Document Outline

• Contents
• Chapter 1. About this manual
  • Important Safety Information
  • Important information about replacing RoHS compliant FRUs
  • Turkish statement of compliance
• Chapter 2. Safety information
  • Guidelines for trained service technicians
    • Inspecting for unsafe conditions
    • Guidelines for servicing electrical equipment
  • Safety statements
• Chapter 3. General information
  • Features and technologies
  • Specifications
  • Software
    • EasyStartup
    • EasyManage
• Chapter 4. General Checkout
  • Checkout procedure
    • About the checkout procedure
    • Performing the checkout procedure
  • Diagnosing a problem
  • Undocumented problems
• Chapter 5. Diagnostics
  • Diagnostic tools
  • Event logs
    • Viewing event logs through the Setup utility
    • Viewing event logs without restarting the server
  • POST error codes
  • System-event log
  • Integrated management module error messages
  • Troubleshooting tables
    • DVD drive problems
    • General problems
    • Hard disk drive problems
    • Intermittent problems
    • Keyboard, mouse, or pointing-device problems
    • Memory problems
    • Microprocessor problems
    • Monitor problems
    • Optional-device problems
    • Power problems
    • Serial port problems
    • Software problems
    • Universal Serial Bus (USB) port problems
  • EasyLED diagnostics
    • Remind button
    • Power-supply LEDs
  • Diagnostic programs, messages, and error codes
    • Running the diagnostic programs
    • Diagnostic text messages
    • Viewing the test log
    • Diagnostic messages
  • Recovering from a Lenovo ThinkServer Server Firmware update failure
  • Solving power problems
  • Solving Ethernet controller problems
  • Solving undetermined problems
  • Problem determination tips
• Chapter 6. Locating Server Controls and connectors
  • Front view
    • Operator information panel
    • EasyLED diagnostics panel
  • Rear view
  • System-board internal connectors
  • System-board external connectors
  • System-board switches and jumpers
  • System-board LEDs
  • SAS backplane connectors
  • Power-supply LEDs
  • Internal LEDs, connectors, and jumpers
    • System-board internal connectors
    • System-board switches and jumpers
    • System-board LEDs
    • System-board external connectors
    • 2.5-inch hard disk drive backplane connectors
  • Server power features
    • Turning on the server
    • Turning off the server
• Chapter 7. Installing optional devices and replacing customer replaceable units
  • Server components
  • Opening the bezel
  • Closing the bezel
  • Removing the bezel
  • Installing the bezel
  • Opening the bezel media door
  • Closing the bezel media door
  • Removing the left-side cover
  • Installing the left-side cover
  • Opening the power-supply cage
  • Closing the power-supply cage
  • Turning the stabilizing feet
  • Internal cable routing and connectors
  • Removing the air baffle
  • Installing the air baffle
  • Removing the fan-cage assembly
  • Installing the fan-cage assembly
  • Removing the battery
  • Installing the battery
  • Removing a hot-swap power supply
  • Installing a hot-swap power supply
  • Installing redundant power supply and fans
  • Removing a voltage regulator module
  • Installing a voltage regulator module
  • Removing the front adapter-retention bracket
  • Installing the front adapter-retention bracket
  • Removing the rear adapter retention bracket
  • Installing the rear adapter retention bracket
  • Removing an adapter
  • Installing an adapter
  • Removing the DVD drive
  • Installing a DVD (optical) drive
  • Removing an optional tape drive
  • Installing a USB or SATA tape drive
  • Removing the USB cable and EasyLED panel
  • Installing the USB cable and EasyLED panel
  • Removing a 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive
  • Installing a 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive
  • Removing a 2.5-inch disk drive backplane
  • Installing a 2.5-inch disk drive backplane
  • Removing the 2.5-inch disk drive cage
  • Installing the 2.5-inch disk drive cage
  • Removing the operator information panel assembly
  • Installing the operator information panel assembly
  • Removing an extender card
  • Installing an extender card
  • Removing a memory module
  • Installing a memory module
    • Independent channel mode
    • Memory mirroring mode
  • Removing a hot-swap fan
  • Installing a hot-swap fan
  • Removing a microprocessor and heat sink
  • Installing a microprocessor and heat sink
    • Thermal grease
  • Removing a heat-sink retention module
  • Installing a heat-sink retention module
  • Removing a microprocessor retention module
  • Installing a microprocessor retention module
  • Removing the system board
  • Installing the system board
  • Completing the installation
    • Connecting the cables
    • Updating the server configuration
• Chapter 8. Parts Listing, TD200x Machine Types 3719, 3821, 3822, and 3823
  • Power cords
• Chapter 9. Configuring the server
  • Using the Setup Utility
    • Starting the Setup Utility
    • Setup Utility menu choices
    • Passwords
      • Power-on password
      • Administrator password
  • Using the Boot Selection Menu program
  • RAID controllers
    • Using the LSI Configuration Utility program
      • Starting the LSI Configuration Utility program
      • Formatting a hard disk drive
      • Creating a RAID array of hard disk drives
    • Using the WebBIOS utility
      • Starting the WebBIOS utility
      • Main menu of the WebBIOS utility
      • Creating a storage configuration using the Configuration Wizard
      • Viewing and changing adapter properties
      • Viewing and changing virtual disk properties
  • Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD
    • Before you use the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD
    • Configuring RAID
    • EasyStartup overview
      • Setup and configuration
      • Typical operating system installation
    • Installing your operating system without using EasyStartup
  • Enabling the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program
  • Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller
  • Updating the firmware
    • Using the EasyUpdate Firmware Updater tool
  • Starting the backup server firmware
  • Using the Integrated Management Module
  • Using the remote presence capability and blue-screen capture
    • Obtaining the IP address for the Web interface access
    • Logging on to the Web interface
  • Advanced Settings Utility program
  • Installing ThinkServer EasyManage software
    • Installation requirements
    • Installation order
    • Installing Windows 2003 components on the Core Server
    • Installing Windows 2008 32-bit components
      • Installing Web Server Role (IIS)
      • Installing Microsoft SNMP services
    • Uninstalling the LANDesk Software Agent
• Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance
  • Before you call
  • Getting help and information from the World Wide Web
  • Calling for service
  • Using other services
  • Purchasing additional services
  • Lenovo product service
• Appendix B. Notices
  • Trademarks
  • Important notes
  • Product recycling and disposal
  • Compliance with Republic of Turkey Directive on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances
  • Recycling statements for Japan
  • Battery return program
  • German Ordinance for Work gloss statement
  • Electronic emission notices
    • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement
    • Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement
    • Avis de conformité à la réglementation d′Industrie Canada
    • Australia and New Zealand Class A statement
    • United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement
    • European Union EMC Directive conformance statement
    • Germany Class A compliance statement
    • Japan Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement
    • Taiwan Class A warning statement
    • People′s Republic of China Class A warning statement
    • Korea Class A warning statement
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