Owners Manual

Table 1. Front panel features of a 4 x 3.5-inch hard drive system
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon Description
NOTE: To reset the iDRAC (if not disabled on the iDRAC
setup page by pressing F2 during system boot), press and
hold the System ID button for more than 15 seconds.
4 Video connector
Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For
more information, see the Technical specifications section.
5 LCD menu buttons
The LCD menu buttons enable you to perform actions similar
to GUI, RACADM, and the WS-Man interfaces.
6 LCD panel
The LCD panel displays system ID, status information, and
system error messages. For more information, see the LCD
panel section.
NOTE: LCD panel is not available in a cabled hard drive
system.
7 USB management port/iDRAC
managed USB port
The USB management port is USB 2.0 compliant. Enables you
to connect USB devices to the system or provides access
to the iDRAC Direct features. For more information, see the
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at
Dell.com/idracmanuals.
8 USB port
The USB ports are 4-pin, 2.0-compliant. These ports enable
you to connect USB devices to the system.
9 Information tag
The Information tag is a slide-out label panel that contains
system information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address,
and so on. If you have opted for the secure default access
to iDRAC, the Information tag also contains the iDRAC secure
default password.
10 Hard drives Up to four 3.5-inch hard drives or solid state drives (SSD).
Enable you to install drives that are supported on your
system. For more information about drives, see the Technical
specifications section.
11 Optical drive (optional) One optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
Enables you to retrieve and store data on optical discs such
as compact discs (CD) and digital versatile discs (DVD). For
more information, see the Technical specifications section.
10 Dell PowerEdge R430 system overview