Owners Manual

Table 2. Front-panel features and indicators
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon Description
1 Diagnostic indicators The diagnostic indicators light up to display error
status.
For more information, see Diagnostic indicators.
2 System identification
button
You can use the identification buttons on the
front- and back panels to locate a particular
system within a rack. When one of these buttons is
pressed, the system status indicator on the back
flashes until one of the buttons is pressed again.
Press to toggle the system ID on and off. If the
system stops functioning during POST, press and
hold the system ID button for more than five
seconds to go the BIOS progress mode. To reset
iDRAC (if not disabled by entering iDRAC setup
mode by pressing ) press and hold the button for
more than 15 seconds.
3 Power-on indicator,
Power button
The power-on indicator glows when the system
power is on. The Power button controls the power
supply unit output to the system.
NOTE: On the Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface (ACPI)-compliant operating
systems (OSs), turning off the system by using
the power button causes the system to
perform a graceful shutdown before power to
the system is disconnected.
4 NMI button
Use the Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) button to
troubleshoot software and device driver errors
while running certain OSs. Press the NMI button by
using the end of a paper clip.
Use the NMI button only if directed by qualified
support personnel or by the OS's documentation.
5 Information tag A slide-out label panel, which allows you to record
system information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC
address.
6 Hard drives
Up to twelve 3.5-inch hot-swappable hard drives.
7 USB management port/
iDRAC Direct
Allows you to connect USB devices to the system
or provides access to the iDRAC Direct features.
For more information, see the Integrated Dell
Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at
Dell.com/idracmanuals. The USB management
portis USB 2.0-compliant.
8 iDRAC Direct LED
indicator
The indicator glows up to display error status.
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