Back Panel Features - Dell E31S Series Owner's Manual

Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector
2 Power button
3 NMI button
4 Information tag
5 Hard drives
6 USB management port/iDRAC
Direct
7 Video connector
8 Quick Sync (optional)

Back panel features

The back panel provides access to the features available on the back of the server, such as the system identification button, power supply
sockets, cable management arm connectors, iDRAC storage media, NIC ports, USB and VGA ports. Most of the expansion card ports can
be accessed from the back panel. The hot swappable power supply units, and if installed, the rear accessible hard drives are accessible
from the back panel.
Icon Description
Enables you to know the power status of the system. The power
indicator turns on when the system power is on. The power button
controls the power supply output to the system.
NOTE:
power button is used to shut down the system, the
operating system performs a graceful shut down the
system power 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.
NOTE:
qualified support personnel or by instructions in the
operating system's documentation.
Contains system information such as service tag, NIC, MAC
address for your reference. The information tag is a slide-out label
panel.
Up to twelve 3.5-inch hot-swappable hard drives.
The USB management port is USB 2.0 compliant. Enables you to
connect USB devices to the system or provides access to the
iDRAC Direct features. For more information, see the Integrated
Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at Dell.com/
idracmanuals.
Enables you to connect a display to the system.
Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system. The Quick Sync feature is
optional and needs a Quick Sync bezel. This feature allows
management of the system by using mobile devices. This feature
aggregates hardware or firmware inventory and various system
level diagnostic and error information that can be used in
troubleshooting the system. For more information, see the
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at
Dell.com/idracmanuals.
On ACPI-compliant operating systems, when the
Use this button only if directed to do so by
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