Lenovo ThinkServer RD230 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............1
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap....5
Chapter3.Featuresand
technologies..............7
Whatisincludedwithyourserver........7
Features..................7
Specications................7
Softwareprograms..............9
EasyStartup...............9
EasyManage...............9
Reliability,availability,andserviceability......9
Chapter4.Diagnostics........11
Troubleshootingtables...........11
DVDdriveproblems...........11
Generalproblems............12
Harddiskdriveproblems.........12
Intermittentproblems..........13
Keyboard,mouse,orpointing-device
problems...............13
Memoryproblems...........14
Microprocessorproblems........15
Monitorproblems............15
Optional-deviceproblems........17
Powerproblems............17
Serialportproblems...........19
Softwareproblems...........19
UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..20
Solvingpowerproblems...........20
SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......20
Solvingundeterminedproblems........21
Eventlogs................22
Viewingeventlogswithoutrestartingthe
server................22
Systemeventlog..............22
DiagnosticLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanel...23
Onboarddebugdigitron...........23
Chapter5.Locatingparts,controls,
LEDs,andconnectors........25
Frontview................25
Rearview.................25
Frontcontrolpanel.............25
Locatingservercomponents.........28
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......29
Locatingconnectorsonthebackplane.....34
Chapter6.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........35
Guidelines................35
Precautions..............35
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....36
Systemreliabilityguidelines........36
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.37
Removingtheservercover..........37
Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardware
devices.................38
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...38
Removingorinstallinginternaldrives....41
Installingorremovingtherisercard.....50
InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......53
RemovingorinstallingtheEthernetcard...55
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware
devices.................56
Removingorinstallingthesystemboard
battery................56
RemovingorinstallingtheRAIDcontroller..58
Removingorinstallingtheheatsink
assembly...............71
Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessor..73
Removingorinstallingthesystemfans...77
Removingorinstallingthepowersupply...79
Removingorinstallingthesystemboard...84
Completingthepartsreplacement.......87
Installingtheservercover........88
Connectingthecables..........88
Turningontheserver..........88
Updatingtheserverconguration.....88
Turningofftheserver..........89
Connectingexternaldevices.......89
Chapter7.Partslisting,RD230Types
1043,1044,4010,and4011......91
Replaceableservercomponents........91
Shipgroup................101
Powercords...............106
Chapter8.Conguringtheserver.109
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........109
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....110
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Lenovo ThinkServer RD230 Specifications

General

Brand	Lenovo
Model	ThinkServer RD230
Category	Server
Language	English