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SymptomActionThepower-controlbuttondoesnotwork(theserverdoesnotstart).Note:Thepower-controlbuttonwillnotfunctionuntil3minutesaftertheserverhasbeenconn

•SeethepartslistingintheHardwareMaintenanceManualtodeterminewhichcomponentsarecustomerreplaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeldreplaceableunits(

UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems•FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemissolved.•Seethepartslistin

–Ifyoudirectlyconnecttwoservers(withoutahub),orifyouarenotusingahubwithXports,useacrossovercable.TodeterminewhetherahubhasanXport,checktheportlabel.If

•Powercord•ServeRAIDSASadapter•Systemboardassembly4.Turnontheserver.Iftheproblemremains,suspectthefollowingcomponentsinthefollowingorder:a.Powersupply

SystemeventlogThesystem-eventlogcontainsmessagesofthreetypes:InformationInformationmessagesdonotrequireaction;theyrecordsignicantsystem-levelevents,s

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AppendixA.RAIDbatterycardassemblySpecicationsThefollowingtableprovidesspecicationsoftheRAIDbatterycardassembly.BatterytechnologyLiONBatteryoperating

Thedataretentiontimeforthebatterycardassemblyisasfollows:BBUnameDataretentiontimeThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapterBattery(iBBU05)•72hoursfor256Mbytes,u

AppendixB.GettinghelpandtechnicalassistanceIfyouneedhelp,service,ortechnicalassistanceorjustwantmoreinformationaboutLenovoproducts,youwillndawidevari

Chapter1.GeneralinformationThischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourserver.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:•“Introduction”onpage1•“Noti

LenovoSupportWebsiteTechnicalsupportinformationisavailableat:http://www.lenovo.com/supportThisportalisupdatedwiththelatestinformationaboutthefollowing

Ifpossible,beatyourcomputerwhenyoucall.Havethefollowinginformationavailable:•Machinetypeandmodel•Serialnumbersofourhardwareproducts•Descriptionofthepr

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AppendixC.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat

TrademarksLenovo,theLenovologo,andThinkServeraretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth.IntelandIntelXeonaretrademarksofIntelCorpora

enelsitiowebdeLenovohttp://www.lenovo.com/lenovo/environment/recycling.EU OnlyNotice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropeanUnion(EU)andNorway

orreplacementofserversorpartsonimplementationofappropriateremedialmeasurestomitigatesuchenvironmentalcontamination.Implementationofsuchremedialmeasure

EuropeanUnion.Thislabelisappliedtovariousbatteriestoindicatethatthebatteryisnottobethrownaway,butratherreclaimeduponendoflifeperthisDirective.Lesbatte

ProperlyshieldedandgroundedcablesandconnectorsmustbeusedinordertomeetFCCemissionlimits.Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanyradioortelevisioninterferencecaused

Deutschland:EinhaltungdesGesetzesüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteinDiesesProduktentsprichtdem„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeV

Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:•Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttips,guidance,oradvice.•Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformati

ChinaClassAcompliancestatementTaiwanClassAcompliancestatementLenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwan110ThinkServerInstallationandUserGuide

IndexAassistance,getting99attentionnotices1availability7Bbackplanelocatingconnectors16basicguidelines17bays6Ccablesrearconnectors64cautionstatements1c

front,controlsandindicators9Ggaseouscontamination6,106generalproblems84gettinghelp99gigabitEthernetcontroller,conguring80glossstatement(Germany)107Hh

considerations75setting,changing,deleting75PCIcardinstalling35removing36powerproblems89,92specications7powercordconnector10powersupply6installing57re

TÜVglossstatement107Uundeterminedproblems93UniversalSerialBus(USB)problems92updatingserverconguration67updatingrmware80updatingtheserverconguration

Chapter2.ServersetuproadmapThischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurat

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Chapter3.FeaturesandtechnologiesWhatisincludedwithyourserverTheRD230serverpackageincludestheserver,apowercord,documentation,thedocumentationDVD,andsof

Table3.FeaturesandspecicationsMicroprocessor(s):SupportsuptotwoIntelXeondual-core,quad-core,orhex-coremicroprocessors.Forthespecictypeandspeedinform

Table3.Featuresandspecications(continued)RAIDcontrollers:•OnboardSATASoftwareRAID•ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapter•ThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapter•Thin

TheserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:•AdvancedCongurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)•AdvancedDesktopManagementInterface(DMI)•Automaticmemorydownsizingoner

Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,LEDs,andconnectorsThischapterprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourserverparts,controls,light-emittingdiodes(LEDs),and

NoteBeforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:•TheImportantNoticesthatcomeswithyourproduct•TheSafetyInfo

ConnectorDescriptionPowercordconnectorUsedtoconnectthepowercord.EthernetconnectorUsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).SerialportUsedto

Table4.FrontcontrolpanelLEDs(continued)LEDStateColorDescriptionOnGreenLANislinked.BlinkingGreenLANisactive.Ethernet2statusLEDOffOffLANisnotlinked.OnRe

Table7.HarddiskdriveLEDsfortheadd-onSASRAIDadapterconguration(somemodels)DescriptionGreenLED1(bottom)AmberLED2(top)Harddiskdriveisnotpresent.OffOffHa

LocatingservercomponentsThefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofthemajorcomponentsinyourserver.Figure4.Servercomponentlocations1Lefthandleofthechas

Figure5.Locatingmajorpartsonthesystemboard1Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMCHA1)13SATAconnector12Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMCHA0)14SATAconnector23Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMCHB0)1

Figure6.Locatingotherconnectorsonthesystemboard1J47(systemfan1connector)7J35(forfrontcontrolcable)2J48(systemfan2connector)8JP1(ClearCMOSjumper)3J50(s

LocatingconnectorsonthebackplaneThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorlocationsonthebackplane.Figure7.Backplaneconnectorlocations1Powerconnector23O

Chapter5.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardwareThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.Thischaptercontain

•Youdonothavetoturnofftheservertoinstallorreplacehot-swapfans,redundanthot-swapacpowersupplies,orhot-plugUSBdevices.However,youmustturnofftheserverbef

WorkinginsidetheserverwiththepoweronAttention:Staticelectricitythatisreleasedtointernalservercomponentswhentheserveristurnedonmightcausetheservertohal

ContentsSafetyinformation...iiiChapter1.Generalinformation...1Introduction...1Noticesandstatementsinthedocument...1Relateddoc

4.Loosenthethumbscrewintherearoftheservercover1.Then,slidetheservercovertotherearuntilyoucanliftituptocompletelyremoveitfromthechassis2.Notes:a.Thethu

Note:Allmemorymoduletypesandcapacitiesmustbeconsistent.Table10.DIMMinstallationruleswhenasinglemicroprocessor(CPU0)isinstalledDIMMslotOneDIMMTwoDIMMsT

4.Opentheretainingclipsofthememoryslotintowhichyouwanttoinstallthememorymodule.Figure9.Openingtheretainingclipsofthememoryslot5.Touchthestatic-protect

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco

RemovingtheopticaldriveAttention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpag

7.Removetheopticaldriveretentiontabbyremovingthetwoscrewsthatsecurethetab.Savetheretentiontabtousewhenyouinstallanewopticaldrive.Figure13.Removingtheo

DANGERSomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywith

5.Routethecablesthroughthedrivebayholeinthefrontandthenslidetheopticaldriveintothedrivebayuntilitsnapsintoposition.Figure15.Installingtheopticaldrive6

1.Rotatethedrivetrayhandle2oftheharddiskdrivetrayassembly1totheopenposition.Then,graspthehandleandpullthedrivetrayassemblywiththeharddiskdriveoutofthe

3.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheremovedharddiskdrive,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.Whattodon

Optional-deviceproblems...88Powerproblems...89Serialportproblems...90Softwareproblems...91UniversalSerialBus(USB)portpro

2.Removethescrewsthatsecuretheplasticllerandthenremovetheplasticller.Figure19.Removingtheller3.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewha

5.Alignthescrewholesinbothsidesoftheharddiskdrivewiththecorrespondingholesinthetray.Then,installthescrewstosecuretheharddiskdriveinthetray.Figure20.In

Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage64.Instal

5.Presstherisercard(mighthavingaPCIcardinstalled)downintotheappropriatePCIcardslotonthesystemboard.Then,closetheretentiontabtosecurethePCIcard(install

Note:Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththerisercardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthissection.1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandtu

5.Removethefasteningscrewthatsecurestherisercard1andlifttherisercardstraightupbyitsedgestoremoveit2.Figure23.Removingtherisercard(withaPCIcardinstalle

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage19.3.Removetherisercard.See“Removingtherisercard”onpage33.4.InstallthePCIcardintotheslotonther

