Lenovo ThinkServer RD450 - Chapter 6. Replacing hardware; Guidelines and Safety Precautions

Chapter6.Replacinghardware
Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:
•“Guidelines”onpage63
•“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage65
•“Removingtheservercover”onpage65
•“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage67
•“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage178
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Guidelines
Thistopicprovidessomeguidelinesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusingyourserver.
Precautions
Beforeusingtheserver,ensurethatyoureadandunderstandthefollowingprecautions:
•Beforeusingtheproduct,ensurethatyoureadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsandthe
LenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)onthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.Readingand
understandingthesafetyinstructionsreducestheriskofpersonalinjuryanddamagetoyourproduct.
•Whenyouinstallyournewserver,taketheopportunitytodownloadandapplythemostrecentfirmware
updates.Thisstepwillhelptoensurethatanyknownissuesareaddressedandthatyourserveris
readytofunctionatmaximumlevelsofperformance.Todownloadfirmwareupdatesforyourserver,go
tohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpage.See“Updatingthe
firmware”onpage61formoreinformation.
•Beforeyouinstalloptionalhardwaredevices,ensurethattheserverisworkingcorrectly.Iftheserver
isnotworkingcorrectly,seeChapter7“Troubleshootinganddiagnostics”onpage183todobasic
troubleshooting.Iftheproblemcannotbesolved,seeChapter8“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”
onpage189
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•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareawhereyouareworking.Putremovedcoversandotherparts
inasafeplace.
•Ifyoumustturnontheserverwhiletheservercoverisremoved,ensurethatnooneisneartheserver
andthatnotoolsorotherobjectshavebeenleftinsidetheserver.
•Donotattempttoliftanobjectthatyouthinkistooheavyforyou.Ifyouhavetoliftaheavyobject,
observethefollowingprecautions:
–Ensurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping.
–Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet.
–Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouliftaheavyobject.
–Toavoidstrainingthemusclesinyourback,liftbystandingorbypushingupwithyourlegmuscles.
•Ensurethatyouhaveanadequatenumberofproperlygroundedelectricaloutletsfortheserver,monitor,
andotherdevices.
•Backupallimportantdatabeforeyoumakechangestodrives.
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