User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
 - About Your System
 - Using the System Setup Program
 - Installing System Components
- Recommended Tools
 - Inside the System
 - Opening and Closing the System
 - Cooling Shroud
 - System Battery
 - Optical Drive
 - Configuring the Boot Drive
 - Hard Drives
 - Installing a SAS Controller Card
 - Fan Assembly
 - Optional PCI Fan Assembly
 - Power Supply
 - Expansion Cards
 - Riser Card
 - System Memory
 - Processor
 - Control Panel Assembly (Service-Only Procedure)
 - System Board (Service-Only Procedure)
 
 - Troubleshooting Your System
- Safety First-For You and Your System
 - Start-Up Routine
 - Checking the Equipment
 - Responding to a Systems Management Software Alert Message
 - Troubleshooting a Wet System
 - Troubleshooting a Damaged System
 - Troubleshooting the System Battery
 - Troubleshooting the Power Supply
 - Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
 - Troubleshooting System Memory
 - Troubleshooting an Optical Drive
 - Troubleshooting a Hard Drive
 - Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
 - Troubleshooting the Microprocessor
 
 - Running the System Diagnostics
 - Jumpers and Connectors
 - Getting Help
 - Glossary
 - Index
 

16 About Your System
2 Diagnostic 
indicators (4)
The diagnostic indicators aid in 
diagnosing and troubleshooting the 
system. For more information, see 
"Diagnostics Indicator Codes" on page 29.
3 USB connectors (2) Connect USB 2.0-compliant devices to 
the system.
4 Hard-drive activity 
indicator
The green hard-drive activity indicator 
flashes when the hard drives are in use. 
5 Video connector Connects a monitor to the system.
6 System status 
indicator
The blue system status indicator lights up 
during normal system operation.
The amber system status indicator flashes 
when the system needs attention due to a 
system problem.
7 System 
identification 
button
You can use the system identification 
buttons on the front and back panels to 
locate a particular system within a rack. 
When one of these buttons is pushed, the 
blue system status indicators on the front 
and back panels blink until one of the 
buttons is pushed again.
You can also use the systems management 
software to cause the indicators to flash to 
identify a particular system.
8 Hard drive 1  Optional 3.5-inch SAS or SATA hard 
drive.
9 Hard drive 0 A 3.5-inch SAS or SATA hard drive.
10 Optical drive Optional.
11 Bezel Optional
Table 1-2. Front-Panel Components (continued)
Item Component Icon Description
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