5.RemovethePCIcardfromthePCIcardslotontherisercard.Figure25.RemovingthePCIcardfromtherisercardIfyouareinstructedtoreturnthePCIcard,followallpackagingi

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage64.InstallingtheEthernetcardAttention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbef

RemovingthesystemboardbatteryAttention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”onpageiiiand“Guidelines

SafetyinformationBeforeinstallingthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.©CopyrightLenovo2010,2011iii

•Throworimmerseintowater•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)•RepairordisassembleToinstallthesystemboardbattery,dothefollowing:Note:Followanyspecialhandlingandi

4.DisconnectanyothercablesfromtheRAIDcontrolleroranycablesthatimpedeaccesstotherisercard.5.RemovetherisercardtogetherwiththeinstalledRAIDcontroller.Se

d.Itisrecommendedthatyoureplacethebatterypackonthebatterycardassemblyannuallyorafter500rechargingcycles,whichevercomesrst.e.Thetemperatureofthebatter

a.Notethetopviewandthebottomviewofthebatterycardassembly.Then,insertthebatterypackharnessconnectorintothe5-pinJ3batterypackharnessconnectoronthebacksi

c.HoldthebatterycardassemblywiththebatterysideupandtheJ2board-to-boardconnectorliningupwiththeJ7BBUconnector1ontheRAIDcontroller.Carefullypressthebatt

InstallingtheThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapterAttention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”onpageiiia

ToinstallthebatterycardassemblyontotheRAIDcontroller,dothefollowing:a.Notethetopviewandbottomviewofthebatterycardassembly.Then,insertthebatterypackhar

c.HoldthebatterycardassemblywiththebatterysideupandtheJ5board-to-boardconnectorliningupwiththeJ10BBUconnector1ontheRAIDcontroller.Carefullypressthebat

7.InstalltheRAIDcontrollerintoanappropriatePCIcardslotontherisercardassembly.Then,installthescrewtosecuretheRAIDcontrollerinplace.Figure36.Installingt

ToinstalltheRAIDcontroller,dothefollowing:Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDcontrollerandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditiontotheinstructionsi

Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentislabeledwithanumber.ThisnumberisusedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwi

a.Notethebottomviewofthebatterycardassembly.Figure38.Bottomviewofthebatterycardassembly1J1board-to-boardconnector2J2remoteconnector(reservedforuse)b.W

6.ConnecttheminiSASsignalcabletoports0-3ontheRAIDcontroller.Note:Usethe400mm(15.75inches)miniSASsignalcable.Figure40.ConnectingtheminiSASsignalcableto

9.Connecttheotherendofthe400mm(15.75inches)miniSASsignalcabletotheminiSASsignalcableconnector1onthebackplaneofyourserver.Figure42.MiniSASsignalcableco

3.Removetheeightscrewsthatsecuretheheatsinkassembly1-8andgentlyliftouttheheatsinkassembly.Figure43.Removingtheheatsinkassembly1-8Screws9Airow10Indica

CAUTION:Theheatsinkandmicroprocessormightbeveryhot.Turnofftheserverandwaitthreetoveminutestolettheservercoolbeforeremovingtheservercover.Toinstallthe

Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage64.Removi

3.Removethefourscrews1and2thatsecurethepowersupply.Figure45.Removingthescrewsthatsecurethepowersupply56ThinkServerInstallationandUserGuide

4.Disconnectthepowercablesfromconnectors3,4,and5onthesystemboard,andfromconnectors1and2onthebackplane.Figure46.Disconnectingthepowercables5.Disconnect

DANGERHazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.Statement8CAUTION:Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattache

3.Carefullyplacethepowersupplyintotheserverbyaligningthescrewholesinthepowersupplywiththecorrespondingholesinthechassis.Then,installthefourscrews1and2

Statement2CAUTION:Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlythebatteryrecommendedbythemanufacturer.Ifyoursystemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replace

4.Connectthepowercablestothesystemboardconnectors3,4,and5,andtothebackplaneconnectors1and2.Figure48.Connectingthepowercables5.Connectthepowercablestoa

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage19.3.Removetheheatsinkassembly.See“Removingtheheatsinkassembly”onpage52.4.Liftthesmallhandlean

microprocessoroptionkitanddisposeoftheoldone.Thenewheatsinkhasgreasealreadyappliedforboththerstandsecondmicroprocessors.Foroptimalperformance,followt

6.Removetheprotectivecoverfromthemicroprocessorsocket.Toavoiddamagingthepinsinthemicroprocessorsocket,donottouchthepinswhileremovingthecover.Figure52.

Figure54.InstallingthemicroprocessorWhattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completin

endwitharedconnector,andsoon.See“Rearview”onpage9foranillustrationoftheI/Oconnectorsontherearoftheserver.TurningontheserverWhentheserverisconnectedtoa

Theservercanbeturnedoffinanyofthefollowingways:•Youcanturnofftheserverfromtheoperatingsystem,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.Afteranorderlysh

Chapter6.ConguringtheserverThefollowingcongurationprogramscomewiththeserver:•SetupUtilityprogram:TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverrmware.Youc

•ResolvecongurationconictsStartingtheSetupUtilityprogramTostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:1.Approximatelythreeminutesaftertheserverisconn

Table14.ItemsundertheMainmenuItemOptionDescriptionAMIBIOSViewtheBIOSversionandcreationdateinformation.ProcessorViewmicroprocessorinformation.SystemMem

Statement5CAUTION:Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnofftheelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomi

Table16.SubmenusundertheCPUConguration(continued)ItemOptionDescriptionIntel®VirtualizationTechDisabled/[Enabled]EnableordisabletheIntelVirtualization

Table17.SubmenusundertheMassStorageControllerCongurationItemOptionDescriptionSATACongurationDisabled/[Enabled]EnableordisabletheintegratedSATAcontro

Table20.SubmenusundertheHardwareHealthConguration(continued)ItemOptionDescriptionH/WHealthFunctionDisabled/[Enabled]Enableordisablethehardwaremonitor

Table22.SubmenuundertheIntelVT-dCongurationItemOptionDescriptionIntelVT-dDisabled/[Enabled]EnableordisablethevirtualizationtechnologyforI/Odevices.No

Table25.ItemsundertheBootmenuItemSub-itemOptionDescriptionQuickBoot[Disabled]/EnabledEnableordisablethequickbootfeature.QuietBoot[Enabled]/DisabledEna

Table27.ItemsundertheChipsetmenu(continued)ItemSub-itemOptionDescriptionSouthBridgeCongurationRestoreonACPowerLossPowerOff/PowerOn/[LastState]Ifthepo

Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto6(1to6)alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Formoreinformation,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage75.RAIDcontrollersThe

TheEasyStartupprogramhasthefollowingfeatures:•Self-bootingDVD•Easy-to-use,language-selectableinterface•Integratedhelpsystem•Automatichardwaredetection

Ifyoucontinuetothemainprograminterface,youwillhavethefollowingselectableoptions:•Compatibilitynotes:ThisselectionprovidesinformationabouttheRAIDcontro

•Startinstallation:Thistaskstartstheactualinstallationprocess.First,thediskispreparedusingthediskandpartitioninformationyouspecied.Thenyouareprompted

Statement13DANGEROverloadingabranchcircuitispotentiallyarehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.Toavoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectri

3.Whennishallthesettings,pressEnter.Awarningmessagewillbedisplayed.PressYtoconrmyoursettingsandcreatethevolume.DeletingtheRAIDvolumeThissectionprovi

Toupdateyoursystem,dothefollowing:1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.2.ClickDownload&Drivers➙ThinkServerandthenfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpaget

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Chapter7.TroubleshootingThischapterdescribesthediagnostictoolsthatareavailabletohelpyousolveproblemsthatmightoccurintheserver.Ifyoucannotdiagnoseandco

SymptomActionTheDVDdrivetrayisnotworking.1.Makesurethattheserveristurnedon.2.Inserttheendofastraightenedpaperclipintothemanualtray-releaseopening.3.Re

SymptomActionAproblemoccursonlyoccasionallyandisdifculttodiagnose.1.Makesurethat:•Allcablesandcordsareconnectedsecurelytotherearoftheserverandattache

•SeethepartslistingintheHardwareMaintenanceManualtodeterminewhichcomponentsarecustomerreplaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeldreplaceableunits(

SymptomActionTheserveremitsacontinuousbeepduringthePOST,indicatingthatthestartup(boot)microprocessorisnotworkingcorrectly.1.Makesurethattheserversuppo

SymptomActionThemonitorhasscreenjitter,orthescreenimageiswavy,unreadable,rolling,ordistorted.1.Ifthemonitorself-testsshowthatthemonitorisworkingcorrec

SymptomActionALenovooptionaldevicethatusedtoworkdoesnotworknow.1.Makesurethatallofthehardwareandcableconnectionsforthedevicearesecure.2.Ifthedevicecom