Lenovo ThinkServer TS140 - 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 . 12
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 . . . . . . . . . 13
Rear view of the server . . . . . . . . . 14
Locating parts on the system board . . . . 16
Internal components . . . . . . . . . . 17
Internal drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 4. Turning on and turning off
the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Turning on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Turning off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 5. Configuring the server . . 21
Using the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . 21
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . 21
Viewing information in the Setup Utility
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Setup Utility program interface . . . . . . 22
Setting the system date and time . . . . . 25
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Configuring the TPM function . . . . . . . 27
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . 27
Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . 27
Updating or recovering the BIOS. . . . . . 27
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program . . . 29
Features of the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
Starting the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program
on a Windows operating system . . . . . .
31
Configuring RAID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
About RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring the system BIOS to enable
onboard SATA RAID functionality. . . . . .
33
Creating RAID volumes . . . . . . . . . 33
Deleting RAID volumes . . . . . . . . . 34
Resetting disks to non-RAID . . . . . . . 34
Updating the firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the Firmware Updater program . . . . 35
Chapter 6. Installing, removing, or
replacing hardware . . . . . . . . . .
37
Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . 38
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 39
Working inside the server with the power on . 39
Removing the server cover . . . . . . . . . . 39
Removing and reinstalling the front bezel . . . . 40
Installing, removing, or replacing hardware . . . 42
Installing or removing the Ethernet card . . . 43
Installing or removing a memory module. . . 43
Installing the 2.5-inch solid-state drive or hard
disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47
Replacing the primary hard disk drive . . . . 49
Installing or replacing the secondary hard disk
drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Installing or removing the tertiary hard disk
drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
Installing or removing the slim optical drive
and the fourth hard disk drive . . . . . . .
58
Installing or replacing a PCI card . . . . . . 64
Installing or replacing the optical drive . . . 68
Installing or replacing an internal RDX drive . 69
Replacing the power supply assembly . . . 72
Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly . . 74
Replacing the front audio and USB
assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76
Replacing the front fan assembly . . . . . 77
Replacing the rear fan assembly . . . . . . 78
Replacing the microprocessor . . . . . . . 80
Replacing the system board battery . . . . 83
Completing the parts replacement . . . . . . . 84
Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . . 85
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