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Statement 2: CAUTION: When replacing the lithium battery, use only the battery recommended by the manufacturer. If your system has

estimated through extrapolation. Actual results may vary. Users of this document should verify the applicable data for their specific

Maximum memory might require replacement of the standard memory with an optional memory module. Lenovo makes no representation or war

L’etiquette du système respecte la Directive européenne 2002/96/EC en matière de Déchets des Equipements Electriques et Electroniques

In accordance with the European Directive 2006/66/EC, batteries and accumulators are labeled to indicate that they are to be collect

Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Avis de conformi

Deutschland: Einhaltung des Gesetzes über die elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit von Betriebsmittein Dieses Produkt entspricht dem “Gesetz

Taiwanese Class A warning statement Chinese Class A warning statement Korean Class A warning statement 92 ThinkServer RD120 T

Index Aac power LED 37 acoustical noise emissions 4 adapterinstalling 24 Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine 27 slot locations 25 syst

installing (continued)cover 31 DIMMs 10 hard disk drives 16 hot-swap drive 16, 17 microprocessor 18 RAID controller 29 Remote Supervisor

service processor, defined 38 size 4 software problems 76 solving problems 61 specifications 3 statements and notices 3 status LEDs 37 s

Statement 3: CAUTION: When laser products (such as CD drives, DVD drives, fiber optic devices, or transmitters) are installed, note

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Part Number: 46U0862 Printed in USA (1P) P/N: 46U0862

Statement 4: ≥ 18 kg (39.7 lb) ≥ 32 kg (70.5 lb) ≥ 55 kg (121.2 lb) CAUTION: Use safe practices when lifting. Statement

Statement 8: CAUTION: Never remove the cover on a power supply or any part that has the following label attached. Hazardous vol

This server is suitable for use on an IT power-distribution system whose maximum phase-to-phase voltage is 240 V under any distribu

Chapter 1. Introduction This Installation Guide contains instructions for setting up your Lenovo® ThinkServer™ RD120 Types 6444, 6445,

2. Enter your product number (machine type and model number) or select Servers from the Select your product list. 3. Select Ser

v Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows 2000, or Red Hat Linux v 100 MHz microprocessor v 32 MB of RAM v Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 3.0

Table 1. Features and specifications Microprocessor: v Intel® Xeon™ FC-LGA 771 dual-core with 4 MB Level-2 cache or quad-core with 8

Major components of the server Blue on a component indicates touch points, where you can grip the component to remove it from or

4 Power backplane 14 Tape drive space filler 5 2.5-inch drive cage with hard disk drive backplane 15 Tape drive filler 6 2

Chapter 2. Installing optional devices This chapter provides basic instructions for installing optional hardware devices in the server.

v You do not have to turn off the server to install or replace hot-swap fans, redundant hot-swap ac power supplies, or hot-plug

The server supports hot-plug, hot-add, and hot-swap devices and is designed to operate safely while it is turned on and the cover

2. If you are planning to install or remove a microprocessor, memory module, PCI adapter, battery, or other non-hot-swap optional

Table 2. DIMM installation sequence Pair DIMM connectors 1 1 and 4 2 7 and 10 3 2 and 5 4 8 and 11 5 3 and 6 6 9 and 12 Note:

v The server supports online-spare memory. This feature disables the failed memory from the system configuration and activates an

1 DIMM air baffle 3 Finger hole 2 Riser card assembly 4 Release ring 4. Remove the riser-card assembly. 5. Remove the

switches from the active pair to the mirroring pair. Memory mirroring reduces the amount of available memory. Enable memory mirrorin

In the configuration that you use, install the largest DIMMs first. Table 5. Online-spare DIMM configurations, basic scheme Number o

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Installing a hard disk drive Locate the documentation that comes with the hard disk drive and follow those instructions in addition

2.5-inch drives To install a drive in a hot-swap bay, complete the following steps: Attention: To maintain proper system cooling

Installing an additional microprocessor The following notes describe the type of microprocessor that the server supports and other inf

1 Microprocessor 1 3 Voltage regulator module connector 2 Microprocessor 2 The following illustration shows how to install the

Note: For simplicity, certain components are not shown in this illustration. 1 Heat sink 3 Microprocessor 2 Heat sink fille

Attention: When you handle static-sensitive devices, take precautions to avoid damage from static electricity. For details about hand

a. Touch the static-protective package that contains the microprocessor to any unpainted metal surface on the server. Then, remove

8. Install a heat sink on the microprocessor. Attention: Do not touch the thermal grease 1 on the bottom of the heat sink 

Installing an adapter 1 Expansion slot cover 5 Low-profile PCI Express adapter 2 Raiser-card assembly 6 Expansion slot cov

v You can install a full-height, half-length adapter in slot 2 on the PCI riser card and a full-height, full-length adapter in

Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in Appendix B, “Notices,” on page 85

1 Access holes 2 Release tabs 4. Slide the expansion-slot cover out of the PCI low-profile expansion slot or PCI riser-card a

1 Hard disk drive cable connector 4 - 7 4 ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA controller 2 Hard disk drive cable connector 0 - 3 5 H

