Item Indicator, button, or
connector
Icon Description
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
The identification buttons on the front and back
panels 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.
4 Video connector Enables you to connect a display to the system.
5 LCD menu buttons Enable you to navigate the control panel LCD
menu.
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, as per your need.
7 LCD panel Displays system ID, status information, and system
error messages.
For more information, see LCD panel features.
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 connector Enables you to connect USB devices to the system.
The ports are USB 2.0-compliant.
11 USB management port/
iDRAC Direct
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. The USB management
port is USB 2.0-compliant.
12 Optical drive (optional) One optional SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW
drive.
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