Owners Manual

Front-panel features and indicators
Figure 2. Front-panel features and indicators
Table 1. Front-panel features and indicators
Item Indicator, button, or connector Icon Description
1 Power-on indicator, power
button
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 o
the system by using the power button causes the system
to perform a graceful shutdown before power to the
system is turned o.
2 NMI button
Used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when
running certain operating systems. This button can be pressed
using the end of a paper clip.
Use this button only if directed to do so by qualied support
personnel or by the operating system's documentation.
3 System identication button The identication buttons on the front and back panels can be used
to locate a particular system within a rack. When one of these
buttons is pressed, the LCD panel on the front and the system
status indicator on the back ashes until one of the buttons is
pressed again.
Press to toggle the system ID on and o.
If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the
system ID button for more than ve seconds to enter BIOS
progress mode.
To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup), press and hold
the button for more than 15 seconds.
4 Video connector Allows you to connect a display to the system.
5 LCD menu buttons Allows you to navigate the control panel LCD menu.
6 LCD panel Displays system ID, status information, and system error messages.
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