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Front control panel
This section provides information about the front control panel of the server.
Figure 3 helps you identify the connectors, controls, and LEDs on the front control
panel of your server.
1 USB connector 7 Ethernet 2 status LED
2 USB connector 8 Hard disk drive status LED
3 ID button 9 Power button and LED
4 NMI button 10 System ID LED
5 Reset button 11 System status LED
6 Ethernet 1 status LED 12 LED (will not be used in this server)
The following table describes the meaning of the LEDs on the front control panel.
Table 3. Front control panel LEDs
LED State Color Description
Power LED On Green The server power is on.
Blinking Green The server power is under S1.
Off Off The server power is off.
Hard disk
drive LED
Off Off The hard disk drive is not active.
Blinking Green The hard disk drive is active.
Ethernet 1
status LED
On Green LAN is linked.
Blinking Green LAN is active.
Off Off LAN is not linked.
Ethernet 2
status LED
On Green LAN is linked.
Blinking Green LAN is active.
Off Off LAN is not linked.
System
status LED
On Red Failure. Over temperature or over voltage.
Off Off No failure.
ID LED On Blue System is identified.
Off Off System is not identified.
Each hard disk drive also has two status LEDs on the front. The Green LED 1 (top)
indicates activity and the Amber LED 2 (bottom) indicates presence (whether the
drive is recognized by the system).
Figure 3. Front control panel locations
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