Figure 2. Front-panel features and indicators (2.5 inch hard-drive chassis)—PowerEdge R730
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| power button |
| power is on. The power button controls the power |
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| supply output to the system. |
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| NOTE: On |
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| turning off the system using the power button |
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| causes the system to perform a graceful |
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| shutdown before power to the system is |
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| turned off. |
2 | NMI button |
| Used to troubleshoot software and device driver |
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| errors when running certain operating systems. |
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| This button can be pressed using the end of a |
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| paper clip. |
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| Use this button only if directed to do so by |
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| qualified support personnel or by the operating |
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| system documentation. |
3 | System identification |
| The identification buttons on the front and back |
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| panels can be used to locate a particular system |
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| within a rack. When one of these buttons is |
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| pressed, the LCD panel on the front and the |
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| system status indicator on the back flashes until |
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| one of the buttons is pressed again. |
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| 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.
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