Front panel
The front panel provides access to the features available on the front of the server, such as the power button, NMI button,
system identification tag, system identification button, and USB and VGA ports. The diagnostic LEDs or the LCD panel is
prominently located on the front panel. The hot swappable hard drives are accessible from the front panel.
Front panel features of 16 x 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive
chassis
Figure 2. Front panel features a 16 x 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive chassis
1. Power button
3. System identification button
5. Information tag
7. USB management port/iDRAC Direct port
9. Optical drive or tape-drive bay
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Dell PowerEdge T430 system overview
2. NMI button
4. LCD menu buttons
6. LCD panel
8. USB port
10. Physical drives