Figure 2. Front panel features and indicators (3.5 inch hard drive chassis)

Item

Indicator, Button, or

Icon

Description

 

Connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Diagnostic indicators

 

The diagnostic indicators light up to display error

 

 

 

status.

 

 

 

For more information, see Diagnostic indicators.

2System identification button

You can use the identification buttons on the front

and back panels to locate a particular system within a rack. When one of these buttons is pressed, the system status indicator on the back flashes until one of the buttons is pressed again. Press to toggle the system ID on and off. If the system stops functioning during POST, press and hold the system ID button for more than five seconds to enter the BIOS progress mode. To reset iDRAC (if not disabled by entering iDRAC Setup mode by pressing ) press and hold the button for more than 15 seconds.

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 the Advanced Configuration and

 

 

Power Interface (ACPI)-compliant operating

 

 

systems (OSs), turning off the system by using

 

 

the power button causes the system to

 

 

perform a graceful shutdown before power to

 

 

the system is disconnected.

4

NMI button

Use the Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) button to

troubleshoot software and device driver errors while running certain OSs. Press the NMI button using the end of a paper clip

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