Server User Manual

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage64.
InstallingtheEthernetcard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage17.
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheEthernetcardandhowtoinstalltheEthernetcard
driveronWindowsoperatingsystems.
ToinstalltheEthernetcard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage19.
3.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheEthernetcardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,removetheEthernetcardfromthepackage.
4.See“InstallingaPCIcard”onpage35andfollowthoseinstructionstoinstalltheEthernetcard.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage64
.
OnLinuxoperatingsystems,youdonotneedtoinstallanydevicedriverfortheEthernetcard;onWindows
operatingsystems,youneedtoinstallthedevicedriverfortheEthernetcard.Toinstallthedevicedriver
onWindowsoperatingsystems,dothefollowing:
1.Saveanyopendocumentsandexitallapplications.
2.InserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatcamewithyourserverintotheDVDdrive.
Note:YoudonotneedtousethedriverdiscthatcamewiththeEthernetcard.
3.Right-clickMyComputerandselectProperties.TheSystemPropertieswindowopens.
4.OntheHardwaretab,clicktheDeviceManagerbutton.TheDeviceManagerwindowopens.
5.ExpandtheNetworkadaptersandthenright-clickoneoftheEthernetcards(PRO/1000PTorthe
yellowquestionmark).
6.SelectUpdateDriver....TheHardwareUpdateWizardprogramopens.
7.SelectInstallthesoftwareautomatically(Recommended)andclickNexttocontinue.
8.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardwaredevices
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwaredevicesforyourserver.
Youcanmaintainyourserverbyreplacingthefailinghardwaredevices.Ifyouarereplacingahardware
device,performtheremovalprocedureandthenperformtheinstallationprocedureforthehardwaredevice
thatyouwanttoreplace.
Removingorinstallingthesystemboardbattery
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorinstallthesystemboardbattery.
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