Server Controls, Leds, And Power; Front View - IBM x3100 User Manual

Server controls, LEDs, and power

This section describes the controls and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and how to turn
the server on and off.

Front view

The following illustration shows the controls and LEDs on the front of the server.
DVD drive
activity LED
DVD-eject button
DVD drive activity LED
USB connectors
System-error LED
Hard disk drive activity LED
Power-control button
Power-on LED
Power-on LED
Power-control
button
Press this button to release a CD or DVD from the DVD drive.
When this LED is lit, it indicates that the DVD drive is in use.
Connect a USB device to these connectors.
When this amber LED is lit, it indicates that a system error has occurred.
An LED on the system board might also be lit to help isolate the error.
When this LED is flashing, it indicates that the hard disk drive is in use.
Press this button to turn the server on and off manually. A
power-control-button shield comes with the server.
When this LED is lit, it indicates that the server is turned on. When this LED
is off, it indicates that ac power is not present, or the power supply or the
LED itself has failed. When this LED is blinking, it indicates that the system
is in the ACPI s5 system status.
DVD eject
button
(Optional) Diskette-eject
button
Hard disk drive
activity LED
USB (2)
System error LED
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