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About your system
The Dell Storage NX3230 is a rack system that supports up to two processors based on the Intel Haswell 
E5-2600 v3 processor family, up to 24 DIMMs, and storage capacity up to twelve internal, hot-swappable 
3.5-inch hard disk drives (HDDs) or solid state drives (SSDs).
 
Front-panel features and indicators
Figure 1. Front-panel features and indicators (Twelve 3.5-inch HDD chassis) — NX3230
Item Indicator, Button, or 
Connector
Icon Description
1 Diagnostic indicators The diagnostic indicators glows up to display issue 
status.
2 System identification 
button
The identification buttons on the front-and back 
panels can be used to locate a particular system 
within a rack. When one of these buttons is 
pressed, the system status indicator on the back 
flashes until one of the buttons is pressed again.
Press to toggle the system ID on and off.
If the system stops responding during POST, press 
and hold the system ID button for more than five 
seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.
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