Item Indicator, Button, or 
Connector
Icon Description
5 Hard-drive indicator
The indicator blinks green to indicate hard-drive 
activity.
6 Electrical indicator The indicator blinks amber if the system 
experiences an electrical error (for example, 
voltage out of range, or a failed power supply or 
voltage regulator).
See the System Event Log or system messages for 
the specific issue. Re-seat the power supply by 
removing and reinstalling it. If the problem persists, 
see Getting Help.
7 Temperature indicator The indicator blinks amber if the system 
experiences a thermal error (for example, a 
temperature out of range or fan failure).
Ensure that none of the following conditions exist:
• A cooling fan is removed or has failed.
• System cover, cooling shroud, EMI filler panel, 
memory-module blank, or back-filler bracket is 
removed.
• Ambient temperature is too high.
• External airflow is obstructed.
See Getting Help.
8 System status indicator
Lights blue during normal system operation.
Lights amber when the system needs attention due 
to a problem.
• See the System Event Log or system messages 
for the specific issue.
• Invalid memory configurations can cause the 
system to halt at startup without any video 
output. See Getting Help.
9 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 front 
and the back of the system 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.
To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in the iDRAC 
Settings option) press and hold the button for 
more than 15 seconds.
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