Dell PowerEdge R530 Owner's Manual

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3.5-inch or 2.5-inch (in a hybrid drive carrier) hot swappable hard drives

This figure shows the front-panel features and indicators — Figure 1. 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch (in a hybrid drive carrier) hot swappable hard drives

Table 1. 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch (in a hybrid drive carrier) hot swappable hard drivesItem 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 ports are USB 2.0-compliant. Item 9is the information tag, a slide-out label panel that allows you to record system information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, as per your need. Item 10 is the optical drive that has one optional SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive. Item 11 are the hot-swappable hard drives or SSDs.
Item	Indicator, Button, or Connector	Icon	Description
1	Power-on indicator, power button		Press the power button to turn the system on or off. The indicator on the button indicates if the system is on or off. NOTE: To gracefully shut down an ACPI-compliant operating system, press the power button.
2	NMI button		Press the NMI button to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when running certain operating systems. Use the end of a paper clip to press the NMI button. NOTE: Use the NMI button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system documentation.
3	System identification button		Press the system ID button: To locate a particular system within a rack. To turn the system ID on or off. To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for more than 15 seconds. NOTE: To reset iDRAC using system ID, ensure that the system ID button is enabled in the iDRAC setup. NOTE: If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the system ID button (for more than five seconds) to enter the BIOS progress mode.
4	Video connector		Use the video/VGA port to connect a display to the system. For more information about the supported video/VGA port, see the Technical specifications section.
5	LCD menu buttons		Press the LCD menu buttons to navigate the control panel LCD menu.
6	LCD panel		Displays system ID, status information, and system error messages. For more information, see the LCD panel section.
7	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.
8	USB connector		Enables you to connect USB devices to the system. The ports are USB 2.0 compliant.
9	Information tag		Displays system information such as service tag, NIC, and MAC address.
10	Optical drive (optional)		One optional SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
11	Hard drive or SSDs bay		Up to eight 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch (in a hybrid drive carrier) hot swappable hard drives