Table 3. Front panel features and indicators — four 3.5-inch cabled hard drive chassis
Item Indicator, Button, or Connector Icon Description
1 Power-on indicator, power
button
Enables you to know the power status of the system. The power-
on indicator glows when the system power is on. The power button
controls the power supply output to the system.
NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning o
the system using the power button causes the system to
perform a graceful shutdown before power to the system
is turned o.
2 NMI button Enables you to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when
running certain operating systems. This button can be pressed by
using the end of a paper clip.
Use this button only if directed to do so by qualied support
personnel or by the operating system's documentation.
3 System identication button Enables you to locate a particular system within a rack. The
identication buttons are on the front and back panels. When one
of these buttons is pressed, the LCD panel on the front and the
system status indicator on the back ash until one of the buttons is
pressed again.
Press the button to turn the system ID on or 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 the 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 Diagnostic indicators The diagnostic indicator glows to display error status. For more
information, see Diagnostic indicators on the front panel.
6 USB connectors Enable you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is USB
2.0-compliant.
7 Information tag Contains system information such as service tag, NIC, MAC
address for your reference. The information tag is a slide-out label
panel.
8 Hard drives Enables you to install up to four 3.5-inch cabled hard drives.
9 Optical drive (optional) Enables you to install an optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD
+/-RW drive.
12 About the PowerEdge R230 systems
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