Dell 1950 owner manual Hard-Drive Indicator Codes

Table 1-2. Front-Panel LED Indicators, Buttons, and Connectors (continued)

Ite	Indicator, Button, or Connector	Icon	Description
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4	LCD display		Provides system ID, status information, and system error
			messages.
			The LCD display lights during normal system operation.
			Both the systems management software and the
			identification buttons located on the front and back of the
			system can cause the LCD to flash blue to identify a
			particular system.
			The LCD display lights amber when the system needs
			attention due to a problem with power supplies, fans,
			system temperature, or hard drives.
			NOTE: If the system is connected to AC power and an
			error has been detected, the LCD display lights amber
			regardless of whether the system has been powered on.
5	USB connectors (2)		Connects USB 2.0-compliant devices to the system.
6	Video connector		Connects a monitor to the system.
7	Hard drives (optional)		Four 2.5" drives or two 3.5" drives (shown in figure).
8	Optical drive (optional)		One optional slimline optical drive

NOTE: DVD devices are data only.

Hard-Drive Indicator Codes

If your hard drives are configured with the optional SAS RAID daughter card, two indicators on each of the hard-drive carriers provide information on the status of the hard drives. See Figure 1-2 and Table 1-3. The SAS backplane firmware controls the drive power-on/fault indicator.

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