Server controls and indicators, Front view – IBM eserver xSeries 330 User Manual

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Chapter 3. Server power, controls and indicators

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Server controls and indicators

This section identifies the controls and indicators on the front and the back of your
server.

Front view

Power-control button:

Press this button to manually turn the server on or off.

Power-on light:

This green LED lights and stays on when you turn on your server

and blinks when the server is in stand-by mode.

Reset button:

Press this button to reset the server and run the power-on self-test

(POST). You might need to use a pen or the end of a straightened paper clip to press
the button.

Select button/indicator:

Press this button to select the server in the C2T chain. The

green LED on this button lights when the monitor, keyboard, and mouse are logically
connected to this server.

System-error light:

This amber LED lights when a system error occurs. An LED on

the Light Path Diagnostic panel on the system board will also be on to further isolate
the error.

Diskette drive activity light:

When this LED is on, it indicates that the diskette drive

is in use.

Diskette-eject button:

Push this button to release a diskette from the drive.

Hard disk drive status light:

Each of the hot-swap drives has a hard disk drive status

light. When this amber LED is on continuously, the drive has failed. This status light
is active only with a ServeRAID adapter installed in the server.

Hard disk drive activity light:

Each of the hot-swap drives has a Hard Disk Activity

light. When this green LED is flashing, the controller is accessing the drive.

CD eject button:

Push this button to release a CD from the drive.

CD drive activity light:

When this light is on, it indicates that the CD-ROM drive is in

use.

Power control
button

Power-on
light (green)

Select
button/indicator
(green)

Reset
button

System error
light (amber)

Diskette drive
activity light
(green)

Diskette eject
button

Hard disk drive
status light (amber)

Hard disk drive
activity light (green)

CD eject button

CD activity
light (green)

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