Table 1-2. Front-Panel Components

Item

Component

Icon

Description

 

 

 

 

1

3.5-inch drive bay

 

Holds an optional diskette drive.

 

 

 

 

2

lower 5.25-inch drive

 

Holds an optional optical drive or

 

bay

 

tape backup unit.

 

 

 

 

3

upper 5.25-inch drive

 

Holds an optical drive.

 

bay

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

power button

 

The power button controls the DC

 

 

 

power supply output to the system.

 

 

 

NOTE: If you turn off the system using

 

 

 

the power button and the system is

 

 

 

running an ACPI-compliant operating

 

 

 

system, the system performs a

 

 

 

graceful shutdown before the power

 

 

 

is turned off. If the system is not

 

 

 

running an ACPI-compliant operating

 

 

 

system, the power is turned off

 

 

 

immediately after the power button is

 

 

 

pressed.

 

 

 

 

5

NMI button

 

Used to troubleshoot software and

 

 

 

device driver errors when using

 

 

 

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's

 

 

 

documentation.

 

 

 

 

6

System identification

 

The identification buttons on the

 

button

 

front and back panels can be used to

 

 

 

locate a particular system within a

 

 

 

rack. When one of these buttons is

 

 

 

pushed, the LCD panel on the front

 

 

 

and the blue system status indicator

 

 

 

on the back blink until one of the

 

 

 

buttons is pushed again.

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Dell HR675 System, the system performs a, Is turned off. If the system is not, System, the power is turned off, Pressed