Item
Indicator, button, or
connector
Icon
Description
pressed, the LCD panel on the front and the
system status indicator on the back flash until one
of the buttons is pressed again.
Press the button to turn the system ID on and off.
If the system stops responding during POST, press
and hold the system ID button for more than five
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
Enables you to connect a display to the system.
5
LCD menu buttons
Enable you to navigate the control panel LCD
menu.
6
LCD panel
Displays system ID, status information, and system
error messages. See the LCD panel section.
7
USB management port/
iDRAC Direct port
Functions as a regular USB port or provides access
to the iDRAC Direct features. For more
information, see the iDRAC User’s Guide at
Dell.com/idracmanuals
.
8
USB connector
Enables you to connect USB devices to the system.
The port is USB 2.0-compliant.
9
Information tag
Contains system information such as service tag,
NIC, MAC address for your reference. The
information tag is a slide-out label panel.
10
Hard drives
Enables you to install up to four 3.5-inch hot
swappable hard drives in 3.5-inch hot swappable
adapters.
LCD panel
The LCD panel of your system provides system information, status, and error messages to indicate if the
system is functioning correctly or if the system needs attention. For more information about error
messages, see the
Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide
at
Dell.com/
openmanagemanuals
>
OpenManage software
.
• The LCD backlight turns blue during normal operating conditions.
• When the system needs attention, the LCD turns amber, and displays an error code followed by
descriptive text.
NOTE: If the system is connected to a power source and an error is detected, the LCD turns
amber regardless of whether the system is turned on or off.
• The LCD backlight is turned off when the system is in standby mode and can be turned on by pressing
either the Select, Left, or Right button on the LCD panel.
• The LCD backlight remains off if LCD messaging is turned off using the iDRAC utility, the LCD panel,
or other tools.
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