1 Retainer bracket 3 Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine 2 Connector 4 Latch bracket To install a Remote Supervisor Adapter

Replacing the ServeRAID SAS controller A ServeRAID SAS controller can be installed only in a dedicated slot on the system board. Th

1 RAID controller 4 Battery mounting tabs 2 Battery cable 5 Battery mounting clips 3 Battery 6 Battery cable connector

Attention: v Install the server only in a rack cabinet that has perforated doors. v Do not leave open space above or below

2 USB 6 connector Rear view 1 Power cord connector 7 USB connector 2 2 Systems-management Ethernet connector 8 USB conn

If you have installed or removed a hard disk drive, see “Using the RAID configuration programs” on page 44 for information about

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Chapter 3. Server controls, LEDs, and power This section describes the controls and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and how to turn the

Contents Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . .

1 Power-on LED 5 System-error LED 2 Hard disk drive activity LED 6 System-locator LED 3 Information LED 7 Power-control

being rebuilt as part of a RAID configuration. When the LED is flashing rapidly (three flashes per second), it indicates that the

supplying adequate DC power to the system. During typical operation, both the ac and dc power LEDs are lit. For any other combina

Attention: In a dc power environment, only trained service personnel other than Lenovo service technicians are authorized to connec

12Attention: In a dc power environment, only trained service personnel other than Lenovo service technicians are authorized to conn

Chapter 4. Configuring the server Lenovo provides a number of programs to assist you with getting your server up and running quickl

you can download an ISO image of the DVD from http://www.lenovo.com/support. The program has a built-in help system and User Guide

a. Insert the USB device or diskette that contains the response file. b. Select Install the operating system using a preexistin

Note: The Ethernet controller for Ethernet connector 1 supports Serial over LAN (SOL). You do not have to set any jumpers or confi

Starting the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program To start the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program, complete the follow

POST error codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 EasyStartup problems . . . . . . . . . . .

To run ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, turn on the server; then, insert the CD into the CD-RW/DVD drive. If ServeRAID Man

drives). When you click an object in the ServeRAID Manager tree, information about that object appears in the right pane. To displ

a. Download the latest version of the BMC firmware from http://www.lenovo.com/support/. b. Update the BMC firmware, following the

Note: This procedure is based on a default installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 4. The file names, structures, and commands

Original /etc/lilo.conf contents prompt timeout=50 default=linux boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b message=/boot/message linear image

Modified /etc/lilo.conf contents prompt timeout=50 default=linux-Monitor boot=/dev/hda #map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b #message=/boot/message li

kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12smp ro root=/dev/hda6 console=tty1 console=ttyS0,19200 initrd /initrd-2.4.9-e.12smp.img Note: The entry th

Modified /boot/grub/grub.conf contents #grub.conf generated by anaconda # # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making chan

a. Comment out the gfxmenu line by adding a # in front of the word gfxmenu. b. Add the following line before the first titl

Modified /boot/grub/menu.lst contents Notes root chainloader +1 title failsafe kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz.shipped root=/dev/hda2 ide

Safety Before installing this product, read the Safety Information. Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações de Seguranç

Original bootcfg program output Boot Loader Settings ---------------------------- timeout: 30 default: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WIND

3. Follow the prompts to complete the installation. The installation program prompts you for a TCP/IP port number and an IP addre

The utility starts automatically when the server is started. You can also locate the /ect/init.d directory to start the utility and

v CLI (command-line interface) mode Use CLI mode to remotely perform power-management and system identification control functions ove

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Chapter 5. Solving problems This chapter provides basic troubleshooting information to help you solve some common problems that might

Other beep codes See the Hardware Maintenance Manual on the ThinkServer Documentation DVD for information about other beep codes. 62

POST error codes The following table provides an abbreviated list of the error codes that might appear during POST. See the Hardwar

EasyStartup problems Table 8. ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in

Troubleshooting tables Use the troubleshooting tables to find solutions to problems that have identifiable symptoms. See the Hardware

Important: Each caution and danger statement in this document is labeled with a number. This number is used to cross reference an

v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is solved. v See

Intermittent problems v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the probl

USB keyboard, mouse, or pointing-device problems v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Ac

Memory problems v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is

Microprocessor problems v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the pro

Monitor problems Some Lenovo monitors have their own self-tests. If you suspect a problem with your monitor, see the documentation t

v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is solved. v See

Optional-device problems v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the pr

v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is solved. v See

v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is solved. v See

Statement 1: DANGERElectrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is hazardous. To avoid a shock hazard: v Do

v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is solved. v See

Universal Serial Bus (USB) port problems v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action co

Press the reset button to reset the server and run the power-on self-test (POST). You might have to use a pen or the end of a

v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is solved. v See

v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is solved. v See

Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance If you need help, service, or technical assistance or just want more information a

Getting help and information from the World Wide Web On the World Wide Web, the Lenovo Web site has up-to-date information about L

Using other services If you travel with a Lenovo notebook computer or relocate your computer to a country where your desktop, noteb

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Appendix B. Notices Lenovo may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in all countries. Consult yo