Lenovo ThinkServer TD230 User Manual

Contents
Safetyinformation...........v
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Noticesandstatementsinthedocument.....1
Relateddocumentation............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...3
Chapter3.Productoverview......5
Whatisincludedwithyourserver........5
Featuresandspecications...........5
Softwareprograms..............7
EasyStartup...............7
EasyManage...............7
Reliability,availability,andserviceability......7
Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,
LEDs,andconnectors.........9
Frontview.................9
Rearview.................12
Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs.....13
LEDsfortheEthernetconnectors.......13
Locatingservercomponents.........14
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......15
LocatingdiagnosticLEDsonthesystemboard..16
Jumperblocksettings............17
Locatingconnectorsonthehot-swapharddisk
drivebackplanes..............18
Chapter5.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........21
Guidelines................21
Basicguidelines............21
Systemreliabilityguidelines........22
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....22
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.23
Removingtheservercover..........23
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....25
Lockingorunlockingtheharddiskdriveside
door...................26
Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardware
devices.................29
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...29
Removingorinstallinginternaldrives....32
InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......53
InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...56
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerTD230
SATARAID5Upgrade..........58
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer9240-8i
RAID5UpgradeKey..........60
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRemote
ManagementModule3.........62
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware
devices.................69
RemovingorinstallingtheThinkServer9240-8i
RAID0/1Adapter............69
Removingorinstallingtheheatsinkandfan
assembly...............71
Removingorinstallingafrontfan.....77
Removingorinstallingtherearfan.....82
Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessor..86
Replacingthesystemboardbattery....89
Completingthepartsreplacement.......90
Installingtheservercover........91
Connectingthecables..........91
Turningontheserver..........91
Updatingtheserverconguration.....91
Turningofftheserver..........92
Connectingexternaldevices.......92
Chapter6.Conguringtheserver..95
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........95
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....95
IntroductionoftheBIOSitems.......96
Usingpasswords............101
RAIDcontrollers..............102
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...103
BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD....104
Setupandconguration.........104
ConguringRAID............105
Typicaloperatingsysteminstallation....105
ConguringtheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID..106
RAIDinformation............106
StartingtheIntelEmbeddedServerRAID
TechnologyIIprogram..........106
CreatingaRAIDvolume.........106
InitializingtheRAIDvolume........107
DeletingtheRAIDvolume........108
RebuildingtheRAIDvolume.......108
CheckingtheRAID1volumeconsistency..108
ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller....109
Updatingthermware............109
UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater
program...............109
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Lenovo ThinkServer TD230 Specifications

General

Brand	Lenovo
Model	ThinkServer TD230
Category	Server
Language	English