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Contents Safety information ..Chapter 5. Configuring the server . . 51 Chapter 1. General information ..1 Chapter 2. Server setup road map . . . 5 Chapter 3.
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Chapter 8. Getting information, help, and service ... . . Appendix A. Notices ..Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostics ... . . Index.
Safety information Note: 製品をご使用になる前に、製品に付属の Documentation DVD に収録されているマルチリンガルの「安 全に正しくご使用いただくために」を読んで理解してください。 제품을 사용하기 전에 제품과 함께 제공되는 문서 DVD의 다국어 안전 지침을 주의 깊게 읽어보십시오.
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在使用本产品之前,请务必先阅读和了解产品附带的文档 DVD 中的多语言安全说明。 使用本產品之前,請務必閱讀並瞭解產品隨附的文件 DVD 上的多國語言版本安全資訊。 Important: Safety, Warranty, and Support Information...
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Statement 1 DANGER Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is hazardous. To avoid a shock hazard: Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation, maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm. Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical outlet. Ensure that all power cord connectors are securely and completely plugged into receptacles.
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Statement 3 CAUTION: When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic devices, or transmitters) are installed, note the following: • Do not remove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser product could result in exposure to hazardous laser radiation. There are no serviceable parts inside the device. •...
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Statement 6 CAUTION: If you install a strain-relief bracket option over the end of the power cord that is connected to the device, you must connect the other end of the power cord to a power source that is easily accessible in case it needs to be disconnected.
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Statement 11 CAUTION: The following label indicates a potential heat hazard. Statement 12 DANGER Overloading a branch circuit is a potential fire hazard and a shock hazard under certain conditions. To avoid these hazards, ensure that your system electrical requirements do not exceed branch current ratings at the installation site.
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Statement 16 CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock or energy hazards: • This equipment must be installed by trained service personnel in a restricted-access location, as defined by your local electrical code and the latest edition of IEC 60950. •...
Statement 20 CAUTION: A lithium ion battery is provided. To avoid possible explosion, do not burn the battery. Replace the battery only with the Lenovo-approved part. Recycle or discard the battery as instructed by local regulations. Products that are not assessed...
Product name Machine type and model (MT-M) Serial number (S/N) Date of purchase Server documentation Printed documents Read Me First Rack Installation Instructions Note:...
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Documentation DVD Note: Safety, Warranty, and Support Information Lenovo License Agreement User Guide and Hardware Maintenance Manual Rack Installation Instructions ThinkServer System Manager User Guide Note: MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide...
Chapter 3. Product overview Server package Features Product Specifications Reference Microprocessor Memory...
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Power supply Note: System fans Internal drives Drive bay size Drive bay quantity Drive type Note:...
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Notes: Expansion slots Input/Output (I/O) features Video subsystem Ethernet connectivity...
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Reliability, availability, and serviceability Security features Note: Basic system management features ThinkServer System Manager User Guide...
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Advanced system management features ThinkServer System Manager User Guide...
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BIOS and TSM update utilities Lenovo Partner Pack for Microsoft System Center Configurations Management Lenovo Partner Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Management Lenovo Partner Pack for VMware vCenter Lenovo ThinkServer Deployment Manager...
Figure 2. Label on server models with 2.5-inch-drive bays Front view of the server Note: Front view of server models with 3.5-inch drives Figure 3. Front view of server models with 3.5-inch drives...
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Rack handles Rack Installation Instructions Front panel Pull-out information card Slim optical drive 3.5-inch-drive bays (0–7) Front view of server models with 2.5-inch drives Figure 4. Front view of server models with 2.5-inch drives Rack handles Rack Installation Instructions...
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Front panel Pull-out information card 2.5-inch-drive bays (0–23) Front view of server models with 2.5-inch drives and a slim optical drive Figure 5. Front view of server models with 2.5-inch drives and a slim optical drive Rack handles Rack Installation Instructions Front panel Pull-out information card...
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2.5-inch-drive bays (0–15) Slim optical drive Front view of server models with an internal tape drive Figure 6. Front view of server models with an internal tape drive Rack handles Rack Installation Instructions Front panel Pull-out information card Internal tape drive...
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Slim optical drive 2.5-inch-drive bays (0–7) Front panel Figure 7. Front panel Network status LED Status Color Description...
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System health LED Status Color Description Action Note: Power button with power status LED Description Status Color...
System ID button with ID LED Description Status Color Front USB 2.0 connectors (2) VGA connector Rear view of the server Figure 8. Rear view of the server...
