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Safetyinformation..........iii Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...3 Chapter3.Featuresand technologies..............5
Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls, LEDs,andconnectors.........9
Chapter5.Installing,removing,or replacinghardware..........17
AppendixA.RAIDbatterycard assembly...............97
AppendixB.Gettinghelpand technicalassistance.........99
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AppendixC.Notices........103
Index.................111
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Chapter1.Generalinformation
Introduction
Noticesandstatementsinthedocument
Relateddocumentation
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
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthedrivesandpartsonthefrontoftheserver.
Rearview
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsoftheconnectorsandpartsontherearoftheserver.
Frontcontrolpanel
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ThefollowingtabledescribesthemeaningoftheLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanel.
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Locatingservercomponents
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard
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Chapter5.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware
Guidelines
Basicguidelines
Systemreliabilityguidelines
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron
Removingtheservercover
Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardwaredevices
Installingorremovingamemorymodule
Memorymoduleinstallationrules
Installingamemorymodule
Removingamemorymodule
Removingorinstallinginternaldrives
Removingtheopticaldrive
Installingtheopticaldrive
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Removingahot-swapharddiskdrive
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Installingahot-swapharddiskdrive
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Installingorremovingtherisercard
Installingtherisercar d
Removingtherisercard
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InstallingorremovingaPCIcard
InstallingaPCIcard
RemovingaPCIcard
RemovingorinstallingtheEthernetcard
RemovingtheE thernetcard
InstallingtheEthernetcard
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardwaredevices
Removingorinstallingthesystemboardbattery
Removingthesystemboardbattery
Installingthesystemboardbattery
RemovingorinstallingtheRAIDcontroller
RemovingtheRAIDcontroller
InstallingtheThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapter
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InstallingtheThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapter
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InstallingtheThinkServerRAID700Adapter
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Removingorinstallingtheheatsinkassembly
Removingtheheatsinkassembly
Installingtheheatsinkassembly
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Removingorinstallingthepowersupply
Removingthepowersupply
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Installingthepowersupply
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Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessor
Removingthemicropr ocessor
Installingthemicropr ocessor
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Completingthepartsreplacement
Installingtheservercover
Connectingthecables
Turningontheserver
Updatingtheserverconguration
Turningofftheserver
Connectingexternaldevices
Chapter6.Conguringtheserver
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram
IntroductionoftheBIOSitems
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ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram
Usingpasswords
Passwordconsiderations
Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword
RAIDcontrollers
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD
Setupandconguration
ConguringRAID
Typicaloperatingsysteminstallation
ConguringtheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID
RAIDinformation
StartingtheIntelMatrixStorageManagerprogram
CreatingtheRAIDvolume
DeletingtheRAIDvolume
RebuildingtheRAIDvolume
ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller
Updatingthermware
UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram
InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram
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Chapter7.Troubleshooting
Troubleshootingtables
DVDdriveproblems
Generalproblems
Harddiskdriveproblems
Intermittentproblems
Keyboard,mouse,orpointing-deviceproblems
Memoryproblems
Microprocessorproblems
Monitorproblems
Optional-deviceproblems
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Powerproblems
Serialportproblems
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Softwareproblems
UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems
Solvingpowerproblems
SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems
Solvingundeterminedproblems
Eventlogs
Viewingeventlogswithoutrestartingtheserver
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AppendixA.RAIDbatterycardassembly
Specications
ThefollowingtableprovidesspecicationsoftheRAIDbatterycardassembly.
Batterylifeanddataretentiontime
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AppendixB.Gettinghelpandtechnicalassistance
Beforeyoucall
Usingthedocumentation
GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorldWideWeb
LenovoSupportWebsite
Callingforservice
Usingotherservices
Purchasingadditionalservices
LenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwan
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AppendixC.Notices
Trademarks
Importantnotes
Productrecyclinganddisposal
Particulatecontamination
Turkishstatementofcompliance
Batteryreturnprogram
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement
Electronicemissionnotices
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)Statement
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