Contents Read this first: safety information . . Chapter 4. Turning on and turning off the server ....41 Chapter 1. General information ..1 Chapter 5.
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Chapter 8. Getting information, help, and service ... . . Appendix A. Notices ..Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostics ... . . Index.
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Safety Information Safety Information Safety Information Safety Information afety Informa on Safety Information Safety Information 製品をご使用になる前に、Lenovo Web サイトに掲載されているマルチリンガルの Safety Information (安全 上の注意) を読んで理解してください。 제품을 사용하기 전에 Lenovo 웹 사이트의 다국어 Safety Information (안전 정보)를 주의 깊게 읽어 보십시오. Safety Information...
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Safety Information Safety Information Safety Information Safety Information Safety Information 在使用产品之前,请务必先阅读和了解 Lenovo Web 站点上的多语言 Safety Information《安全信息》。 Safety Information Safety Information Safety Information Safety Information Safety Information 使用本產品之前,請務必先閱讀及瞭解 Lenovo 網站上多國語言版本的Safety Information(安全資訊)。 Safety Information Safety Information afety Informa on Lenovo Important:...
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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. •...
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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...
Chapter 1. General information Introduction Product name Machine type and model (MT-M) Serial number (S/N) Date of purchase...
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Server documentation Printed documents Read Me First A letter to customers Rack Installation Instructions Note: Electronic documents Safety Information Lenovo Limited Warranty Lenovo License Agreement Documentation Safety, Warranty, and Support Information...
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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: Notes:...
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Expansion slots Input/Output (I/O) features Video subsystem Ethernet connectivity Reliability, availability, and serviceability...
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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 Specifications Dimensions Weight Environment Note:...
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Electrical input Software BIOS and TSM update utilities Lenovo Partner Pack for Microsoft System Center Configurations Management Lenovo Partner Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Management...
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Flash Note: Lenovo ThinkServer Diagnostics Lenovo ThinkServer Diagnostics Lenovo ThinkServer Operating System-based Platform Update Tool Lenovo ThinkServer Power Planner Lenovo ThinkServer System Manager Lenovo ThinkServer System Manager Premium...
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Lenovo XClarity Administrator Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager Lenovo ToolsCenter Suite CLI Locations Machine type, model, and serial number label...
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Note: Figure 1. Label on server models with 3.5-inch-drive bays Figure 2. Label on server models with 2.5-inch-drive bays...
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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 Front panel Slim optical drive Pull-out information card Rack handle (right) Rack handle (left) Rack Installation Instructions...
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3.5-inch-drive bays (0-3) Front view of server models with 2.5-inch drives Figure 4. Front view of server models with 2.5-inch drives Front panel Pull-out information card Rack handle (right) Rack handle (left) Rack Installation Instructions 2.5-inch-drive bays (0-7) Slim optical drive...
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Front panel Figure 5. Front panel Network status LED Network status LED Color Description...
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System health LED Amber Blinking Potential system error (system health LED: amber) Solution Note: Power button with power status LED Status Color Description...
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System ID button with ID LED Description Status Color USB 2.0 connectors (2) VGA connector Rear view of the server Figure 6. Rear view of the server...
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Power supply 1 Power supply 2 (available on some models) PCIe slot 2 Physical link width Negotiable link width Supported card length and height PCIe slot 1 Physical link width Negotiable link width Supported card length and height System ID LED Status Color Description...
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Ethernet status LED Color Status Description Serial connector VGA connector Server components Note:...
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Figure 7. Components of server models with 3.5-inch drives...
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Figure 8. Components of server models with 2.5-inch drives Notes:...
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Backplane for 3.5-inch drives Figure 13. Front view of the backplane for 3.5-inch drives Figure 14. Rear view of the backplane for 3.5-inch drives Slot 0-slot 3 10-pin power connector Optical drive power connector Mini-SAS ports 0-3...
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Backplane for eight 2.5-inch drives Figure 15. Front view of the backplane for 2.5-inch drives Figure 16. Rear view of the backplane for 2.5-inch drives Slot 0-slot 7 10-pin power connector Mini-SAS ports 4-7 Mini-SAS ports 0-3...
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System board components Figure 17. System board components...
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SATA connector (optical drive) Coin-cell battery SATA connector 1 (ports 4–7) Storage-drive power connector SATA connector 0 (ports 0–3) Front panel connector 1 Front panel connector 2 SD module connector Riser card assembly 1 slot TSM Premium module connector TPM connector PCIe slot Riser card assembly 2 slot...
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RAID upgrade key connector Power supply connector 2 Power supply connector 1 Intrusion switch connector Backplane power connector Backplane power connector 20 22 24 27 28 30 System fan connector 21 25 26 31 Memory slots Microprocessor 2 socket Microprocessor 1 socket...
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System board jumpers Figure 18. System board jumpers Attention: Jumper cap storage BIOS recovery jumper BIOS default settings jumper...
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Hot-swap-drive status LEDs Figure 19. Hot-swap-drive status LEDs Drive activity LED Drive status LED Description Unconfigured Bad Note: Unconfigured Bad Unconfigured Good Offline Online ThinkServer MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide...
