Figure 5. Front Panel View Of R910 - Dell External OEMR R910 Technical Manual

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The following components and connectors are located on the front of the R910:

Power-on indicator, Power button

USB connectors; connects USB devices to the system; two 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant

LCD menu buttons which allow you to navigate the control panel LCD menu

LCD panel which provides system ID, status information, and system error messages

Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) button

Ambient temperature sensor
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System identification button

Optical drive (optional)
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Hard drives
The LCD panel is a graphics display controlled by the iDRAC. Error codes can be sent to the display by
either ESM or BIOS. See
BIOS will have the ability to enter a ―Secure Mode‖ through Setup, which will lock the Power and NMI
buttons. When in this mode, pressing either button has no effect and does not mask other sources of
NMI and power control.
The system control panel is located on the front of the system chassis to provide user access to
buttons, display, and I/O interfaces. See
Owner's Manual.
Features of the system control panel include:

ACPI-compliant power button with an integrated green power LED (controlled by iDRAC6)

128x20 pixel LCD panel with controls

Two navigation buttons

One select button

One system ID button

Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) button (recessed)

Ambient temperature sensor

Two external USB 2.0 connectors
Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide
Front Panel View of R910
Figure 5.
LCD Panel Features
Front-Panel Features and Indicators
in the Hardware Owner's Manual for more information.
in the Hardware
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