Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 - General Problems; Hard Disk Drive Problems; Intermittent Problems

SymptomAction
3.ReplacetheDVDdrive.
TheDVDdrivetrayisnot
working.
1.Makesurethattheserveristurnedon.
2.Inserttheendofastraightenedpaperclipintothemanualtray-releaseopening.
3.ReseattheDVDdrive.
4.ReplacetheDVDdrive.
Generalproblems
•FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis
solved.
•SeethepartslistingintheHardwareMaintenanceManualtodeterminewhichcomponentsarecustomer
replaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeldreplaceableunits(FRUs).
•Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),”thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby
atrainedservicetechnician.
SymptomAction
Acoverlockisbroken,anLED
isnotworking,orasimilar
problemhasoccurred.
IfthepartisaCRU,replaceit.IfthepartisaFRU,thepartmustbereplacedbya
trainedservicetechnician.
Harddiskdriveproblems
•FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis
solved.
•SeethepartslistingintheHardwareMaintenanceManualtodeterminewhichcomponentsarecustomer
replaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeldreplaceableunits(FRUs).
•Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),”thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby
atrainedservicetechnician.
SymptomAction
Notalldrivesarerecognizedby
theharddiskdrivediagnostic
tests.
Removethedrivethatisindicatedbythediagnostictests;then,runtheharddisk
drivediagnostictestsagain.Iftheremainingdrivesarerecognized,replacethe
drivethatyouremovedwithanewone.
Theserverstopsresponding
duringtheharddiskdrive
diagnostictest.
Removetheharddiskdrivethatwasbeingtestedwhentheserverstopped
responding,andrunthediagnostictestagain.Iftheharddiskdrivediagnostictest
runssuccessfully,replacethedrivethatyouremovedwithanewone.
Aharddiskdrivewasnot
detectedwhiletheoperating
systemwasbeingstarted.
Reseatallharddiskdrivesandcables;then,runtheharddiskdrivediagnostic
testsagain.
Intermittentproblems
•FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis
solved.
•SeethepartslistingintheHardwareMaintenanceManualtodeterminewhichcomponentsarecustomer
replaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeldreplaceableunits(FRUs).
•Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),”thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby
atrainedservicetechnician.
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