Table 4. Front panel features and indicators — four 3.5-inch cabled hard drive chassisItem Indicator, Button, orConnector Icon Description1 Power-on indicator,power buttonEnables you to know the power status of thesystem. The power-on indicator glows when thesystem power is on. The power button controlsthe power supply output to the system.NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems,turning off the system by pressing the powerbutton causes the system to perform agraceful shutdown before power to thesystem is turned off.2 NMI button Enables you to troubleshoot software and devicedriver errors when running certain operatingsystems. This button can be pressed by using theend of a paper clip.Use this button only if directed to do so byqualified support personnel or by the operatingsystem's documentation.3 System identificationbuttonEnables you to locate a particular system within arack. The identification buttons are on the frontand back panels. When one of these buttons ispressed, the LCD panel on the front and thesystem status indicator on the back flash until oneof the buttons is pressed again.Press the system identification button to turn thesystem ID on or off.If the system stops responding during POST, pressand hold the system ID button for more than fiveseconds to enter BIOS progress mode.To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup),press and hold the button for more than 15seconds.4 Video connector Enables you to connect a display to the system.5 Diagnostic indicators Glows to display error status. For moreinformation, see Diagnostic indicators.6 USB connectors Enable you to connect USB devices to the system.The ports are USB 2.0-compliant.7 Information tag Contains system information such as service tag,NIC, MAC address for your reference. Theinformation tag is a slide-out label panel.8 Hard drive slots Enables you to install up to four 3.5-inch cabledhard drives.13
