Lenovo ThinkServer TD340 - System Board Leds

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage85.
4.LocatetheClearpasswordswitchonthesystemboard.Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectany
cablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstotheswitch.
5.Movetheclearpasswordswitchfromthedefaultoffpositiontotheonposition.
6.Waitmorethanfivesecondsandthenmovetheclearpasswordswitchbacktotheoffposition.
7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage200.
8.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandwaitabout30seconds.Then,turnontheserver.The
BIOSpasswordsareerased,includingtheadministratorpasswordanduserpassword.
9.Tosetnewpasswords,see“Usingpasswords”onpage65.
3MEinforceupdateswitch
Usedtoupdate(flash)theME.
TheMEupdatingprocessusuallyiscontainedintheBIOSupdating(flashing)process.
Note:OnlysomeBIOSversionscontaintheparametersforupdatingtheME.IfyouwanttoupdatetheME,
ensurethatyourBIOSversioncontainstherequiredparameters.
ToupdatetheME,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage85.
4.LocatetheMEinforceupdateswitchonthesystemboard.Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectany
cablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstotheswitch.
5.MovetheMEinforceupdateswitchfromthedefaultoffpositiontotheonposition.
6.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage200
.
7.Connecttheservertoanacpowersource.Then,updatetheBIOS.See“Updating(flashing)theBIOS”
onpage67.
8.Repeatstep1throughstep4.
9.MovetheMEinforceupdateswitchbacktotheoffposition.
10.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage200.
11.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandturnontheserver.TheBIOSandMEhavebeen
updated.YouneedtocheckandconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.See“Using
theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage61
.
SystemboardLEDs
ThistopichelpsyoulocatetheLEDsonthesystemboard.
TheserverisdesignedsothatLEDsremainlitwhentheserverisconnectedtoanacpowersourcebutisnot
turnedon,ifthepowersupplyisoperatingcorrectly.Thishelpsyouisolateproblemswhentheserverisnot
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