Dell PowerEdge 2970 Hardware Owner's Manual page 14

Table 1-2. Front-Panel LED Indicators, Buttons, and Connectors (continued)
Item Indicator, Button, or Connector
3 System identification button
4 LCD panel
5 USB connectors (2)
6 Video connector
7 Hard drives (8)
8 Optical drive (optional)
9 Media bay
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About Your System
Icon Description
The identification buttons on the front and back panels
can be used to locate a particular system within a rack.
When one of these buttons is pushed, the LCD panel
on the front and the blue system status indicator on the
back blink until one of the buttons is pushed again.
Provides system ID, status information, and system error
messages.
The LCD lights during normal system operation. Both
the systems 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:
error has been detected, the LCD lights amber regardless
of whether the system has been powered on.
Connects USB devices to the system. The ports are USB
2.0-complaint.
Connects a monitor to the system.
Eight 2.5-inch hot plug
One optional slimline CD, DVD, or CD-RW/DVD
drive.
NOTE:
Bay for optional diskette drive and/or tape drive.
If the system is connected to AC power and an
DVD devices are data only.