Figure 1. Front view of 24 x 2.5 inch hard drive system
Figure 2. Front view of 8 x 2.5 inch hard drive system
Table 2. Features available on the front of the system
Item
Indicator, button, or
connector
Icon
Description
1
Left control panel
N/A
Contains the system health and system ID, status LED, and optional
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (wireless).
2
Hard-drive slots
N/A
Enable you to install hard drives that are supported on your system.
For more information about hard drives, see the Technical
specifications section.
3
Right control panel
N/A
Contains the power button, VGA port, iDRAC Direct port and USB
ports.
4
Information tag
N/A
The Information Tag is a slide-out label panel that contains system
information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and so on. If you
have opted for secure default access to iDRAC, the Information tag
also contains the iDRAC secure default password.
5
Hard-drive bay blank
N/A
For the 8 x 2.5 inch hard drive system, a hard-drive bay blank is
installed in the hard drive slots 8 - 23.
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