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Power supply 1 Power supply 2 (available on some models) Slot Physical link width Negotiable link width Supported card length and height 4 5 6 Slot Physical link width Negotiable link width Supported card length and height Slot Physical link width Negotiable link width Supported card length and height Note:...
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11 12 14 Ethernet RJ-45 connectors Figure 9. Ethernet status LEDs Ethernet status LED Description Color Status Serial connector VGA connector Server components...
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Note: Figure 10. Components of server models with an internal tape drive and a slim optical drive...
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Backplane for up to eight 3.5-inch drives Figure 19. Front view of the backplane for up to eight 3.5-inch drives Figure 20. Rear view of the backplane for up to eight 3.5-inch drives Slot 0–slot 7 10-pin power connector SAS connector 2 (ports 4–7) 2-pin power connector SAS connector 1 (ports 0–3)
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Backplane for up to sixteen 2.5-inch drives 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 13 14 Figure 21. Front view of the backplane for up to sixteen 2.5-inch drives Figure 22. Rear view of the backplane for up to sixteen 2.5-inch drives Slot 0–slot 15 10-pin power connector 0 AnyRAID adapter slot 0...
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Backplane for up to eight 2.5-inch drives (with an AnyRAID-adapter slot) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Figure 23. Front view of the backplane for up to eight 2.5-inch drives Figure 24. Rear view of the backplane for up to eight 2.5-inch drives Slot 0–slot 7 10-pin power connector 0 AnyRAID adapter slot 0...
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Backplane for up to eight 2.5-inch drives (with mini-SAS connectors) Figure 25. Front view Figure 26. Rear view Slot 0–slot 7 10-pin power connector 8 10 Mini-SAS connectors...
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Hot-swap-drive activity and status LEDs Figure 29. Hot-swap-drive activity and status LEDs Drive activity LED Drive status LED Description Unconfigured Bad Note: Unconfigured Bad Unconfigured Good Offline Online ThinkServer MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide...
Power supply status LEDs Figure 30. Power supply status LEDs Status Description Action Connecting cables...
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Chapter 4. Turning on and turning off the server Turning on the server Turning off the server CAUTION: The power control button on the device and the power button on the power supply do not turn off the electrical current supplied to the device. The device also might have more than one power cord.
Chapter 5. Configuring the server Using the Setup Utility program Starting the Setup Utility program Viewing information in the Setup Utility program Setup Utility program interface Notes:...
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System Information menu System Information System Information Advanced Settings menu Advanced Settings Advanced Settings Notes: Enabled Disabled Advanced Settings Processor Settings Memory Settings Advanced Power Settings PCI/PCIE Settings SATA Settings USB Settings Serial Settings Wakeup Settings Miscellaneous Settings...
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System Security menu System Security Notes: Enabled Disabled System Security Administrator Password User Password Secure Boot TPM/TCM TSM Settings menu TSM Settings TSM Settings TSM Network Settings User Account Settings Boot Manager menu Boot Manager Boot Sequence Boot Manager Save & Exit menu Save &...
Save Changes and Reset Discard Changes and Exit Load Optimized Defaults Save as User Defaults Restore User Defaults Pure UEFI OS Optimized Defaults Setting the system date and time System Information System Date System Time Using passwords Setup Utility program password types Administrator password User password Note:...
Boot Sequence Boot Manager Boot Option #1 Boot Option #5 Configuring the TPM function TPM Settings ➙ TPM Support System Security TPM Support Enabled TPM Security Feature TPM Security Feature Activate TPM Support Disabled TPM Support Enabled System Security TPM Settings TPM Security Feature Activate Setting an Ethernet connector for system management...
Save & Exit ➙ Save Changes and Reset Save & Exit ➙ Discard Changes and Exit Save & Exit ➙ Load Optimized Defaults Save & Exit Updating or recovering the BIOS Updating (flashing) the BIOS Notes: Recovering from a BIOS update failure Note: Using the automatic recovery feature...
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RAID 10 RAID 50 Note: RAID 60 MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide Configuring RAID using the Lenovo ThinkServer Deployment Manager program Configuring the advanced SATA or SAS hardware RAID Note:...
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Handling static-sensitive devices Attention: System reliability guidelines...
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Working inside the server with the power on Attention: Removing or extending the server from the rack cabinet Rack Installation Instructions Rack Installation Instructions Removing the server cover Attention: Note:...
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Figure 31. Unscrewing the cover lock Note: Attention: Figure 32. Removing the server cover Attention:...
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Installing, removing, or replacing hardware Notes: Attention: Removing and reinstalling the rack handles Attention: Note: Figure 33. Removing the rack handles...
