Dell E46S Series, Installation And Service Manual

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Table 4. Left control panel
Item Indicator, button, or
connector
Icon Description
1 Status LED indicators N/A
Indicates the status of the system. For more information, see the Status LED
indicators section.
2
System health and system ID
indicator
Indicates the system health. For more information, see the System health
and system ID indicator codes section.
3 iDRAC Quick Sync 2 wireless
indicator (optional)
Indicates if the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 wireless option is activated. The Quick
Sync 2 feature allows management of the system using mobile devices.
This feature aggregates hardware/firmware inventory and various system
level diagnostic/error information that can be used in troubleshooting the
system. You can access system inventory, Dell Lifecycle Controller logs or
system logs, system health status, and also configure iDRAC, BIOS, and
networking parameters. You can also launch the virtual Keyboard, Video, and
Mouse (KVM) viewer and virtual Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM), on
a supported mobile device. For more information, see the Integrated Dell
Remote Access Controller User's Guide at
www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals
NOTE: For more information about the indicator codes, see the System diagnostics and indicator codes section.
Right control panel
Figure 6. Right control panel view
Table 5. Right control panel
Item Indicator or button Icon Description
1 Power button
Indicates if the system is powered on or off. Press the power button to
manually power on or off the system.
NOTE: Press the power button to gracefully shut down an ACPI-
compliant operating system.
2
USB 2.0-compliant port
The USB port is a 4-pin connector and 2.0-compliant. This port enables you
to connect USB devices to the system.
3
iDRAC Direct port (Micro-
AB USB) The iDRAC direct Micro USB port enables you to access the iDRAC Direct
Micro USB features. For more information, see the
iDRAC User's Guide
available at https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals
NOTE: You can configure iDRAC Direct by using a USB to micro USB
(type AB) cable, which you can connect to your laptop or tablet. Cable
length should not exceed 3 feet (0.91 meters). Performance could be
affected by cable quality.
4
iDRAC Direct LED indicator N/A The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the iDRAC Direct
port is actively connected to a device.
12 System overview