Lenovo ThinkServer 1045 - Optional-Device Problems

SymptomAction
Themonitorhasscreen
jitter,orthescreenimageis
wavy,unreadable,rolling,or
distorted.
1.Ifthemonitorself-testsshowthatthemonitorisworkingcorrectly,consider
thelocationofthemonitor.Magneticeldsaroundotherdevices(suchas
transformers,appliances,uorescentlights,andothermonitors)cancause
screenjitterorwavy,unreadable,rolling,ordistortedscreenimages.Ifthis
happens,turnoffthemonitor.
Attention:Movingacolormonitorwhileitisturnedonmightcausescreen
discoloration.
Movethedeviceandthemonitoratleast305mm(12inches)apart,andturnon
themonitor.
Topreventdiskettedriveread/writeerrors,makesurethatthedistancebetween
themonitorandanyexternaldiskettedriveisatleast76mm(3inches).
2.Reseatthemonitor.
3.Replacethefollowingcomponentsoneatatime,intheordershown,restarting
theservereachtime:
a.Monitor
b.(Trainedservicetechnicianonly)Systemboard
Wrongcharactersappearon
thescreen.
1.Ifthewronglanguageisdisplayed,updatetheserverrmwarewiththecorrect
language(see“Updatingthermware”onpage88
).
2.Reseatthemonitor.
3.Replacethefollowingcomponentsoneatatime,intheordershown,restarting
theservereachtime:
a.Monitor
b.(Trainedservicetechnicianonly)Systemboard
Optional-deviceproblems
•FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis
solved.
•SeethepartslistingintheHardwareMaintenanceManualtodeterminewhichcomponentsarecustomer
replaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeldreplaceableunits(FRUs).
•Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),”thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby
atrainedservicetechnician.
SymptomAction
ALenovooptionaldevicethat
wasjustinstalleddoesnot
work.
1.Makesurethat:
•Thedeviceisdesignedfortheserver.Foralistofthesupportedoptionsfor
yourserver,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.OntheThinkServer
systemspage,clickProducts➙Options.
•Youfollowedtheinstallationinstructionsthatcamewiththedeviceandthe
deviceisinstalledcorrectly.
•Youhavenotloosenedanyotherinstalleddevicesorcables.
•YouupdatedthecongurationinformationintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Whenevermemoryoranyotherdeviceischanged,youmustupdatethe
conguration.
2.Reseatthedevicethatyoujustinstalled.
3.Replacethedevicethatyoujustinstalled.
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