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Safetyinformation..........iii Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5 Chapter3.F eaturesand technologies..............7
Chapter4.L ocatingparts,controls, LEDs,andconnectors........11
Chapter5.Installing,removing,or replacinghardware..........19
AppendixA.RAIDbatterycard assembly..............105
AppendixB.Gettinginformation, help,andservice..........107
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AppendixC.Notices.........111
Index.................123
Safetyinformation
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Chapter1.Generalinformation
Introduction
Serverdocumentation
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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap
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Chapter3.Featuresandtechnologies
Whatisincludedwithyourserver
Features
Specications
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Softwareprograms
EasyStartup
EasyManage
Reliability,availability,andserviceability
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Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,LEDs,andconnectors
Frontview
Rearview
Frontcontrolpanel
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Locatingservercomponents
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofthemajorcomponentsinyourserver.
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard
Thefollowingillustrationsshowthelocationsofthepartsonthesystemboard.
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Thefollowingtableintroducesthejumperswitchesonthesystemboard.
Locatingconnectorsonthebackplane
Chapter5.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware
Guidelines
Basicguidelines
Systemreliabilityguidelines
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron
Removingtheservercover
Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardwaredevices
Installingorremovingamemorymodule
Memorymoduleinstallationrules
Installingamemorymodule
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Removingamemorymodule
Removingorinstallinginternaldrives
Removingtheopticaldrive
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Installingtheopticaldrive
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Removingahot-swapharddiskdrive
Installingahot-swapharddiskdrive
Removingorinstallingtherisercardassembly
Removingtherisercardassembly
Installingtherisercardassembly
InstallingorremovingaPCIcard
InstallingaPCIcard
RemovingaPCIcard
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardwaredevices
Removingorinstallingthesystemboardbattery
Removingthesyst emboardbattery
Installingthesyst emboardbatt ery
RemovingorinstallingtheRAIDcontroller
RemovingtheRAIDcontroller
InstallingtheThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapter
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InstallingtheThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapter
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InstallingtheThinkServerRAID700Adapter
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RemovingorinstallingtheEthernetcard
RemovingtheE thernetcard
InstallingtheE thernetcard
Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessorfanduct
Removingthemicroprocessorfanduct
Installingthemicroprocessorfanduct
Removingorinstallingthepowersupply
Removingthepowersupply
Installingthepowersupply
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Removingorinstallingthesystemfans
Removingthesystemfans
Installingthesystemfans
Removingorinstallingtheheatsink
Removingtheheatsink
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Installingtheheatsink
Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessor
Removingthemicropr ocessor
Installingthemicroprocessor
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Completingthepartsreplacement
Installingtheservercover
Connectingthecables
Turningontheserver
Updatingtheserverconguration
Turningofftheserver
Connectingexternaldevices
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Chapter6.Conguringtheserver
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram
IntroductionoftheBIOSitems
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ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram
Usingpasswords
Passwordconsiderations
Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword
RAIDcontrollers
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD
Setupandconguration
ConguringRAID
Typicaloperatingsysteminstallation
Onboard1068ESASRAIDcontrollerCongurationUtilityprogram
Connectingmini-SAScable
StartingtheCongurationUtilityprogram
YoucanpressAlt+Nt oswitchtotheGlobalPropertieswindowtosetthepropertiesofbootandinterrupt.
AccessingtheAdapterPropertieswindow
IntheAdapterListwindow,selectC1068EandpressEnter.TheAdapterPropertieswindowforSAS1068E opens.
SASRAIDsettings
CreatingordeletingtheRAID1array
CreatingtheRAID1array
DeletingtheRAID1array
AccessingtheSAST opologywindow
ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller
Updatingthermware
UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram
InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram
Chapter7.Troubleshooting
Troubleshootingtables
DVDdriveproblems
Generalproblems
Harddiskdriveproblems
Intermittentproblems
Keyboard,mouse,orpointing-deviceproblems
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Memoryproblems
Microprocessorproblems
Monitorproblems
Optional-deviceproblems
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Powerproblems
Followthesuggest edactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis
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Serialportproblems
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Softwareproblems
UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems
Solvingpowerproblems
SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems
Solvingundeterminedproblems
Eventlogs
Viewingeventlogswithoutrestartingtheserver
Systemeventlog
DiagnosticLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanel
Onboarddebugdigitron
AppendixA.RAIDbatterycardassembly
Specications
ThefollowingtableprovidesspecicationsoftheRAIDbatterycardassembly.
Batterylifeanddataretentiontime
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AppendixB.Gettinginformation,help,andservice
Informationresources
Usingthedocumentation
ThinkServerWebsite
LenovoSupportWebsite
Helpandservice
Beforeyoucall
Callingforservice
Usingotherservices
Purchasingadditionalservices
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AppendixC.Notices
Trademarks
Importantnotes
PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice
Recyclinginformation
Batteryreturnpr ogram
Requirementforbatteriescontainingperchlorate
Particulatecontamination
ImportantinformationfortheEuropeanDirective2002/96/EC
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Turkishstatementofcompliance
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement
Electronicemissionnotices
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)Statement
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