Owners Manual

Item Indicator, Button, or

Connector

Icon Description

NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning

off the system using the power button causes the

system to perform a graceful shutdown before

power to the system is turned off.

2 NMI button

Used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors

when running certain operating systems. This button can

be pressed using the end of a paper clip.

Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified

support personnel or by the operating system

documentation.

3 System identification button The identification buttons on the front and back panels

can be used to locate a particular system within a rack.

When one of these buttons is pressed, the LCD panel on

the front and the system status indicator on the back flash

until one of the buttons is pressed again.

Press to toggle the system ID on and off.

If the system stops responding during POST, press and

hold the system ID button for more than five seconds to

enter BIOS progress mode.

To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup) press

and hold for more than 15 seconds.

4 LCD menu buttons Allow you to navigate the control panel LCD menu.

5 Information tag A slide-out label panel which allows you to record system

information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and

so on.

6 LCD panel Displays system ID, status information, and system error

messages. The LCD lights blue during normal system

operation. The LCD lights amber when the system needs

attention, and the LCD panel displays an error code

followed by descriptive text.

NOTE: If the system is connected to a power source

and an error is detected, the LCD lights amber

regardless of whether the system is turned on or off.

7 Video connector Allows you to connect a VGA display to the system.

8 USB connectors (2) Allow you to connect USB devices to the system. The

ports are USB 2.0-compliant.

9 Optical drive 1 (optional) Up to two optional SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW

drive.

NOTE: If your system is installed with a double-width

GPU card, the system supports only one 5.25 inch

removable media storage device.

10 Optical drive 2 (optional)

11 Tape drive (optional) One 5.25 inch optional tape drive.