Item Indicator, button, or connector Icon Description
system status indicator on the back ash until one of the buttons is
pressed again.
Press the button to turn the system ID on and o.
If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the
system ID button for more than ve 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 LCD panel features.
NOTE: LCD panel is not available in a cabled hard drive
chassis.
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
or up to four 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drives in 3.5-inch hot
swappable adapters.
11 Optical drive (optional) Enables you to install an optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD
+/-RW drive.
Figure 3. Front panel features and indicators — four 3.5-inch cabled hard drive chassis
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