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Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system's documentation. 5 Hard drives Up to twelve 3.5 inch hot-swappable hard drives. 6 Video connector Allows you to connect a VGA display to the system. 7 USB connector 8 Information tag Allows you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is USB 2.0-compliant. 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. Diagnostic Indicators The diagnostic indicators on the system front panel display error status during system startup. NOTE: No diagnostic indicators are lit when the system is switched off. To start the system, plug it into a working power source and press the power button. The following section describes system conditions and possible corrective actions associated with these indicators: Health indicator Condition Corrective Action If the system is on, and in good health, the indicator lights solid blue. None required. The indicator blinks amber if the system is on or in standby, and any error exists (for example, a failed fan or hard drive) See the System Event Log or system messages for the specific issue. Invalid memory configurations can cause the system to halt at startup without any video output. See Getting Help. Hard-drive indicator Condition Corrective Action The indicator blinks amber if a hard drive experiences an error. See the System Event Log to determine the hard drive that has an error. Run the appropriate Online Diagnostics test. Restart system and run embedded diagnostics (ePSA). If the hard drives are configured in a RAID array, restart the system and enter the host adapter configuration utility program. 10

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Item
Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon
Description
Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified
support personnel or by the operating system's
documentation.
5
Hard drives
Up to twelve 3.5 inch hot-swappable hard drives.
6
Video connector
Allows you to connect a VGA display to the system.
7
USB connector
Allows you to connect USB devices to the system. The
port is USB 2.0-compliant.
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 as per your need.
Diagnostic Indicators
The diagnostic indicators on the system front panel display error status during system startup.
NOTE:
No diagnostic indicators are lit when the system is switched off. To start the system, plug it into a working
power source and press the power button.
The following section describes system conditions and possible corrective actions associated with these indicators:
Health indicator
Condition
Corrective Action
If the system is on,
and in good health,
the indicator lights
solid blue.
None required.
The indicator blinks
amber if the system
is on or in standby,
and any error exists
(for example, a failed
fan or hard drive)
See the System Event Log or system messages for the specific issue.
Invalid memory configurations can cause the system to halt at
startup without any video output. See
Getting Help
.
Hard-drive indicator
Condition
Corrective Action
The indicator blinks
amber if a hard drive
experiences an
error.
See the System Event Log to determine the hard drive that has an
error. Run the appropriate Online Diagnostics test. Restart system
and run embedded diagnostics (ePSA). If the hard drives are
configured in a RAID array, restart the system and enter the host
adapter configuration utility program.
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