Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 - Chapter 5. Installing, Removing, or Replacing Hardware; Guidelines; Basic Guidelines

Chapter5.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware
Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Guidelines”onpage19
•“Removingtheservercover”onpage21
•“Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardwaredevices”onpage22
•“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardwaredevices”onpage41
•“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage71
Guidelines
Thissectionprovidessomeguidelinesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusingyourserver.
Basicguidelines
Beforeyouusetheserver,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowingguidelines:
•BesuretoreadandunderstandtheSafetyInformationandtheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthe
documentationDVDthatcomeswithyourproduct,and“Guidelines”onpage19
.Theseinformationwill
helpyouworksafely.Toobtainacopyofthepublications,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
•Whenyouinstallyournewserver,taketheopportunitytodownloadandapplythemostrecentrmware
updates.Thisstepwillhelpyoutoensurethatanyknownissuesareaddressedandtheserverisreadyto
functionatoptimalperformance.Todownloadrmwareupdatesforyourserver,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
2.ClickDownload&Drivers➙ThinkServerandthenfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpageto
downloadrmwareupdatesforyourserver.
•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareawhereyouareworking.Putremovedcoversandotherparts
inasafeplace.
•Ifyoumustturnontheserverwhiletheservercoverisremoved,makesurethatnooneisneartheserver
andthatnotoolsorotherobjectshavebeenleftinsidetheserver.
•Donotattempttoliftanobjectthatyouthinkistooheavyforyou.Ifyouhavetoliftaheavyobject,
observethefollowingprecautions:
–Makesurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping.
–Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet.
–Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouliftaheavyobject.
–Toavoidstrainingthemusclesinyourback,liftbystandingorbypushingupwithyourlegmuscles.
•Makesurethatyouhaveanadequatenumberofproperlygroundedelectricaloutletsfortheserver,
monitor,andotherdevices.
•Backupallimportantdatabeforeyoumakechangestodrives.
•Haveasmallat-bladescrewdriveravailable.
•ToviewtheerrorLEDsonthesystemboardandinternalcomponents,leavetheserverconnectedto
power.
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