Lenovo ThinkServer RD640 - Page 201

Attention:Toavoidcomponentdamage,connectthepowercord(s)last.
Note:Inmostareasoftheworld,LenovorequiresthereturnofthedefectiveCRU.Informationaboutthiswill
comewiththeCRUorwillcomeafewdaysaftertheCRUarrives.
Updatingtheserverconfiguration
Whenyouturnontheserverforthefirsttimeafteryouinstall,remove,orreplaceadevice,youmight
needtoupdatetheserverconfiguration.
Someoptionaldeviceshavedevicedriversthatyoumustinstall.Forinformationaboutinstallingdevice
drivers,usethedocumentationthatcomeswitheachoptionaldevice.Toobtainthesupporteddevice
driversforyourserverfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollow
theinstructionsontheWebpagetofindanddownloadthedevicedriversyouneed.
Refertothefollowinginformationresourcestoupdatetheserverconfiguration:
•ToupdatetheBIOSconfiguration,see“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage59
.
•ToupdatetheRAIDconfiguration,see“ConfiguringRAID”onpage70.
•TousetheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram,see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”on
page67.
•Toupdateyoursystemfirmware,see“Updatingthefirmware”onpage73.
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