Dell POWEREDGE R710 Series Technical Manualbook

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Contents

Dell™ PowerEdge™ R710 Technical Guidebook11J. control Panel / lcDThe control panel board is connected to the planar via a 60-wire ribbon cable and a separate 5-wirecable for USB signals only. The LCD plugs into the control panel through a 20-pin ZIF connector andflex cable.The system control panel is located on the front of the system chassis to provide user access toswitches, display, and I/O interfaces. Features of the system control panel are:• ACPI-compliant power button with an integrated green power LED (controlled by ESM)• 128x20 pixel LCD with controls• Two navigation buttons• One-select button• One system ID button• Non-Maskable-Interrupt (NMI) button (recessed)• Ambient temperature sensor• Two external USB 2.0 connectors (with two internal connectors dedicated for UIPS)• 15-pin VGA connectorThe LCD panel is a graphics display controlled by the BMC/ESM. Both ESM and BIOS can send errorcodes and messages to the display.The system’s LCD panel provides system information and status messages to signify when the system isoperating correctly or when the system needs attention.The LCD backlight lights blue during normal operating conditions and lights amber to indicate an errorcondition. When the system is in standby mode, the LCD backlight is off and can be turned on bypressing the Select button on the LCD panel. The LCD backlight will remain off if the “No Message"option is selected through the iDRAC6, the LCD panel, or other tools.BIOS has the ability to enter a “Secure Mode" through Setup, which locks the power and NMI buttons.When in this mode, pressing either button has no effect but does not mask other sources of NMI andpower control.k. securityI. Cover LatchA tooled entry latch is provided on the top of the unit to secure the top cover to the chassis