Item
Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon
Description
5
Hard drives
3.5 inch hard drive
systems
Up to twelve 3.5 inch hot-
swappable hard drives.
2.5 inch hard drive
systems
Up to twenty-four 2.5 inch hot-
swappable hard drives.
6
Video connector
Allows you to connect a VGA display to the system.
7
USB connector
Allows you to connect USB devices to the system. The
port is USB 2.0-compliant.
8
Information tag
A slide-out label panel which allows you to record system
information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and
so on as per your need.
LCD Panel Features
NOTE: The LCD panel is present only on PowerEdge R720.
The system's LCD panel provides system information and status and error messages to indicate when the system is
operating correctly or when the system needs attention. See System Error Messages for information about specific
error codes.
•
The LCD backlight lights blue during normal operating conditions and lights amber to indicate an error condition.
•
The LCD backlight is 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 through the iDRAC utility, the LCD panel, or other
tools.
Figure 5. LCD Panel Features
Item
Button
Description
1
Left
Moves the cursor back in one-step
increments.
2
Select
Selects the menu item highlighted by
the cursor.
3
Right
Moves the cursor forward in one-step
increments.
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