Lenovo 7Y45, Setup Manual

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• If the adapter fails the test, replace the adapter.
Displayed system memory less than installed physical memory
Complete the following steps until the problem is resolved:
Note:
Each time you install or remove a DIMM, you must disconnect the server from the power source; then,
wait 10 seconds before restarting the server.
1. Make sure that:
• No error LEDs are lit on the operator information panel.
• No DIMM error LEDs are lit on the system board.
• Memory mirrored channel does not account for the discrepancy.
• The memory modules are seated correctly.
• You have installed the correct type of memory.
• If you changed the memory, you updated the memory configuration in the Setup utility.
• All banks of memory are enabled. The server might have automatically disabled a memory bank when
it detected a problem, or a memory bank might have been manually disabled.
• There is no memory mismatch when the server is at the minimum memory configuration.
2. Reseat the DIMMs, and then restart the server.
3. Run memory diagnostics. When you start a server and press F1, the Lenovo XClarity Provisioning
Manager interface is displayed by default. You can perform memory diagnostics from this interface.
From the Diagnostic page, click
Run Diagnostic
➙
Memory test
.
4. Check the POST error log:
• If a DIMM was disabled by a systems-management interrupt (SMI), replace the DIMM.
• If a DIMM was disabled by the user or by POST, reseat the DIMM; then, run the Setup utility and
enable the DIMM.
5. Reseat the DIMM.
6. Restart the server.
A Lenovo optional device that was just installed does not work.
1. Make sure that:
• The device is supported for the server (see
https://static.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven/index.shtml
).
• You followed the installation instructions that came with the device and the device is installed
correctly.
• You have not loosened any other installed devices or cables.
• You updated the configuration information in system setup. When you start a server and press F1 to
display the system setup interface. Whenever memory or any other device is changed, you must
update the configuration.
2. Reseat the device that you just installed.
3. Replace the device that you just installed.
Voltage planar fault is displayed in the event log
Complete the following steps until the problem is solved.
1. Revert the system to the minimum configuration. See “Specifications” on page 5 for the minimally
required number of processors and DIMMs.
2. Restart the system.
Chapter 5
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Resolving installation issues
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