Lenovo 6431, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Guidelines for trained service technicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Inspecting for unsafe conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Guidelines for servicing electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Safety statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Notices and statements in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Server controls, LEDs, and power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Server power features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connectors, LEDs, and jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
System board internal connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
System board external connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
System board optional-devices connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
System board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
System board jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 2. Configuration information and instructions . . . . . . . . . 17
Updating the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Configuring the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the mini-baseboard management controller utility programs . . . . . 26
Using the Boot Menu program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Enabling the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent . . . . . . 30
Configuring the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet controller
. . . . . 30
LSI Configuration Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Setting up a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Cabling the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine
. . . . . . . . . . 33
Installing the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine firmware . . . . . . 34
Completing the setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Chapter 3. Parts listing, ThinkServer TS100 Machine Types 6431, 6432,
6433, and 6434 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Replaceable server components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Chapter 4. Removing and replacing server components . . . . . . . . 57
Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Working inside the server with the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Returning a device or component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Removing and replacing self-service CRUs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Removing the side cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Installing the side cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Removing the lower bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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