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Indicator, button, or connector Icon
2
NMI button
3
System identification button
4
Video connector
5
LCD menu buttons
6

LCD panel

7
USB management port/iDRAC
managed USB port
8
USB connector
9
Information tag
10
Hard drives slots
11
Optical drive slot
LCD panel
The LCD panel of your system provides system information, status, and error messages to indicate if the system is functioning correctly or
if the system needs attention. For more information about error messages, see the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at
Dell.com/openmanagemanuals >OpenManage software.
The LCD backlight turns blue during normal operating conditions.
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About your system
Description
NOTE:
On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning off
the system by pressing the power button causes the system
to perform a graceful shutdown before power to the system
is turned off.
Enables you to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when
running certain operating systems. This button can be pressed by
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's documentation.
Enables you to locate a particular system within a rack. The
identification buttons are on the front and back panels. 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 the system identification button to turn the system ID on or 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 the
button for more than 15 seconds.
Enables you to connect a display to the system.
Enables you to navigate the control panel LCD menu.
Displays system ID, status information, and system error messages.
See the LCD panel features section.
Functions as a regular USB port or provide access to the iDRAC
Direct features. For more information, see the iDRAC User's Guide at
Dell.com/idracmanuals.
Enables you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is USB
2.0-compliant.
Contains system information such as service tag, NIC, MAC address
for your reference. The information tag is a slide-out label panel.
Enables you to install up to four 3.5-inch hot-swappable hard drives or
four 2.5-inch hot-swappable hard drives in 3.5-inch hard drive
adapters.
Enables you to install an optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD
+/-RW drive.

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