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

NMI button

 

Used to troubleshoot software and device driver

 

 

 

errors when running certain operating systems.

 

 

 

This button can be pressed using the end of a

 

 

 

paper clip.

 

 

 

Use this button only if directed to do so by

 

 

 

qualified support personnel or by the operating

 

 

 

system documentation.

3

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.

4

Video connector

 

Allows you to connect a VGA display to the

 

 

 

system.

5

LCD menu buttons

 

Allow you to navigate the control panel LCD

 

 

 

menu.

6

Information tag

 

A slide-out label panel which allows you to record

 

 

 

system information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC

 

 

 

address and so on as per your need.

7

LCD panel

 

Displays system ID, status information, and system

 

 

 

error messages. The LCD lights blue during normal

 

 

 

system operation. The LCD lights amber when the

 

 

 

system needs attention, and the LCD panel

 

 

 

displays an error code followed by descriptive text.

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Dell 7910 owner manual

7910 specifications

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