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Dell PowerEdge T320 Systems Owner's Manual

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Front-Panel Features And Indicators—Tower Mode

Figure 1. Front-Panel Features and Indicators—2.5 Inch Hot-Swappable Hard-Drive Chassis The figure shows the front-panel features and indicators for a 2.5 inch hot-swappable hard-drive system.

The figure shows the front-panel features and indicators for a 2.5 inch hot-swappable hard-drive system.

Figure 2. Front-Panel Features and Indicators—3.5 Inch Hot-Swappable Hard-Drive Chassis The figure shows the front-panel features and indicators for a 3.5 inch hot-swappable hard-drive system.

The figure shows the front-panel features and indicators for a 3.5 inch hot-swappable hard-drive system.

Item	Indicator, Button, or Connector	Icon	Description
1	Tape drive (optional)		One optional 5.25 inch tape drive. NOTE: If your system is installed with a double-width GPU card, the system supports only one 5.25 inch removable media storage device.
2	Optical drive 2 (optional)		Up to two optional SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive. NOTE: If your system is installed with a double-width GPU card, the system supports only one 5.25 inch removable media storage device.
3	Optical drive 1 (optional)
3	Optical drive 1 (optional)
4	Power-on indicator, power button		The power-on indicator lights when the system power is on. The power button controls the power supply output to the system. NOTE: On Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (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.
5	NMI button		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.
6	System identification button		The identification buttons on the front and back panels of the system 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 integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup), press and hold for more than 15 seconds.
7	LCD menu buttons		Allow you to navigate the control panel LCD menu.
8	Information tag		A slide-out label panel which allows you to record system information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and so on.
9	LCD panel		Displays system ID, status information, and system error messages. The LCD lights blue during normal system operation. The LCD lights amber when the system needs attention, and displays an error code followed by descriptive text. NOTE: If the system is connected to a power source and an error is detected, the LCD lights amber regardless of whether the system is turned on or off.
10	USB connectors (2)		Allow you to connect USB devices to the system. The ports are USB 2.0-compliant.
11	Hard drives		Your system supports one of the following configurations: Up to eight 3.5 inch hot-swappable hard drives Up to eight 2.5 inch hot-swappable hard drives installed in the 3.5 inch hard-drive carriers Up to sixteen 2.5 inch hot-swappable hard drives

Figure 3. Front-Panel Features and Indicators—3.5 Inch Cabled Hard-Drive Chassis The figure shows the front-panel features and indicators for a 3.5 cabled hard-drive system.

The figure shows the front-panel features and indicators for a 3.5 cabled hard-drive system.

NOTE: Cabled hard-drive systems are not rackable.

Item	Indicator, Button, or Connector	Icon	Description
1	Tape drive (optional)		One optional 5.25 inch tape drive.
2	Optical drive (optional)		One optional SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
3	Power-on indicator, power button		The power-on indicator lights 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.
4	NMI button		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.
5	System identification button		The identification buttons on the front and back panels of the system can be used to locate a particular system within a rack. When one of these buttons is pressed, the LCD panel on the front chassis and the system status indicator on the back chassis 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 for more than 15 seconds.
6	Information tag		A slide-out label panel which allows you to record system information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and so on.
7	Diagnostic indicators		The diagnostic indicators light up to display error status.
8	USB connectors (2)		Allow you to connect USB devices to the system. The ports are USB 2.0-compliant.