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Power supply status LEDs Figure 20. Power supply status LEDs Status Description Action Connecting the 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 switch 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 &...
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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:...
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Setting, changing, or deleting a password System Security Administrator Password User Password Note: Selecting a startup device Note: Note: Boot Sequence Boot Manager Boot Option #1 Boot Option #5...
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Configuring the TPM function System Security TPM Settings ➙ TPM Support 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 TSM Settings TSM Network Settings ➙...
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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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Using the BIOS recovery jumper Note: Note: Configuring RAID About RAID...
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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: Boot Manager ➙ Adapters and UEFI Drivers...
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MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide Updating the firmware...
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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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Note: Attention: Figure 21. Removing the server cover Attention: Installing, removing, or replacing hardware Notes:...
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Attention: Removing and reinstalling the rack handles Attention: Figure 22. Removing the rack handles...
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Figure 23. Installing the rack handles Removing and reinstalling the cooling shroud Removing the cooling shroud Attention: Note:...
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Attention: Figure 24. Removing the cooling shroud Reinstalling the cooling shroud Attention: Note:...
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Note: Figure 25. Reinstalling the cooling shroud Installing or removing a memory module Note: Memory module installation rules...
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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:...
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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 27. Opening the retaining clips of the memory slots Note:...
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Note: Figure 28. Installing a memory module What to do next: Removing a memory module Attention: Note:...
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Figure 29. Removing a memory module What to do next: Installing or removing the ThinkServer System Manager Premium module Installing the TSM Premium module Attention: Notes:...
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Note: Figure 30. Installing the TSM Premium module What to do next: ThinkServer System Manager User Guide Removing the TSM Premium module Attention: Notes:...
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Figure 31. Removing the TSM Premium module What to do next: Installing or removing the ThinkServer Trusted Platform Module Installing the TPM Attention: Notes:...
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Note: Figure 32. Installing the TPM What to do next: Removing the TPM Attention:...
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Notes: Note: Figure 33. Removing the TPM What to do next: Installing or removing the RAID 110i upgrade key...
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Installing the RAID 110i key Attention: Note: Note: Figure 34. Installing the RAID 110i key What to do next: Removing the RAID 110i key Attention:...
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Notes: Note: Figure 35. Removing the RAID 110i key What to do next: Installing or removing the Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 500 or 520i upgrade...
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Note: Installing the RAID 500 or 520i upgrade key Attention: Note: Note:...
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Note: Figure 36. 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 37. 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 38. Installing the TMM Removing the TMM Attention:...
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Figure 39. Removing the TMM What to do next: Installing or removing the SD module Installing the SD module Attention: Note:...
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Note: Figure 40. Installing the SD module What to do next: Removing the SD module Attention: Note:...
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Note: Figure 41. Removing the SD module What to do next: Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID Super Capacitor Module...
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Installing the ThinkServer RAID Super Capacitor Module Attention: Notes: Figure 42. Installing the Super Capacitor Module into the holder...
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Note: Figure 43. Installing the ThinkServer RAID Super Capacitor Module What to do next: Removing the ThinkServer RAID Super Capacitor Module Attention: Note:...
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Figure 44. Removing the ThinkServer RAID Super Capacitor Module Figure 45. Removing the Super Capacitor Module from the holder What to do next: Installing or removing a PCIe card Note: Installing a PCIe card Attention:...
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Figure 47. Removing a PCIe slot bracket Note: Figure 48. Installing a PCIe card...
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Figure 49. Pivoting the card latch to the closed position What to do next: Removing a PCIe card Attention:...
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Figure 50. Pivoting the card latch to the open position Note: Figure 51. Removing the PCIe card What to do next: Installing or removing the optical module...
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Note: Installing the optical module Attention: Notes: Figure 52. Installing the optical module...
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Figure 53. Pivoting the optical module handle to the closed position What to do next: Removing the optical module Attention: Note:...
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Figure 54. Pivoting the optical module handle Figure 55. Removing the optical module What to do next:...
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Installing or removing the intrusion switch Installing the intrusion switch Attention: Note: Figure 56. Installing the intrusion switch What to do next:...
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Removing the intrusion switch Attention: Notes: Figure 57. Removing the intrusion switch What to do next:...
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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. Note:...
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Note: Figure 58. Removing the heat sink Notes:...
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Figure 59. 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: 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. Notes: Note: Figure 60. Opening the handles...
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Note: Figure 61. Opening the microprocessor retainer Figure 62. Do not touch the pins...
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Note: Figure 63. Installing the microprocessor Note: Figure 64. Removing the microprocessor socket cover...
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Note: Figure 65. 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 66. Opening the handles...
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Figure 67. Opening the microprocessor retainer Notes: Figure 68. Removing the microprocessor...
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Figure 69. Do not touch the pins Note: Figure 70. Installing the microprocessor...
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Note: Figure 71. Securing the microprocessor in the socket Notes: Figure 72. Applying the thermal grease to the top of the microprocessor What to do next:...
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Installing or replacing a hot-swap redundant power supply 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 73. Removing the protective shield for the power supply bay...
