Dell PowerEdge R930 - Front Panel Features

Front panel features
The front panel provides access to the features available on the front of the server, such as the power button, NMI button, system
identication tag, system identication button, and USB and VGA ports.
The diagnostic LEDs or the LCD panel is prominently located on
the front panel.
The hot swappable hard drives are accessible from the front panel.
Front panel features of the PowerEdge R930 system
Figure 2. Front panel features of the PowerEdge R930 system
1
vFlash media card slot 2 Power button
3 NMI button 4 System identication button
5 Video connector 6 LCD menu buttons
7 USB port (2) 8 Information tag
9 Hard drives 10 Rack ears
11 Slide lock 12 Optical drive
Table 1. Front panel features of the PowerEdge R930 system.
Item Indicator, Button, or Connector Icon Description
1
vFlash media card slot
Use the vFlash media card slot to insert a vFlash media card.
2 Power button
Press the power button to turn the system on or o. The indicator
on the button indicates if the system is on or o.
NOTE: To gracefully shut down an ACPI-compliant
operating system, press the power button.
3 NMI button
Press the NMI button to troubleshoot software and device driver
errors when running certain operating systems. Use the end of a
paper clip to press the NMI button.
NOTE: Use the NMI button only if directed to do so by
qualied support personnel or by the operating system
documentation.
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