User Manual

16 About Your System
4 LCD panel Provides system ID, status information,
and system error messages.
The LCD lights during normal system
operation. Both the system
management software and the
identification buttons located on the
front and back of the system can cause
the LCD to flash blue to identify a
particular system.
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 AC
power and an error has been detected, the
LCD lights amber regardless of whether
the system has been powered on.
5 USB connectors (2) Connects USB 2.0-compliant devices
to the system.
6 Video connector Connects a monitor to the system.
7 Diskette drive Optional.
8 Hard drives Eight hot-pluggable bays for 3.5-inch
SAS or SATA hard drives connected to
a 1x8 SAS backplane.
9 Flex bay Optional flex bay drive bracket with
1x2 SAS backplane for two additional
3.5-inch, hot-pluggable SAS or SATA
hard drives.
10 Tape backup unit Optional half-height SCSI tape
backup unit (requires optional SCSI
controller). Optional full-height SCSI
tape backup unit also available.
11 Optical drive Optional.
Table 1-2. Front-Panel Components (continued)
Item Component Icon Description
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