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Figure 4. Front panel features and indicators — two 3.5-inch cabled hard drive chassis
Table 4. Front panel features and indicators — two 3.5-inch cabled hard drive chassis
Item
Indicator, Button, or
Connector
1
Power-on indicator, power
button
2
NMI button
3
System identification button
4
Video connector
5
Hard drives
6
Diagnostic indicators
7
USB connectors
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Description
Enables you to know the power status of the system. The
power-on indicator glows when the system power is on.
The power button controls the power supply output to the
system.
NOTE:
On ACPI-compliant operating systems,
turning off the system using the power button
causes the system to perform a graceful shutdown
before power to the system is turned off.
Enables you to troubleshoot software and device driver
errors when running certain operating systems. This button
can be pressed by using the end of a paper clip.
Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified support
personnel or by the operating system's documentation.
Enables you to locate a particular system within a rack. The
identification buttons are on the front and back panels.
When one of these buttons is pressed, the LCD panel on
the front and the system status indicator on the back flash
until one of the buttons is pressed again.
Press the button to turn the system ID on or off. If the
system stops responding during POST, press and hold the
system ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS
progress mode.
To reset the iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup)
press and hold the button for more than 15 seconds.
Enables you to connect a display to the system.
Enables you to install up to two 3.5-inch cabled hard drives.
The diagnostic indicator glows to display error status. For
more information, see
Diagnostic indicators on the front
panel.
Enable you to connect USB devices to the system. The
port is USB 2.0-compliant.
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