Dell EMC NX430 System Owner's Manual

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Front panel features and indicators

Figure 1. Front panel features and indicators — four 3.5-inch hot-swappable hard drive chassis This figure shows the front panel features and indicators of four 3.5-inch hot-swappable hard drive chassis.

This figure shows the front panel features and indicators of four 3.5-inch hot-swappable hard drive chassis.

Table 1. Front panel features and indicators— four 3.5-inch hot-swappable hard drive chassis . Item 1 is the power-on indicator or power button that glows when the system power is on. The power button controls the power supply output to the system. Note that on ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning off the system by using the power button causes the system to perform a graceful shutdown before power to the system is turned off. Item 2 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 3 are the system identification buttons 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 flash until one of the buttons is pressed again. Press to toggle the system ID on and 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 4 is the video connector that allows you to connect a display to the system. Item 5 are the LCD menu buttons that allow you to navigate the control panel LCD menu. Item 6 is the LCD panel that displays system ID, status information, and system error messages. For more information, see LCD panel features. Item 7 is the USB management port/iDRAC Direct that allows 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. The USB management port is USB 2.0-compliant. Item 8 is the USB connector that allows you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is USB 2.0-compliant. Item 9 is the information tag that contains system information such as service tag, NIC, MAC address for your reference. The information tag is a slide-out label panel. Item 10 are hard drive slots that enable you to install up to four 3.5-inch hot-swappable hard drives or four 2.5-inch hot-swappable hard drives in 3.5-inch hard drive adapters. Item 11 is the optical drive slot that enables you to install an optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
Item	Indicator, button, or connector	Icon	Description
1	Power-on indicator, power button		Enables you to know the power status of the system. The power-on indicator glows when the system power is on. The power button controls the power supply output to the system. NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning off the system by pressing the power button causes the system to perform a graceful shutdown before power to the system is turned off.
2	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. Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system's documentation.
3	System identification button		Enables you to locate a particular system within a rack. The identification buttons are on the front and back panels. When one of these buttons is pressed, the LCD panel on the front and the system status indicator on the back flash until one of the buttons is pressed again. Press the system identification button to turn 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.
4	Video connector		Enables you to connect a display to the system.
5	LCD menu buttons		Enables you to navigate the control panel LCD menu.
6	LCD panel		Displays system ID, status information, and system error messages. See the LCD panel features section.
7	USB management port/iDRAC managed USB port		Functions as a regular USB port or provide access to the iDRAC Direct features. For more information, see the iDRAC User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
8	USB connector		Enables you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is USB 2.0-compliant.
9	Information tag		Contains system information such as service tag, NIC, MAC address for your reference. The information tag is a slide-out label panel.
10	Hard drives slots		Enables you to install up to four 3.5-inch hot-swappable hard drives or four 2.5-inch hot-swappable hard drives in 3.5-inch hard drive adapters.
11	Optical drive slot		Enables you to install an optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.