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 qualied support
personnel or by the operating system's documentation.
3 System identication button The identication 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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