Control panel module

Front panel features and indicators

Figure 1. Front panel features and indicators

Item

Indicator, button, or

Icon

Description

 

connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Health indicator

 

Indicates the health of the system.

 

 

 

• If the system is on and in good health, the

 

 

 

indicator lights solid blue. No corrective action

 

 

 

is required.

 

 

 

• The indicator blinks amber if the system is on or

 

 

 

in standby, and if any error exists (for example, a

 

 

 

failed fan). See the System Event Log or system

 

 

 

messages for the specific issue. For more

 

 

 

information on error messages, see the Dell

 

 

 

Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at

 

 

 

dell.com/esmmanuals. Invalid memory

 

 

 

configurations can cause the system to halt at

 

 

 

startup without any video output. See Getting

 

 

 

help.

2

Ambient air temperature

 

Measures the ambient air temperature.

 

sensor

 

 

3

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.

4

System identification

 

The identification button 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 corresponding system identification button on

10

Page 10
Image 10
Dell C4130 owner manual Front panel features and indicators, Help