User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1. General information
- Chapter 2. Server setup road map
- Chapter 3. Product overview
- Chapter 4. Turning on and turning off the server
- Chapter 5. Configuring the server
- Chapter 6. Installing, removing, or replacing hardware
- Guidelines
- Removing the server cover
- Removing and reinstalling the front bezel
- Installing, removing, or replacing hardware
- Installing or removing a memory module
- Installing or removing a PCI card
- Installing or removing the Ethernet card
- Installing or removing the RAID card
- Installing or removing the ThinkServer 9240-8i RAID 5 Upgrade Key
- Installing or removing the ThinkServer SATA Software RAID 5 Key
- Installing or removing the ThinkServer iKVM Remote Management Module
- Installing or removing the TPM module
- Installing or removing the DIT module
- Installing or replacing an optical drive
- Installing or replacing a hot-swap hard disk drive
- Removing or installing a non-hot-swap hard disk drive
- Replacing the hot-swap hard disk drive backplane
- Replacing the non-hot-swap power supply assembly
- Replacing a hot-swap redundant power supply module
- Replacing the power distribution board and cage assembly
- Replacing the front panel board assembly
- Replacing the front system fan
- Replacing the rear system fan
- Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly
- Replacing the microprocessor
- Replacing the system board battery
- Completing the parts replacement
- Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Chapter 8. Getting information, help, and service
- Appendix A. Notices
- Index
3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.
4.LocatetheRAIDcard,whichisinstalledinthePCI-Eslot3onthesystemboard.See“Systemboard
components”onpage42.
5.Removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouroperation.
6.LocatetheRAID5keyontheRAIDcardandthenremoveitfromtheRAIDcard.Youmightneedto
removetheRAIDcardrst,removetheRAID5keyfromtheRAIDcard,andthenreinstalltheRAIDcard.
See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage98
.
Note:CarefullyhandletheRAID5keybyitsedges.
Figure44.RemovingtheRAID5keyfromtheRAIDcard
7.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldRAID5key,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage162.Asthe
hardwareRAID5and50levelsarenotavailablewithouttheRAID5key,youmightneedtorecongure
RAIDforyourserver.RefertotheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthat
comeswithyourserverforinformationabouthowtocongurethehardwareRAID.
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerSATASoftwareRAID5Key
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheThinkServerSATASoftwareRAID5Key
(hereinafterreferredtoasthesystemboardRAID5key).
ThesystemboardRAID5keyexpandsthecapabilityofthesystemboardbyactivatingRAID5forthe
onboardSATAsoftwareRAID.YoucanpurchaseasystemboardRAID5keydirectlyfromLenovo.
InstallingthesystemboardRAID5key
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage83.
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthesystemboardRAID5key.
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