Lenovo ThinkServer TS440 - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . iii
Products that are not assessed . . . . . . . . . x
Chapter 1. General information . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Server documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2. Server setup road map . . . 5
Chapter 3. Product overview . . . . . . 7
Server package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
ThinkServer EasyStartup . . . . . . . . . 11
ThinkServer EasyUpdate Firmware Updater . 11
BIOS update utilities . . . . . . . . . . 12
RAID configuration utilities . . . . . . . . 12
Diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . . 12
Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Machine type, model, and serial number
label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12
Front view of the server . . . . . . . . . 14
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Rear view of the server . . . . . . . . . 17
Server locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Server components . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Hot-swap hard-disk-drive status LEDs . . . 27
RAID card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane . . . . 31
Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . . 35
System board components . . . . . . . . 38
Chapter 4. Turning on and turning off
the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
Turning on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Turning off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Chapter 5. Configuring the server . . 47
Using the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . 47
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . 47
Viewing information in the Setup Utility
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47
Setup Utility program interface . . . . . . 47
Setting the system date and time . . . . . 51
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Configuring the TPM function . . . . . . . 52
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . 52
Exiting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . 53
Updating or recovering the BIOS. . . . . . 53
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program . . . 54
Features of the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
Starting the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program
on a Windows operating system . . . . . .
56
Configuring RAID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
About RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
RAID for your server. . . . . . . . . . . 58
Configuring the system BIOS to enable
onboard SATA RAID functionality. . . . . .
59
Configuring the advanced SATA or SAS
hardware RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
Configuring the Ethernet controllers . . . . . . 62
Updating the firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Using the Firmware Updater program . . . . 63
Chapter 6. Installing, removing, or
replacing hardware . . . . . . . . . .
65
Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . 66
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 66
Working inside the server with the power on . 67
Removing the server cover . . . . . . . . . . 67
Removing and reinstalling the front bezel . . . . 69
Removing and reinstalling the PCI card bracket
assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
Installing, removing, or replacing hardware . . . 74
Installing or removing a memory module. . . 74
Installing or removing the Ethernet card . . . 78
Installing or removing the RAID card . . . . 82
Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID
500 Upgrade Key for Advanced RAID . . . .
84
Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID
700 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
Installing or replacing an optical drive . . . . 91
Installing or removing a non-hot-swap hard
disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
95
Installing or replacing an internal RDX drive . . 103
Installing or replacing a 2.5-inch solid-state
drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
107
Installing or replacing a hot-swap hard disk
drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
117
Installing or replacing a hot-swap redundant
power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . .
122
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