Figure 2-3. Front-Panel Controls and Indicators
Table 2-1. Front-Panel Controls and Indicators
Component
Description
Power button
Turns system power off and on.
If you turn off the system using the power button and the system is running an ACPI-compliant operating system, the system
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can perform an orderly shutdown before power is turned off. If the power button is pressed for more than four seconds, the
system power will turn off regardless of the current operating system state.
If the system is not running an ACPI-compliant operating system, power is turned off immediately after the power button is
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pressed.
The power button is enabled in the System Setup program. When disabled, the button can only turn the system power on. For more
information, see your User's Guide and the operating system's documentation.
Reset button
Restarts the system.
Power indicator
Provides information on power status (see
Hard-drive activity
Indicates read or write access to a hard drive.
indicator
Diskette and CD
Indicate read or write access to the respective drive.
drive indicators
Back-Panel Features
Figure 2-4
shows the back-panel features of the system.
Figure 2-4. Back-Panel Features
"Power Indicator
Codes").
Table 2-2
describes the back-panel features.