About Your System 15
turned on by pressing the Select button on the LCD panel. The LCD 
backlight remains off if LCD messaging is turned off through the BMC or 
iDRAC utility, the LCD panel, or other tools.
Figure 1-2. LCD Panel Features
Item Buttons 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. 
During message scrolling:
• Press once to increase scrolling speed.
• Press again to stop.
• Press again to return to default scrolling.
• Press again to repeat the cycle.
4 System ID Turns the system ID mode on (LCD panel 
flashes blue) and off.
Press quickly to toggle the system ID on and 
off. If the system hangs during POST, press and 
hold the system ID button for more than 
five seconds to enter BIOS Progress mode.
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