. Turning on and turning off
the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Turning on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Turning off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Chapter 5. Configuring the server . . 37
Using the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . 37
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . 37
Viewing information in the Setup Utility
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37
Setup Utility program interface . . . . . . 37
Setting the system date and time . . . . . 41
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Configuring the TPM function . . . . . . . 42
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . 42
Exiting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . 43
Updating or recovering the BIOS. . . . . . 43
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program . . . 44
Features of the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
Starting the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program
on a Windows operating system . . . . . .
46
Configuring RAID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
About RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
RAID for your server. . . . . . . . . . . 48
Configuring the system BIOS to enable
onboard SATA RAID functionality. . . . . .
49
Configuring the advanced SATA or SAS
hardware RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50
Configuring the Ethernet controllers . . . . . . 52
Updating the firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Using the Firmware Updater program . . . . 52
Chapter 6. Installing, removing, or
replacing hardware . . . . . . . . . .
53
Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . 54
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 55
Removing the server cover . . . . . . . . . . 55
Installing, removing, or replacing hardware . . . 56
Removing and reinstalling the rack handles . 57
Removing and reinstalling the fan duct . . . 57
Installing or removing a memory module. . . 59
Installing or removing the RAID card . . . . 62
Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID
500 Upgrade Key for Advanced RAID . . . .
66
Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID
700 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68
Installing or removing the slim optical drive. . 71
Replacing the riser card assembly . . . . . 75
Replacing the Ethernet card. . . . . . . . 77
Replacing the power supply assembly . . . 80
Removing and reinstalling the
slim-optical-drive bracket
. . . . . . . . 82
Replacing a 2.5-inch hard disk drive . . . . 84
Replacing a 3.5-inch hard disk drive . . . . 87
Replacing the front panel board . . . . . . 90
Replacing a system fan . . . . . . . . . 92
Replacing the heat sink . . . . . . . . . 94
Replacing the microprocessor . . . . . . . 96
Replacing the coin-cell battery . . . . . . 99
Replacing the system board . . . . . . . 101
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