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Figure 74. Installing a hot-swap redundant power supply Replacing a hot-swap redundant power supply Attention: Note:...
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Note: Figure 75. Removing a hot-swap redundant power supply Installing or replacing a hot-swap hard disk drive Attention: Attention:...
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Notes: Figure 76. Opening the handle of a hard disk drive Figure 77. Opening the handle of a dummy hard-disk-drive tray...
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Figure 78. Removing the hot-swap hard disk drive or the dummy tray Note: Figure 79. Installing the hot-swap hard disk drive...
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What to do next: Installing or replacing an easy-swap storage drive Attention: Attention: Notes:...
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Figure 80. Opening the handle of the easy-swap drive or the dummy tray Figure 81. Removing the easy-swap drive or the dummy tray Figure 82. Removing the drive from the drive tray...
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Figure 83. Installing the drive to the drive tray Figure 84. Installing the easy-swap drive What to do next: Installing or replacing a 2.5-inch drive...
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Attention: Notes: Installing a 2.5-inch drive into a 3.5-inch hard-disk-drive bay Attention: Note:...
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Figure 85. Opening the handle of the dummy hard-disk-drive tray Figure 86. Removing the dummy hard-disk-drive tray Note:...
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Figure 87. Positioning the 2.5-inch drive into the drive adapter Figure 88. Installing the screws to secure the 2.5-inch drive to the drive adapter...
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Figure 89. Installing the screws to secure the drive adapter and the 2.5-inch drive to the bracket Figure 90. Installing the bracket with the 2.5-inch drive What to do next:...
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Replacing a 2.5-inch drive from a 3.5-inch hard-disk-drive bay Attention: Figure 91. Opening the handle of the 3.5-inch drive bracket Figure 92. Removing the bracket with the 2.5-inch drive...
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Figure 93. Removing the screws that secure the 2.5-inch drive and the drive adapter Figure 94. Removing the screws that secure the 2.5-inch drive...
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Figure 95. Removing the 2.5-inch drive from the drive adapter 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: •...
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Notes: Figure 96. Removing the optical drive...
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Figure 97. Installing the optical drive Figure 98. Connecting the connector to the rear of the optical drive What to do next:...
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Connecting an external tape drive Attention: Notes: Figure 99. Connecting the external tape drive Replacing the hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane Attention: Notes:...
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Figure 100. Removing the hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane Note:...
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Figure 101. Installing the hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane What to do next: Replacing the easy-swap-drive module Attention: Notes:...
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Figure 102. Removing the easy-swap-drive module Note: Figure 103. Installing the easy-swap-drive module...
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What to do next: Replacing a system fan Attention: CAUTION: Hazardous moving parts. Keep fingers and other body parts away. Note:...
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Figure 104. Removing the system fan Figure 105. Installing the system fan What to do next: Replacing the front panel board Attention:...
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Notes: Figure 106. Removing the front panel board Note:...
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Figure 107. Installing the front panel board What to do next: Replacing the front VGA and USB module Attention:...
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Figure 108. Removing the front VGA and USB module...
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Figure 109. Installing the front VGA and USB module What to do next: Replacing the riser card assembly Attention: Note:...
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Figure 110. Removing the riser card assembly Figure 111. Removing the riser card...
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Figure 112. Installing the riser card Figure 113. Installing the riser card assembly 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 114. Removing the coin-cell battery Figure 115. Installing the coin-cell battery What to do next: Note: For service technician only: replacing the system board Attention: CAUTION: Hazardous moving parts. Keep fingers and other body parts away.
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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. Note:...
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Note: Figure 116. Removing the system board...
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Figure 117. Installing the system board Note: Notes: Figure 118. Applying the thermal grease to the top of the microprocessor...
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Note: Figure 119. Securing the microprocessor retainer Figure 120. 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:...
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Figure 121. Installing the server cover Rack Installation Instructions Attention: Note: Updating the server configuration...
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Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostics Troubleshooting procedure Viewing the status and diagnostic LEDs...
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Viewing the system event log ThinkServer System Manager User Guide Basic troubleshooting tables Lenovo ThinkServer Deployment Manager program problems Note: Action Symptom Optical drive problems Notes:...
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Chapter 8. Getting information, help, and service Information resources Using the documentation ThinkServer Web site Lenovo Support Web site...
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Help and service Before you call Calling for service Problem determination Hardware repair Engineering Change management...
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Using other services Warranty Purchasing additional services...
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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 Recycling information...
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Battery return program Battery recycling information for the United States and Canada Battery recycling information for the European Union Notice:...
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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...
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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 (RoHS) Directive China RoHS...
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Turkish RoHS India RoHS European Union RoHS Ukraine RoHS...
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Taiwan BSMI RoHS declaration German Ordinance for Work gloss statement...
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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.
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Korea Class A compliance statement Taiwan Class A compliance statement Russia Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Class A statement Lenovo product service information for Taiwan Eurasian compliance mark Japan VCCI Class A compliance statement Japanese statement for ac power consumption for JEITA harmonics...
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Japanese statement of compliance for products less than or equal to 20 A per phase for JEITA harmonics guideline ENERGY STAR model information...