Dell POWER EDGE 2900 Hardware Owner's Manual page 13

Table 1-2. Front-Panel Components (continued)
Item Component
3 System identification button
4 LCD panel
5 USB connectors (2)
6 Video connector
7 Diskette drive
8 Hard drives
9 Flex bay
10 Tape backup unit
11 Optical drive
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 system 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 2.0-compliant devices to the system.
Connects a monitor to the system.
Optional.
Eight hot-pluggable bays for 3.5-inch SAS or SATA hard
drives connected to a 1x8 SAS backplane.
Optional flex bay drive bracket with 1x2 SAS backplane
for two additional 3.5-inch, hot-pluggable SAS or SATA
hard drives.
Optional half-height SCSI tape backup unit (requires
optional SCSI controller). Optional full-height SCSI
tape backup unit also available.
Optional.
If the system is connected to AC power and an
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