About Your System; Front-Panel Features And Indicators; Using Usb Diskette Or Usb Dvd/Cd Drives; Hard-Drive/Ssd Indicator Patterns - Dell PowerEdge M820 Systems Owner's Manual

About Your System

Front-Panel Features And Indicators

Figure 1. Front-Panel Features and Indicators
1. drive bay 0
2. drive bay 1
3. SAS hard drives/PCIe SSDs
4. status/identification indicator
NOTE: For more information on supported hard-drive/PCIe SSD configurations, see Hard Drives/SSDs.

Using USB Diskette or USB DVD/CD Drives

The blade has USB ports on the front which allow you to connect a USB diskette drive, USB flash drive, USB DVD/CD
drive, keyboard, or mouse. The USB drives can be used to configure the blade.
NOTE: Your blade supports only Dell-branded USB 2.0 drives. Use the optional external drive storage tray to
support the drive while in use.
NOTE: If the drive must be designated as the boot drive, connect the USB drive, restart the system, then enter the
System Setup and set the drive as first in the boot sequence. The USB device is displayed in the boot order setup
screen only if it is attached to the system before you run the System Setup. You can also select the boot device by
pressing <F11> during system start-up and selecting a boot device for the current boot sequence.

Hard-Drive/SSD Indicator Patterns

The hard-drive/SSD indicators display different patterns as drive events occur in the system.
NOTE: The blade must have a hard drive/SSD or a hard-drive blank installed in each drive bay.
5. USB connectors (3)
6. blade power button
7. blade handle release button
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