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Dell PowerEdge R420 Systems
Owner's Manual
Regulatory Model: E18S SeriesRegulatory Type: E18S001 

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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the 
problem.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
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Trademarks used in this text: 
Dell™
, the Dell logo, 
Dell Boomi™
, 
Dell Precision™
 , 
OptiPlex™
, 
Latitude™
, 
PowerEdge™
,...

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Contents
1 About Your System......................................................................................................................9
Front-Panel Features And Indicators.......................................................................................................................9
LCD Panel Features................................................................................................................................\
.................12
Home...

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Boot Manager Screen................................................................................................................................\
......34
UEFI Boot Menu................................................................................................................................\
...............34
Embedded System Management............................................................................................................................34
iDRAC Settings...

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Installing The Optical Drive In Cabled Hard-Drive Systems.............................................................................62
Cooling Fans................................................................................................................................\
............................63
Removing A Cooling Fan................................................................................................................................\
...63
Installing A Cooling...

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Control Panel Assembly................................................................................................................................\
..........90
Removing The Control Panel............................................................................................................................91
Installing The Control Panel.............................................................................................................................92
Removing The Control-Panel...

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5 Using System Diagnostics.....................................................................................................115
Dell Online Diagnostics................................................................................................................................\
.........115
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.....................................................................................................................115
When To Use The Embedded System...

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About Your System
Front-Panel Features And Indicators
Figure 1. Front-Panel Features and Indicators—Four 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive System
ItemIndicator, Button, or 
ConnectorIconDescription1Power-on indicator, power 
buttonThe power-on indicator lights when the system power is 
on. The power button controls the power supply output to 
the system.
NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning 
off the system using the power button causes the 
system to perform a graceful shutdown before power 
to the...

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ItemIndicator, Button, or 
ConnectorIconDescription6LCD panelDisplays system ID, status information, and system error 
messages. The LCD lights blue during normal system 
operation. The LCD lights amber when the system needs  attention, and the LCD panel displays an error code 
followed by descriptive text.
NOTE: If the system is connected to a power source 
and an error is detected, the LCD lights amber 
regardless of whether the system is turned on or off.
7USB connectors (2)Allows you to connect USB...
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