Lenovo ThinkServer RS160, User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Contents
Read this first: safety information . . iii
Products that are not assessed . . . . . . . . . x
Safety inspection guide . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Grounding requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Chapter 1. General information . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Server documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2. Server setup road map . . . 5
Server setup procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Turning on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Turning off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 3. Product overview . . . . . . 7
In the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Features and specifications of your server . . . . . 7
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Software programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
ThinkServer EasyStartup . . . . . . . . . 10
BIOS and TMM update utilities . . . . . . 10
Lenovo ThinkServer Power Planner . . . . . 10
RAID configuration utilities . . . . . . . . 11
Remote management software . . . . . . 11
Component locations . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Machine type, model, and serial number
label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
Front view of the server . . . . . . . . . 11
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Rear view of the server . . . . . . . . . 14
Server components . . . . . . . . . . . 16
RAID card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . . 19
System board components . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 4. Configuring the server . . 29
Using the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . 29
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . 29
Setup Utility program interface . . . . . . 29
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring the TPM function . . . . . . . 33
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . 33
Exiting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . 34
Updating or recovering the BIOS. . . . . . 34
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program . . . 35
Features of the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Starting the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program
on a Windows operating system . . . . . .
37
Configuring RAID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
About RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
RAID for your server. . . . . . . . . . . 39
Configuring onboard SATA software RAID . . 40
Configuring advanced SATA or SAS hardware
RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42
Configuring the Ethernet controllers . . . . . . 43
Chapter 5. Replacing hardware . . . . 45
Purchasing ThinkServer options . . . . . . . . 45
Getting familiar with important guidelines . . . . 45
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . 46
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 46
Preparing your server in advance . . . . . . . 47
Removing or extending the server from the
rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47
Removing the server cover . . . . . . . . 47
Removing and installing hardware . . . . . . . 48
Rack handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heat sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
PCIe card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Riser card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Slim optical drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
M.2 solid-state drive . . . . . . . . . . 65
Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 520i upgrade key . 66
Thunderbolt Memory Module . . . . . . . 68
Slim-optical-drive bracket . . . . . . . . 70
Hard disk drive (2.5-inch) . . . . . . . . . 72
Hard disk drive (3.5-inch) . . . . . . . . . 75
System fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
ThinkServer Trusted Platform Module . . . . 80
Coin-cell battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Front panel board. . . . . . . . . . . . 84
For service technician only: replacing the
ThinkServer RAID Super Capacitor Module. .
85
For service technician only: replacing the
power supply assembly . . . . . . . . .
88
For service technician only: replacing the
microprocessor
. . . . . . . . . . . . 89
For service technician only: replacing the
system board . . . . . . . . . . . . .
92
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