Lenovo ThinkServer TD230 - Removing the Ethernet Card

InstallingtheEthernetcard
Attention:
DonotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingtheSafetyInformationandthe
WarrantyandSupportInformationontheThinkServerDocumentationDVDthatcamewithyourproduct,and
“Guidelines”onpage21
.Toobtainacopyofthepublications,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheEthernetcardandhowtoinstalltheEthernetcard
driveronWindowsoperatingsystems.UseanydocumentationthatcamewiththeEthernetcardandfollow
thoseinstructionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthissection.
ToinstalltheEthernetcard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage23.
3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.
4.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheEthernetcardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,removetheEthernetcardfromthepackage.
5.TheEthernetcardisakindofPCIcard.See“InstallingaPCIcard”onpage54andfollowthose
instructionstoinstalltheEthernetcard.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage90.
OnLinuxoperatingsystems,youdonotneedtoinstallanydevicedriverfortheEthernetcard;onWindows
operatingsystems,youneedtoinstallthedevicedriverfortheEthernetcard.Toinstallthedevicedriver
onWindowsoperatingsystems,dothefollowing:
1.Saveanyopendocumentsandexitallapplications.
2.InserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatcamewithyourserverintotheDVDdrive.
Note:YoudonotneedtousethedriverdiscthatcamewiththeEthernetcard.
3.Right-clickMyComputerandselectProperties.TheSystemPropertieswindowopens.
4.OntheHardwaretab,clicktheDeviceManagerbutton.TheDeviceManagerwindowopens.
5.ExpandtheNetworkadaptersandthenright-clickoneoftheEthernetcards(PRO/1000PTorthe
yellowquestionmark).
6.SelectUpdateDriver....TheHardwareUpdateWizardprogramopens.
7.SelectInstallthesoftwareautomatically(Recommended)andclickNexttocontinue.
8.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
RemovingtheEthernetcard
Attention:
DonotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingtheSafetyInformationandthe
WarrantyandSupportInformationontheThinkServerDocumentationDVDthatcamewithyourproduct,and
“Guidelines”onpage21
.Toobtainacopyofthepublications,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheEthernetcard.Useanydocumentationthatcame
withtheEthernetcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthissection.
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