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
SomeservermodelscomewitharequiredRAIDcardtoprovideadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID
functionstotheserver.YoucanalsopurchasetheRAIDcardfromLenovoandinstallitintomodelsthat
supporttheRAIDcardtogetadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDfunctions.See“Installingorremoving
theRAIDcard”onpage98
.
Note:ForservermodelswithmorethanfourharddiskdrivesormodelsthatuseSASharddiskdrives,there
mustbeaRAIDcardinstalled.
Optionname:ThinkServer9240-8iRAID0/1Adapter(hereinafterreferredtoastheRAIDcard)
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheRAIDcard.
Figure17.ThinkServer9240-8iRAID0/1Adapter
1Port03RAID5keyconnector
2Port14Externalconnector
1Port0
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingcables”onpage38
.
2Port1
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingcables”onpage38.
3RAID5keyconnector
UsedtoconnectaThinkServer9240-8iRAID5UpgradeKey.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer
9240-8iRAID5UpgradeKey”onpage100.
4Externalconnector
Usedtoconnecta2-pin200mm(7.87inches)RAIDcardtosystemboardharddiskdriveLEDcable.
See“Connectingcables”onpage38.
Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane
Yourserversupportsthefollowinghot-swapharddiskdriveandbackplanecongurations:
•Fivetoeight3.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdriveswithtwobackplanes
•Uptofour3.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdriveswithonebackplane
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