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Table 1. Memory module installation rules for servers with one microprocessor CPU1 DIMM Table 2. Memory module installation rules for servers with two microprocessors CPU1 DIMM CPU2 DIMM Memory module installation order in independent mode Notes: Table 3. Memory module installation order in independent mode for servers with one microprocessor CPU1 DIMM Table 4.
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Memory module installation order in mirroring mode Notes: Table 5. Memory module installation order in mirroring mode for servers with one microprocessor CPU1 DIMM Table 6. Memory module installation order in mirroring mode for servers with two microprocessors CPU1 DIMM CPU2 DIMM Memory module installation order in sparing mode Note:...
Table 8. Memory module installation order in sparing mode for servers with two microprocessors CPU1 DIMM CPU2 DIMM Memory module installation order in lockstep mode Notes: Table 9. Memory module installation order in lockstep mode for servers with one microprocessor CPU1 DIMM Table 10.
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Figure 43. Opening the retaining clips of the memory slot Note:...
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Note: Figure 44. Installing a memory module What to do next: Removing a memory module Attention: Note:...
Figure 45. Removing a memory module What to do next: Replacing the riser card Attention: Note:...
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Figure 46. Removing the riser card assembly from the chassis...
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Figure 47. Removing the riser card Figure 48. Installing the riser card...
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Figure 49. Installing the screws to secure the riser card...
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Note: Figure 50. Installing the riser card assembly...
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Figure 51. Tightening the screw What to do next: Installing or removing a PCI Express card: Ethernet card, RAID card, and other supported types of PCI Express cards Note: Installing a PCIe card...
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Adjusting the card-retaining bracket Attention: Note: Figure 52. Removing the screws to adjust the card-retaining bracket...
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Figure 53. Securing the card-retaining bracket for 176.4 mm (6.94 inches) PCIe cards Figure 54. Securing the card-retaining bracket for PCIe cards between 185 mm (7.28 inches) and 220 mm (8.66 inches)
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Installing a PCIe card on the riser card assembly Attention: Notes: Note:...
Figure 63. Pivoting the card latch to the closed position What to do next: Removing a PCIe card Removing a PCIe card from the riser card assembly Attention: Notes:...
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Figure 64. Pivoting the card latch to the open position Note: Figure 65. Removing the PCIe card...
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What to do next: Removing a PCIe card from the system board Attention: Notes: Note: Figure 66. Removing the PCIe card...
Figure 69. Tightening the screws What to do next: Installing or removing the AnyRAID flash module Installing the AnyRAID flash module Attention: Notes:...
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Note: Figure 70. Installing the AnyRAID flash module What to do next: Removing the AnyRAID flash module Attention: Note:...
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Note: Figure 71. Removing the AnyRAID flash module What to do next: Installing or removing the Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 110i upgrade key Installing the RAID 110i key Attention:...
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Note: Attention: Note: Figure 72. Installing the RAID 110i key What to do next: Removing the RAID 110i key Attention: Notes:...
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Attention: Note: Figure 73. Removing the RAID 110i key What to do next: Installing or removing the Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 510i upgrade key...
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Installing the RAID 510i key Attention: Note: Attention: Note: Note: Figure 74. Installing the RAID 510i key What to do next:...
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MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide Removing the RAID 510i key Attention: Notes: Attention: Note: Figure 75. Removing the RAID 510i key...
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What to do next: MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide Installing or removing the Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 500 or 520i upgrade Note: Installing the RAID 500 or 520i upgrade key Attention: Note: Attention: Note:...
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Note: Figure 76. Installing the RAID upgrade key What to do next: MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide Removing the RAID 500 or 520i upgrade key Attention: Attention: Notes:...
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Note: Figure 77. Removing the RAID upgrade key What to do next: MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide Installing or removing a Thunderbolt memory module...
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Installing the TMM Attention: Figure 78. Installing the TMM Removing the TMM Attention:...
Figure 83. Removing the optical module What to do next: Installing or removing the secure digital module Installing the SD module Attention: Notes:...
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Note: Figure 84. Installing the SD module What to do next: Removing the SD module Attention: Notes:...
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Note: Figure 85. Removing the SD module What to do next: Installing or removing the ThinkServer System Manager Premium module...
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Installing the TSM premium module Attention: Notes: Note: Figure 86. Installing the TSM premium module What to do next: ThinkServer System Manager User Guide...
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Removing the TSM premium module Attention: Notes: Figure 87. Removing the TSM premium module What to do next:...
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Installing or removing the ThinkServer Trusted Platform Module Installing the TPM Attention: Notes: Note: Figure 88. Installing the TPM...
