Dell PowerEdge T330 Owner's Manual

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Front panel features and indicators — rack mode

This image shows the front-panel features and indicators on a system in the rack mode. — Figure 1. Front panel features and indicators — rack mode

Table 1. Front panel features and indicators — rack modeItem 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. 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 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 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 LCD menu buttons, that allows you to navigate the control panel LCD menu. Item 5 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 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 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 2.0-compliant. Item 8 is video connector, that allows you to a connect a display to the system. Note. The video connector is available only in the rack-mode configuration of your system. For information on converting your system from tower to the rack mode, see Preparing a system for conversion from tower mode to rack mode. Item 9 is USB connector, that allows you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is USB 3.0-compliant. Item 10 is the optical drive or tape drives, that allows you to install optical drive or tape drives. For more information about supported optical drives and tape drives, see Optical drives and tape drives (optional). Item 11 is the hard drives, that are up to eight 3.5-inch (2.5-inch with adapter) or four 3.5-inch (2.5 inch with adapter) and are hot swappable drives.
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 using 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 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.
3	System identification button		Enables you to locate a particular system within a rack. The identification buttons are located 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 system ID button for more than 15 seconds.
4	LCD menu buttons		Enable you to navigate the control panel LCD menu.
5	Information tag		Contains system information such as service tag, NIC, MAC address, and so on for your reference. The information tag is a slide-out label panel.
6	LCD panel		Displays system ID, status information, and system error messages. See LCD panel.
7	USB management port/iDRAC Direct port		Functions as a regular USB port or provides access to the iDRAC Direct features. For more information, see the iDRAC Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals. This port is USB 2.0-compliant
8	Video connector		Enables you to connect a display to the system. NOTE: The video connector is available only in the rack-mode configuration of your system. For information on converting your system from tower to the rack mode, see Preparing a system for conversion from tower mode to rack mode.
9	USB connector		Enables you to connect USB devices to the system. This port is USB 3.0-compliant.
10	Optical drive or tape drives		Enables you to install an optical drive or tape drives. For more information about supported optical drives and tape drives, see Optical drives and tape drives (optional).
11	Hard drives		Enables you to install up to eight 3.5-inch (2.5 inch with adapter) hot swappable hard drives or four 3.5-inch (2.5 inch with adapter) hot swappable hard drives.