Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 - Optional-Device Problems

Optional-deviceproblems
•FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis
solved.
•SeethepartslistinginChapter8“Partslisting,RD240Types1045,1046,1047,and1048”onpage93to
determinewhichcomponentsarecustomerreplaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeld
replaceableunits(FRUs).
•Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),”thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby
atrainedservicetechnician.
SymptomAction
ALenovooptionaldevicethat
wasjustinstalleddoesnot
work.
1.Makesurethat:
•Thedeviceisdesignedfortheserver.Foralistofthesupportedoptionsfor
yourserver,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.OntheThinkServersystemspage,click
Products➙Options.
•Youfollowedtheinstallationinstructionsthatcamewiththedeviceandthe
deviceisinstalledcorrectly.
•Youhavenotloosenedanyotherinstalleddevicesorcables.
•YouupdatedthecongurationinformationintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Whenevermemoryoranyotherdeviceischanged,youmustupdatethe
conguration.
2.Reseatthedevicethatyoujustinstalled.
3.Replacethedevicethatyoujustinstalled.
ALenovooptionaldevicethat
usedtoworkdoesnotwork
now.
1.Makesurethatallofthehardwareandcableconnectionsforthedeviceare
secure.
2.Ifthedevicecomeswithtestinstructions,usethoseinstructionstotestthe
device.
3.IfthefailingdeviceisaSCSIdevice,makesurethat:
•ThecablesforallexternalSCSIdevicesareconnectedcorrectly.
•ThelastdeviceineachSCSIchain,ortheendoftheSCSIcable,is
terminatedcorrectly.
•AnyexternalSCSIdeviceisturnedon.YoumustturnonanexternalSCSI
devicebeforeyouturnontheserver.
4.Reseatthefailingdevice.
5.Replacethefailingdevice.
Toreducefannoise,the
usercanmanuallychange
thefanspeedmodewhen
usingaThinkServer8708EM2
RAIDAdapterwithouta
ThinkServer8708EM2RAID
Batteryattached,orwhen
usingaThinkServer8708ELP
SASRAIDAdapterwithout
aThinkServer8708ELPSAS
RAIDAdapterBatteryattached.
WhenthereisnoThinkServer8708EM2RAIDBatteryinstalledinaThinkServer
8708EM2RAIDAdapter,orwhenthereisnoThinkServer8708ELPSASRAID
AdapterBatteryinstalledinaThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapter,youcan
manuallychangethefanspeedmodefromAutotoOptimizedtoreducefannoise.
Forinstructionsonhowtochangethefanspeedmode,referto“Conguringthe
systemfanspeed”onpage120
.
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