Dell PowerEdge R730 Owner's Manual

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2.5 inch hard drive chassis

This figure shows the front panel features of PowerEdge R730, 2.5-inch hard drive/SSD chassis. — Figure 1. Front panel features (2.5-inch hard drive/SSD chassis)

Table 1. Front panel features (2.5-inch hard drive/SSD chassis)Item 1 is the power button. 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 video connector, that allows you to a connect a VGA display to the system. Item 5 is the LCD menu buttons, that allows you to navigate the control panel LCD menu. Item 6 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 7 is the LCD panel, that displays system ID, status information, and system error messages. The LCD turns blue during normal system operation. When the system needs attention, the LCD turns amber and the LCD panel displays an error code followed by descriptive text. Note. If the system is connected to AC power and an error is detected, the LCD turns amber regardless of whether the system is turned on or off. Item 8 is the hard drives, there are up to eight 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drives. Item 9 is the SD vFlash media card slot, that allows you to insert a vFlash media card. Item 10 is the USB port, that enables you to connect USB devices to the system. Item 11 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 3.0-compliant. Item 12 is the optional optical disk drive. Item 13 is an optional tape drive slot. Item 14 is the optional Quick Sync feature, that indicates a Quick Sync enabled system. The Quick Sync feature is optional and requires a Quick Sync bezel. This feature allows management of the system using mobile devices. This feature aggregates hardware or firmware inventory and various system level diagnostic and error information that can be used in troubleshooting the system. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at **Dell.com/idracmanuals**.
Item	Indicator, button, or connector	Icon	Description
1	Power button		Enables you to know the power status of the system. The power indicator turns on when the system power is on. The power button controls the power supply output to the system. NOTE: On ACPI compliant operating systems, when the power button is used to shutdown the system, the operating system performs a graceful shut down the system power 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. NOTE: Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by instructions in the operating system’s 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. Press the system identification button to turn the system ID on or off. NOTE: 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 the 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 VGA display to the system.
5	LCD menu buttons		Enable you to navigate the control panel LCD menu.
6	Information tag		Contains system information such as service tag, NIC, MAC address for your reference. The information tag is a slide-out label panel.
7	LCD panel		Displays system ID, status information, and system error messages. The LCD turns blue during normal system operation. When the system needs attention, the LCD turns amber and the LCD panel displays an error code followed by descriptive text. NOTE: If the system is connected to AC power and an error is detected, the LCD turns amber regardless of whether the system is turned on or off. For more information, see LCD panel.
8	Hard drives		Up to sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swappable hard drives.
9	vFlash media card slot		Enables you to insert a vFlash media card.
10	USB port		Enables you to connect USB devices to the system. The ports are USB 2.0 compliant.
11	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.
12	Optical drive (optional)		One optional SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive. NOTE: DVD devices are data only.
13	Tape drive slot		One optional 3.5-inch tape backup unit.
14	Quick Sync (optional)		Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system. The Quick Sync feature is optional and needs a Quick Sync bezel. This feature allows management of the system by using mobile devices. This feature aggregates hardware or firmware inventory and various system level diagnostic and error information that can be used in troubleshooting the system. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.