Dell PowerEdge R730xd Owner's Manual

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12 x 3.5-inch hard drive

This figure shows the 12 x 3.5-inch hard drive chassis. — Figure 1. 12 x 3.5-inch hard drive chassis

Table 1. Front panel of the 12 x 3.5-inch hard drive PowerEdge R730xd chassisItem 1 is the system identification button on the front and back panels, that can be used to locate a particular system within a rack. When one of these buttons is pressed, the LCD panel on the front and the system status indicator on the back flashes until one of the buttons is pressed again. Press to toggle the system ID on or off. If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the system ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode. To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup) press and hold the button for more than 15 seconds. Item 2 is the power button. Enables you to know the power status of the system. The power indicator turns on when the system power is on. The power button controls the power supply output to the system. Item 3 is the NMI button, that is used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when running certain operating systems. This button can be pressed using the end of a paper clip. Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system documentation. Item 4 is the information tag, a slide-out label panel that allows you to record system information such as Service Tag, NIC, and MAC address, as per your need. Item 5 indicates the hard drives, you can have up to twelve 3.5 inch hot-swappable hard drives. Item 6 is the USB management port/iDRAC Direct port. The USB management port can function as a regular USB port or provide access to the iDRAC Direct features. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at **Dell.com/idracmanuals**. The USB management port is USB 3.0-compliant. Item 8 is Quick Sync, that indicates a Quick Sync enabled system. The Quick Sync feature is optional and requires a Quick Sync bezel. This feature allows management of the system using mobile devices. This feature aggregates hardware or firmware inventory and various system level diagnostic and error information that can be used in troubleshooting the system. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at **Dell.com/idracmanualsDell.com/idracmanuals**
Item	Indicator, Button, or Connector	Icon	Description
1	System identification button		Enables you to locate a particular system within a rack. The identification buttons are located on the front and back panels. Press the system identification button to turn the system ID on or off. NOTE: If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the system ID button (for more than five seconds) to enter BIOS progress mode. To reset the iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup) press and hold the button (for more than 15 seconds).
2	Power button		Enables you to know the power status of the system. The power indicator turns on when the system power is on. The power button controls the power supply output to the system. NOTE: On ACPI compliant operating systems, when the power button is used to shutdown the system, the operating system performs a graceful shut down the system power is turned off.
3	NMI button		Enables you to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when running certain operating systems. This button can be pressed by using the end of a paper clip. NOTE: Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by instructions in the operating system’s documentation.
4	Information tag		Contains system information such as service tag, NIC, MAC address for your reference. The information tag is a slide-out label panel.
5	Hard drives		Up to twelve 3.5 inch hot-swappable hard drives.
6	USB management port/iDRAC Direct		The USB management port is USB 2.0 compliant. Enables you to connect USB devices to the system or provides access to the iDRAC Direct features. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
7	Video connector		Enables you to connect a display to the system.
8	Quick Sync (optional)		Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system. The Quick Sync feature is optional and needs a Quick Sync bezel. This feature allows management of the system by using mobile devices. This feature aggregates hardware or firmware inventory and various system level diagnostic and error information that can be used in troubleshooting the system. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.