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1. Reconnect the server to an ac power source.
2. After the system health LED turns off, press the power button to turn on the server. The server is
turned on and then turned off automatically. Then, the recovery process starts. The recovery process
lasts about four minutes. After the recovery process is completed, the server starts automatically.
3. Check and configure the BIOS settings for your specific needs. See “Using the Setup Utility
• Using the BIOS recovery jumper
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the server. Then, disconnect
all power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the server.
2. Prepare your server. See “Removing or extending the server from the rack cabinet” on page 69.
3. Remove the server cover. See “Removing the server cover” on page 69.
4. Locate the BIOS recovery jumper on the system board. See “System board jumpers” on page 47.
Then, remove any parts and disconnect any cables that might impede your access to the jumper.
5. Remove the jumper cap from the jumper cap storage. See “System board jumpers” on page 47.
6. Note the orientation of the jumper cap and then install the jumper cap on the BIOS recovery jumper.
7. Connect the server to an ac power source. The server turns on and then turns off automatically.
8. Move the jumper cap back to the jumper cap storage. See “System board jumpers” on page 47.
9. Wait for several minutes. When the BIOS recovery process is completed, the server turns on
automatically.
10. Ensure that the Setup Utility program starts normally. See “Starting the Setup Utility program” on
page 55. Then, disconnect the server from the ac power source.
11. Reinstall any parts and reconnect any cables. Then, reinstall the server cover. See “Completing
the parts replacement” on page 183.
12. Connect the server to an ac power source and turn on the server. The BIOS settings recover to
the factory-default settings. Check and configure the BIOS settings for your specific needs. See
“Using the Setup Utility program” on page 55.
Note: If you cannot recover the BIOS after using the instructions in this topic, the BIOS read-only memory
(ROM) might be damaged. You must replace the system board. Contact the Lenovo Customer Support
Center.
Configuring RAID
This topic provides information about RAID and the utility programs that are available for you to configure
RAID.
This topic contains the following information:
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“Configuring RAID using the Lenovo ThinkServer Deployment Manager program” on page 64
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“Configuring the advanced SATA or SAS hardware RAID” on page 64
About RAID
RAID, an acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Disks, is a technology that provides increased
storage functions and reliability through redundancy. This is achieved by combining multiple hard disk drives
into a logical unit, where data is distributed across the drives in one of several ways called RAID levels.
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