Item

Indicator, Button, or

Icon

Description

 

Connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

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.

 

 

 

NOTE: If the system is connected to a power source

 

 

 

and an error is detected, the LCD lights amber

 

 

 

regardless of whether the system is turned on or off.

7

USB connectors (2)

 

Allows you to connect USB devices to the system. The

 

 

 

ports are USB 2.0-compliant.

8

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.

9

Optical drive (optional)

 

One optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW

 

 

 

drive.

10

Hard drives

 

Up to four 3.5 inch or 2.5 inch hot-swappable hard drives,

 

 

 

or SSDs.

Figure 2. Front-Panel Features and Indicators—Eight 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive System

Item

Indicator, Button, or

Icon

Description

 

Connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Power-on indicator, power

 

The power-on indicator lights when the system power is

 

button

 

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's

 

 

 

documentation.

3

System identification button

 

The identification buttons on the front and back panels

 

 

 

can be used to locate a particular system within a rack.

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