Recovering From A Bios Update Failure; Configuring Raid; Configuring Raid With Intel Rste - Lenovo ThinkStation P710 User Manual

To update the BIOS, do the following:
1. Go to http://www.lenovo.com/support.
2. To update the BIOS from your operating system, download the flash BIOS update driver according to
your operating system version. To update the BIOS from a flash update disc, download the ISO image
version (used to create a flash update disc). Then, download the installation instructions for the flash
BIOS update driver.
3. Print the installation instructions you download and follow the instructions to update the BIOS.
Note: If you want to update the BIOS from a flash update disc, the installation instructions might not provide
the information about how to record the update disc. See "Recording a disc" on page 20.

Recovering from a BIOS update failure

To recover from a BIOS update failure, do the following:
1. Remove any media from the drives and turn off all connected devices and the computer. Then,
disconnect all power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the
computer.
2. Remove the computer cover. See Chapter 7 "Installing or replacing hardware" on page 61.
3. Locate the Clear CMOS /Recovery jumper on the system board. See "Hardware locations" on page 1.
4. Remove any parts and cables that impede your access to the Clear CMOS /Recovery jumper.
5. Move the jumper from the standard position (pin 1 and pin 2) to the maintenance position (pin 2 and
pin 3).
6. Reinstall the parts and cables that were removed.
7. Reinstall the computer cover and reconnect any cables that were disconnected. See Chapter 7
"Installing or replacing hardware" on page 61.
8. Turn on the computer and insert the BIOS update disc into the optical drive. Wait a few minutes. The
recovery process begins. After the recovery process is completed, your computer will shut down
automatically.
Note: If the computer does not start up from the disc, select the disc as the startup device. See
"Selecting a temporary startup device" on page 42.
9. Repeat steps 1–4.
10. Move the Clear CMOS /Recovery jumper back to the standard position (pin 1 and pin 2).
11. Repeat step 6 and step 7. Then, turn on your computer.

Configuring RAID

This chapter provides instructions on how to install hard disk drives and configure RAID for your
computer. Depending on your computer model, RAID can be enabled by Intel Rapid Storage Technology
enterprise (RSTe) or the LSI MegaRAID BIOS.
Note: The RAID configuration information described in this chapter is only applicable in the Windows
environment. For information about configuring RAID in the Linux
software provider.
This chapter provides information about the following topics:
• "Configuring RAID with Intel RSTe" on page 43
• "Quick RAID setup using the LSI MegaRAID BIOS configuration utility " on page 46

Configuring RAID with Intel RSTe

If your computer comes with Intel RSTe, you can follow the sections below to configure RAID with Intel RSTe.
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environment, contact your Linux
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