PowerEdge: Behavior of Disabling the Power Button in the Server BIOS

Summary: This article explains the behavior of "Power Button = Disable" in BIOS of 12G and later.

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When BIOS -> Security Settings -> Power Button is set to "Disable" in the PowerEdge Server BIOS, it prevents the system from being shut down onsite using the front panel power button.

  • If the system is powered off, pressing the power button will still power it back on, even if the button is disabled.

Server BIOS Power Button disable

 

Note: While disabled, the server can still be controlled from the OS and IDRAC.

Affected Products

C Series, HS Series, Modular Infrastructure, Rack Servers, Tower Servers, XE Servers, XR Servers
Article Properties
Article Number: 000187765
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 21 Oct 2025
Version:  6
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