Lenovo ThinkServer 1045 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Noticesandstatementsinthedocument.....1
Relateddocumentation............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...3
Chapter3.Featuresand
technologies..............5
Whatisincludedwithyourserver........5
Features..................5
Specications................5
Softwareprograms..............7
EasyStartup...............7
EasyManage...............7
Reliability,availability,andserviceability......7
Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,
LEDs,andconnectors.........9
Frontview.................9
Rearview..................9
Frontcontrolpanel.............10
Locatingservercomponents.........13
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......14
Locatingconnectorsonthebackplane.....16
Chapter5.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........17
Guidelines................17
Basicguidelines............17
Systemreliabilityguidelines........18
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....18
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.19
Removingtheservercover..........19
Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardware
devices.................20
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...20
Removingorinstallinginternaldrives....23
Removingorinstallingtherisercard
assembly...............34
InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......36
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware
devices.................38
Removingorinstallingthesystemboard
battery................38
RemovingorinstallingtheRAIDcontroller..40
RemovingorinstallingtheEthernetcard...53
Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessorfan
duct.................55
Removingorinstallingthepowersupply...56
Removingorinstallingthesystemfans...59
Removingorinstallingtheheatsink....61
Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessor..64
Completingthepartsreplacement.......68
Installingtheservercover........68
Connectingthecables..........68
Turningontheserver..........69
Updatingtheserverconguration.....69
Turningofftheserver..........69
Connectingexternaldevices.......70
Chapter6.Conguringtheserver..71
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........71
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....72
IntroductionoftheBIOSitems.......72
Usingpasswords............79
RAIDcontrollers..............80
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...81
BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD....81
Setupandconguration.........81
ConguringRAID............82
Typicaloperatingsysteminstallation....82
Onboard1068ESASRAIDcontrollerConguration
Utilityprogram...............83
Connectingmini-SAScable........83
StartingtheCongurationUtilityprogram..84
AccessingtheAdapterPropertieswindow..85
SASRAIDsettings...........86
CreatingordeletingtheRAID1array....86
AccessingtheSASTopologywindow....87
ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller....87
Updatingthermware............88
UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater
program...............88
InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram.88
Chapter7.Troubleshooting......89
Troubleshootingtables...........89
DVDdriveproblems...........89
Generalproblems............90
Harddiskdriveproblems.........90
Intermittentproblems..........90
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