Dell R420xr owner manual About Your System, Front-Panel Features And Indicators

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About Your System

Front-Panel Features And Indicators

Figure 1. Front-Panel Features and Indicators

Item	Indicator, Button, or	Icon	Description
	Connector
1	Power-on indicator,		The power-on indicator lights when the system
	power button		power is on. The power button controls the power
			supply output to 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.
2	System identification		The identification buttons on the front and back
	button		panels can be used to locate a particular system
			within a rack. When one of these buttons is
			pressed, the LCD panel on the front and 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.
			To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup)
			press and hold the button for more than 15
			seconds.
3	Video connector		Allows you to connect a VGA display to the system.

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