About Your System 17
Figure 1-9. Enumeration—Four System Boards
Figure 1-10. Enumeration—Three System Boards
9 Video connector Connects a VGA display to the system.
10 Power-on indicator/ 
power button (system 
board 1)
The power-on indicator lights 
when the system power is on.
The power button controls the 
DC power supply output to the system. 
NOTE: When powering on the system, 
the video monitor can take from several 
seconds to over 2 minutes to display an 
image, depending on the amount of 
memory installed in the system. 
NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating 
systems, turning off the system using the 
power button causes the system to 
perform a graceful shutdown before 
power to the system is turned off. 
NOTE: To force an ungraceful shutdown, 
press and hold the power button for 
five seconds.
Item Indicator, Button, 
or Connector
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