Table 1-2. Front-Panel Components (continued)

Item

Component

Icon

Description

 

 

 

 

2

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.

 

 

 

 

3

power light

 

No light — The system is off.

 

 

 

Steady green — The system is

 

 

 

powered on.

 

 

 

Blinking green — The system is in a

 

 

 

low power state.

 

 

 

Steady amber — A BIOS failure

 

 

 

occurred before Power-On Self Test

 

 

 

(POST). See "Diagnostic Lights" on

 

 

 

page 18.

 

 

 

Blinking amber — There is a

 

 

 

problem with the power supply.

 

 

 

 

4

flex bay

 

Holds an optional diskette drive.

 

 

 

 

5

lower 5.25-inch drive

 

Holds an optional optical or tape

 

bay

 

backup unit drive.

 

 

 

 

6

upper 5.25-inch drive

 

Holds an optical drive.

 

bay

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dell T105 Systems System, the system performs a, Is turned off. If the system is not, System, the power is turned off