Lenovo ThinkServer TS140 70A0 - Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup Program

5.Movethejumperfromthestandardposition(pin1andpin2)tothemaintenanceposition(pin2and
pin3).
6.ReconnectanycablesthatweredisconnectedandreinstallthePCIcardifremoved.
7.Reinstalltheservercoverandreconnectthepowercordsfortheserverandmonitortoelectricaloutlets.
See“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage90
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8.TurnontheserverandtheninsertthePOSTandBIOSupdate(flashupdate)discintotheoptical
drive.Therecoverysessionbegins.Therecoverysessionwilltaketwotothreeminutes.Duringthis
time,youwillhearaseriesofbeeps.
9.Aftertherecoverysessioniscompleted,theseriesofbeepswillend,andthesystemwillautomatically
turnoff.Removethediscfromtheopticaldrivebeforethesystemcompletelyturnsoff.
10.Repeatstep1throughstep4.
11.MovetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperbacktothestandardposition(pin1andpin2).
12.ReconnectanycablesthatweredisconnectedandreinstallthePCIcardifremoved.
13.Reinstalltheservercoverandreconnectanycablesthatweredisconnected.
14.Turnontheservertorestarttheoperatingsystem.
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramtosetupandconfigure
yourserver.
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofinstallingsupportedoperatingsystemsand
devicedriversonyourserver.TheprogramworksinconjunctionwithyourWindowsorLinuxoperating
systeminstallationdisctoautomatetheprocessofinstallingtheoperatingsystemandassociateddevice
drivers.Thisprogramisprovidedwithyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.
TheuserguidefortheprogramalsoisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.
IfyoudonothaveaThinkServerEasyStartupDVD,youcandownloadanISOimagefromtheLenovo
SupportWebsiteandmakeadiscbyyourself.
TodownloadtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramimageandburnitintoadisc,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocatethe
ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
2.DownloadtheISOimagefortheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramandthereadmefile.Thereadmefile
containsimportantinformationabouttheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
3.Printthereadmefileandreaditcarefully.
4.UseanopticaldriveandanyDVDburningsoftwaretocreateabootablediscwiththeISOimage.
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
ThistopicliststhefeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramhasthefollowingfeatures:
•Containedinaself-starting(bootable)DVD
•Easy-to-use,language-selectableinterface
•Integratedhelpsystemanduserguide
•Automatichardwaredetection
•Supportformultipleoperatingsystems
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