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What to do next: Removing the TPM Attention: Notes: Note: Figure 89. Removing the TPM What to do next:...
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Installing or replacing a hot-swap redundant power supply Attention: CAUTION: Hazardous moving parts. Keep fingers and other body parts away. CAUTION: Never remove the cover on a power supply or any part that has the following label attached. Hazardous voltage, current, and energy levels are present inside any component that has this label attached.
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Figure 90. Removing the protective shield for the power supply bay Note:...
Figure 92. Installing a power supply What to do next: Installing or replacing a heat sink Attention: CAUTION: The heat sink might be very hot. Turn off the server and wait several minutes to let the server cool before removing the server cover.
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Note: Note: Figure 93. Removing the screws that secure the heat sink Notes:...
Figure 94. Installing the screws to secure the heat sink What to do next: Installing or replacing the microprocessor Installing the second microprocessor Attention:...
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CAUTION: Turn off the server and wait several minutes to let the server cool before removing the server cover. Notes: Note: Figure 95. Opening the handles of the microprocessor retainer...
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Note: Figure 96. Opening the microprocessor retainer Figure 97. Do not touch the pins...
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Note: Figure 98. Installing the microprocessor Note: Figure 99. Removing the microprocessor socket cover...
Note: Figure 100. Securing the microprocessor in the socket What to do next: Replacing the microprocessor Attention: CAUTION: The heat sink and microprocessor might be very hot. Turn off the server and wait several minutes to let the server cool before removing the server cover.
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Notes: Note: Figure 101. Opening the handles of the microprocessor retainer...
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Figure 102. Opening the microprocessor retainer Notes: Figure 103. Removing the microprocessor...
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Figure 104. Do not touch the pins Note: Figure 105. Installing the microprocessor...
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Note: Figure 106. Securing the microprocessor in the socket Notes: Figure 107. Applying the thermal grease to the top of the microprocessor What to do next:...
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Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID Super Capacitor Module Attention: Installing the ThinkServer RAID Super Capacitor Module Attention: Notes:...
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Figure 108. Installing the ThinkServer RAID Super Capacitor Module onto the cooling shroud What to do next: Removing the ThinkServer RAID Super Capacitor Module Attention: Note:...
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Figure 109. Removing the ThinkServer RAID Super Capacitor Module from the cooling shroud What to do next: Installing or replacing a hot-swap drive Attention: Attention: Notes:...
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Figure 110. Opening the handle of a dummy tray Figure 111. Opening the handle of a drive...
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Figure 112. Removing the drive Figure 113. Removing the dummy tray Note:...
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Figure 114. Installing the drive What to do next: Installing or replacing an easy-swap storage drive Attention: Attention:...
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Notes: Figure 115. Opening the handle of the easy-swap drive or the dummy tray Figure 116. Removing the easy-swap drive or the dummy tray...
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Figure 117. Removing the drive from the drive tray Figure 118. Installing the drive to the drive tray...
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Figure 119. Installing the easy-swap drive What to do next: Installing a 2.5-inch drive into a 3.5-inch-drive bay Attention: Note:...
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Figure 120. Opening the handle of the dummy tray Figure 121. Removing the dummy tray Note: Figure 122. Positioning the 2.5-inch drive into the drive adapter...
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Figure 123. Installing the screws to secure the drive to the drive adapter Figure 124. Installing the screws to secure the drive adapter and the drive to the bracket...
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Figure 125. Installing the bracket with the drive What to do next: Replacing the hot-swap-drive backplane Attention: Notes:...
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Figure 126. Releasing the backplane Figure 127. Removing the backplane...
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Note: Figure 128. Installing the backplane What to do next: Replacing the easy-swap-drive module Attention: Notes:...
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Figure 129. Removing the easy-swap-drive module Note: Figure 130. Installing the easy-swap-drive module...
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What to do next: Replacing the front panel board Attention: Notes:...
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Figure 131. Removing the front panel board Note: Figure 132. Installing the front panel board...
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What to do next: Replacing the front VGA and USB module Attention: Figure 133. Removing the front VGA and USB module...
Figure 134. Installing the front VGA and USB module What to do next: Installing or removing the intrusion switch Installing the intrusion switch Attention: Note:...
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Figure 135. Inserting the intrusion switch into the bracket What to do next: Removing the intrusion switch Attention: Notes:...
Figure 136. Removing the intrusion switch What to do next: Installing or replacing the optical drive Attention: CAUTION: When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic devices, or transmitters) are installed, note the following: • Do not remove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser product could result in exposure to hazardous laser radiation.
