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
•OntheServerManagementmenu,selectSystemInformationtoviewtheinformationaboutyour
system,includingtheBMCinformation.
SetupUtilityprograminterface
ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutthemenusanditemsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
DependingontheversionofyoursystemBIOS,somemenuoriteminformationmightdifferslightlyfromthe
informationinthistopic.Theinformationinthistopicisbasedonthe0.9bversionoftheBIOS.
Notes:
1.Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Usethedefaultvalueforanyitemyouarenotfamiliar
with.Donotchangethevalueofunfamiliaritemsoritemsthatarenotmentionedinthistopictoavoid
unexpectedproblems.Ifyouconsiderchangingtheserverconguration,proceedwithextremecaution.
Settingthecongurationincorrectlymightcauseunexpectedresults.Ifyoucannotturnontheserver
becauseofincorrectBIOSsettings,usetheClearCMOS/RecoveryjumpertorecovertheBIOStothe
factorydefaultsettingsorusetheBIOSrecoveryjumpertoboottheserverfromaBIOSrecoveryimage
andrecovertheBIOStotheversionintheimage.See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage46
.
2.LenovoprovidestheBIOSupdateutilityontheLenovoSupportWebsite.YoucandownloadtheBIOS
imageandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebsitetoupdatetheBIOS.See“Updatingorrecoveringthe
BIOS”onpage67.AfterupdatingtheBIOS,alltheBIOSsettingsbecomethedefaultsettingsofthe
updatedBIOSversion.YouneedtocheckandreconguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecicneeds.
3.Ifyouhavechangedanyhardwareintheserver,youmightneedtoreashtheBIOS,theBMCrmware,
andtheFRU/SDR.
ThefollowingmenusarelistedontheBIOSSetupUtilityscreen:
•Main:See“Mainmenu”onpage56
.
•Advanced:See“Advancedmenu”onpage57.
•Security:See“Securitymenu”onpage60.
•ServerManagement:See“ServerManagementmenu”onpage61.
•BootOptions:See“BootOptionsmenu”onpage62
.
•BootManager:See“BootManagermenu”onpage64.
•Exit:“Exitmenu”onpage64.
Mainmenu
AfterenteringtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanseetheMainmenu,whichlistssomebasicinformation
aboutthesystemBIOSversionandbuilddate,themicroprocessor,memory,andthesystemdateandtime.
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