Document Outline

• Safety information
• 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
    • Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage
    • BIOS and TMM update utilities
    • RAID configuration utilities
    • Remote management software
    • Lenovo Rack Planner
    • ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology
  • Locations
    • Machine type, model, and serial number label
    • Front view of the server
    • Front panel
    • Diagnostic module
    • Rear view of the server
    • Server components
    • Hot-swap hard disk drive status LEDs
    • RAID card
    • Expander card
    • Hot-swap hard disk drive backplane
    • Mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable connections
    • System board components
    • System board jumpers and switches
    • System board LEDs
• 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
    • Selecting a startup device
    • Configuring the TPM function
    • Setting the mode of the Ethernet connector 0
    • 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
    • Configuring RAID using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program
    • Configuring the ThinkServer RAID 300
    • Configuring the advanced SATA/SAS hardware RAID
  • Configuring the Ethernet controllers
  • Updating the firmware
    • Using the Firmware Updater program
  • Using the Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage 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
  • Installing, removing, or replacing hardware
    • Removing and reinstalling the rack handles
    • Removing and reinstalling the cooling shroud
    • Removing and reinstalling the left cage
    • Installing or removing a memory module
    • 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 removing the expander card
    • Installing or removing an Ethernet card
    • Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID 300 Upgrade Key for Advanced RAID
    • Installing or removing the ThinkServer Management Module Premium
    • Installing or removing the ThinkServer Trusted Platform Module
    • Installing or replacing a hot-swap redundant power supply
    • Installing or replacing a heat sink
    • Installing or replacing the microprocessor
    • Installing or replacing the optical drive
    • Installing or replacing a hot-swap hard disk drive
    • Replacing the hot-swap hard disk drive backplane
    • Replacing the riser card assembly 1
    • Replacing the riser card assembly 2
    • Replacing the front panel board
    • Replacing the diagnostic module
    • Replacing a system fan
    • 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
  • Viewing the system event log
  • Basic troubleshooting tables
    • ThinkServer EasyStartup program problems
    • Optical drive problems
    • Hard disk drive problems
    • Memory module problems
    • Keyboard, mouse, and 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 information for the European Directive 2002/96/EC
  • German Ordinance for Work gloss statement
  • Export classification notice
  • Electronic emission notices
    • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
  • ENERGY STAR model information
• Index