Lenovo ThinkStation P310 - Recovering from a BIOS Update Failure; Configuring RAID; RAID Level

version(usedtocreateaflashupdatedisc).Then,downloadtheinstallationinstructionsfortheflash
BIOSupdatedriver.
3.PrinttheinstallationinstructionsyoudownloadandfollowtheinstructionstoupdatetheBIOS.
Note:IfyouwanttoupdatetheBIOSfromaflashupdatedisc,theinstallationinstructionsmightnotprovide
theinformationabouthowtorecordtheupdatedisc.See“Recordingadisc”onpage44.
RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure
TorecoverfromaBIOSupdatefailure,dothefollowing:
1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe
computer.
2.Removethecomputercover.SeeChapter9“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage89.
3.LocatetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperonthesystemboard.See“Hardwarelocations”onpage27.
4.RemoveanypartsandcablesthatimpedeyouraccesstotheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumper.
5.Movethejumperfromthestandardposition(pin1andpin2)tothemaintenanceposition(pin2and
pin3).
6.Reinstallthepartsandcablesthatwereremoved.
7.Reinstallthecomputercoverandreconnectanycablesthatweredisconnected.SeeChapter9
“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage89.
8.TurnonthecomputerandinserttheBIOSupdatediscintotheopticaldrive.Waitafewminutes.The
recoveryprocessbegins.Aftertherecoveryprocessiscompleted,yourcomputerwillshutdown
automatically.
Note:Ifthecomputerdoesnotstartupfromthedisc,selectthediscasthestartupdevice.See
“Selectingatemporarystartupdevice”onpage64.
9.Repeatstep1throughstep4.
10.MovetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperbacktothestandardposition(pin1andpin2).
11.Repeatstep6throughstep7.Then,turnonyourcomputer.
ConfiguringRAID
ThischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoconfigureRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)
foryourcomputer.
Note:TheinformationaboutconfiguringRAIDinthischapterisapplicableonlyforaWindowsenvironment.
ForinformationaboutconfiguringRAIDinaLinuxenvironment,contactyourLinuxsoftwareprovider.
RAIDLevel
YourcomputermusthavetheminimumnumberofSATAharddiskdrivesinstalledforthesupportedlevelof
RAIDbelow:
•RAIDLevel0–Stripeddiskarray
–Twoharddiskdrivesminimum
–Betterperformancewithoutfaulttolerance
•RAIDLevel1–Mirroreddiskarray
–Twoharddiskdrivesminimum
–Improvedreadperformanceand100%redundancy
Toinstallasecondaryharddiskdrive,referto“Replacingthesecondaryharddiskdrive”onpage152
.
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