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DANGER Some laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser diode. Note the following: Laser radiation when open. Do not stare into the beam, do not view directly with optical instruments, and avoid direct exposure to the beam. Installing or replacing the optical drive for server models with 3.5-inch-drive bays Attention: Figure 137.
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Figure 138. Installing the optical drive Figure 139. Attaching the connector to the rear of the optical drive...
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What to do next: Installing or replacing the optical drive for server models with 2.5-inch-drive bays Removing the drive partition Attention: Figure 140. Locating the drive partition...
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Figure 141. Removing the three screws Figure 142. Removing the drive partition What to do next: Installing the optical drive Attention:...
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Notes: Figure 143. Removing the drive partitions...
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Figure 144. Installing the optical drive cage or the tape drive cage into the chassis Figure 145. Installing the screws to secure the optical drive cage or the tape drive cage...
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Note: Figure 146. Removing the optical drive dummy Figure 147. Installing the optical drive...
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Figure 148. Connecting the connector on one end of the cable to the rear of the optical drive What to do next: Replacing the optical drive Attention: Notes:...
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Note: Figure 149. Removing the optical drive...
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Figure 150. Installing the optical drive Figure 151. Connecting the connector to the rear of the optical drive What to do next:...
Installing or replacing the tape drive Note: Attention: Installing the tape drive Attention: Notes: Figure 152. Removing the drive partitions...
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Figure 153. Installing the tape drive into the tape drive bay Figure 154. Installing the screws to secure the tape drive to the tape drive cage...
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Figure 155. Installing the tape drive cage with the tape drive into the chassis Figure 156. Installing five screws to secure the tape drive cage to the chassis...
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Figure 157. Connecting the connector on one end of the cable to the rear of the tape drive What to do next: Replacing the tape drive Attention: Notes:...
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Figure 158. Removing the tape drive cage...
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Figure 159. Removing the tape drive What to do next: Replacing the coin-cell battery Attention:...
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DANGER Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. When replacing the lithium coin cell battery, use only the same or an equivalent type that is recommended by the manufacturer. The battery contains lithium and can explode if not properly used, handled, or disposed of.
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Figure 160. Removing the coin-cell battery Figure 161. Installing the coin-cell battery What to do next: Connecting an external tape drive Attention: Notes:...
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Figure 162. Connecting the external tape drive For service technician only: replacing the system board Attention: CAUTION: Hazardous moving parts. Keep fingers and other body parts away. CAUTION: The heat sinks and microprocessors might be very hot. Turn off the server and wait several minutes to let the server cool before removing the server cover.
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Note: Figure 163. Removing the system board...
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Note: Figure 164. Installing the system board Note: Notes: Figure 165. Applying the thermal grease to the top of the microprocessor...
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Note: Figure 166. Securing the microprocessor retainer Figure 167. Installing the microprocessor socket cover...
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What to do next: Completing the parts replacement Reinstalling the server cover and reconnecting cables Attention: Attention: Note:...
Appendix A. Notices Lenovo (United States), Inc. 1009 Think Place - Building One Morrisville, NC 27560 U.S.A. Attention: Lenovo Director of Licensing...
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Trademarks Important notes Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) cable and cord notice WARNING: Wash hands after handling Recycling information...
Disposing of lithium batteries and battery packs from Lenovo products Disposing of battery packs from Lenovo products Requirement for batteries containing perchlorate Recycling information for Brazil Declarações de Reciclagem no Brasil Descarte de um Produto Lenovo Fora de Uso Particulate contamination...
Table 11. Limits for particulates and gases Contaminant Limits Method of Testing General Ventilation Air-Cleaning Devices for Removal Efficiency by Particle Size Environmental conditions for process measurement and control systems: Airborne contaminants Important WEEE information...
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WEEE information for Hungary Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) European Union RoHS Turkish RoHS Ukraine RoHS India RoHS...
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China RoHS German Ordinance for Work gloss statement...
Export classification notice Electronic emission notices Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement Industry Canada Compliance Statement United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement European Union - Compliance to the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive...
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Warning: German Class A compliance statement Deutschsprachiger EU Hinweis: Hinweis für Geräte der Klasse A EU-Richtlinie zur Elektromagnetischen Verträglichkeit Deutschland: Einhaltung des Gesetzes über die elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit von Betriebsmittein Zulassungsbescheinigung laut dem Deutschen Gesetz über die elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit von Betriebsmitteln, EMVG vom 20. Juli 2007 (früher Gesetz über die elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit von Geräten), bzw.
Korea Class A compliance statement Taiwan Class A compliance statement Lenovo product service information for Taiwan Eurasian compliance mark Japan VCCI Class A compliance statement ENERGY STAR model information...