Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC XC740xd XC Series Appliance and XC Core System Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- Overview
- Documentation resources
- Technical specifications
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Pre-operating system management applications
- Options to manage the pre-operating system applications
- System Setup
- Viewing System Setup
- System Setup details
- System BIOS
- Viewing System BIOS
- System BIOS Settings details
- System Information
- Viewing System Information
- System Information details
- Memory Settings
- Viewing Memory Settings
- Memory Settings details
- Persistent Memory details
- Processor Settings
- Viewing Processor Settings
- Processor Settings details
- SATA Settings
- Viewing SATA Settings
- SATA Settings details
- Boot Settings
- Viewing Boot Settings
- Boot Settings details
- Choosing system boot mode
- Changing boot order
- Network Settings
- Viewing Network Settings
- Network Settings screen details
- UEFI iSCSI Settings
- Viewing UEFI iSCSI Settings
- UEFI iSCSI Settings details
- Integrated Devices
- Viewing Integrated Devices
- Integrated Devices details
- Serial Communication
- Viewing Serial Communication
- Serial Communication details
- System Profile Settings
- Viewing System Profile Settings
- System Profile Settings details
- System Security
- Viewing System Security
- System Security Settings details
- Creating a system and setup password
- Using your system password to secure your system
- Deleting or changing system and setup password
- Operating with setup password enabled
- Redundant OS Control
- Viewing Redundant OS Control
- Redundant OS Control screen details
- Miscellaneous Settings
- Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
- Miscellaneous Settings details
- iDRAC Settings utility
- Device Settings
- Dell Lifecycle Controller
- Boot Manager
- PXE boot
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Optional front bezel
- System cover
- Backplane cover
- Inside the system
- Air shroud
- Cooling-fan assembly
- Cooling fans
- Intrusion switch
- Hard drives
- System memory
- Processors and heat sinks
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Expansion card installation guidelines
- Opening and closing the PCIe card holder latch
- Removing the expansion card from expansion card riser
- Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser
- Removing an expansion card riser 1
- Installing an expansion card riser 1
- Removing an expansion card riser 2
- Installing an expansion card riser 2
- Removing an expansion card riser 3
- Installing an expansion card riser 3
- IDSDM/vFlash card
- Network daughter card
- Hard drive backplane
- System battery
- Power supply units
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Control panel
- Using system diagnostics
- Jumpers and connectors
- Getting help
- BOSS card
Right control panel view
Figure 6. Right control panel view
Table 6. Right control panel features
Item Indicator, button, or
connector
Icon Description
1 Power button
Indicates if the system is turned on or off. Press the power
button to manually turn on or off the system.
NOTE: Press the power button to gracefully shut down an
ACPI-compliant operating system.
2 USB port (2)
The USB ports are 4-pin, 2.0-compliant. These ports enable you
to connect USB devices to the system.
3 iDRAC Direct port
The iDRAC Direct port is micro USB 2.0-compliant. This port
enables you to access the iDRAC Direct features. For more
information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
4 iDRAC Direct LED N/A The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the
iDRAC Direct port is connected. For more information, see
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes.
5 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see Technical specifications.
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the port is connected and is being used as a part of the iDRAC
subsystem.
You can configure iDRAC Direct by using a USB to micro USB (type AB) cable, which you can connect to your laptop or tablet.
The following table describes iDRAC Direct activity when the iDRAC Direct port is active:
Table 7. iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
iDRAC Direct LED
indicator code
Condition
Solid green for two
seconds
Indicates that the laptop or tablet is connected.
Flashing green (on for
two seconds and off for
two seconds)
Indicates that the laptop or tablet connected is recognized.
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