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
Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Features..................7
Specications...............12
Software.................12
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........12
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.13
BIOSandBMCrmwareupdateutility...13
RAIDcongurationutilities........13
PC-DoctorforDOS...........13
Locations.................13
Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label.................13
Frontviewoftheserver.........15
Frontpanel..............17
DITmodule..............18
Rearviewoftheserver.........19
Serverlocks..............22
Servercomponents...........25
Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs...32
RAIDcard...............33
Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane....34
Systemboardcomponents........42
Systemboardjumpers..........46
SystemboardLEDs...........50
Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff
theserver...............53
Turningontheserver............53
Turningofftheserver............53
Chapter5.Conguringtheserver..55
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........55
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....55
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility
program...............55
SetupUtilityprograminterface......56
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....64
Usingpasswords............65
ConguringtheTPMfunction.......66
Selectingastartupdevice........66
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......67
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......67
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...69
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............70
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............70
ConguringRAID..............71
AboutRAID..............72
RAIDforyourserver...........73
ConguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram..........74
ConguringtheonboardSATAsoftware
RAID.................75
ConguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS
hardwareRAID.............80
ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers......81
Updatingthermware............81
UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....81
Chapter6.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........83
Guidelines................83
Precautions..............83
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....84
Systemreliabilityguidelines........84
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.85
Removingtheservercover..........85
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....87
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...89
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...89
InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......93
InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...96
InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....98
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer9240-8i
RAID5UpgradeKey..........100
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerSATA
SoftwareRAID5Key..........102
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServeriKVM
RemoteManagementModule.......105
InstallingorremovingtheTPMmodule...109
InstallingorremovingtheDITmodule....111
Installingorreplacinganopticaldrive....115
Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk
drive.................119
Removingorinstallinganon-hot-swaphard
diskdrive...............123
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