[geeks] Dell T105 server arrives

[Mark]

On 2 Apr 2008, at 15:29, Phil Stracchino wrote:
> Lionel Peterson wrote:
>>> To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>>> Subject: [geeks] Dell T105 server arrives
>> <snip>
>>> System diagnostic lights are very useful, but did they have to  
>>> default  to the "OK" status being all four lights turned on?
>> As I recall, as power-up/self-test progresses, each light turns on  
>> and indicates successful testing of each major subcomponent.
>> Leaving all the lights on is "The Right Thing To Do" (IMHO), and in  
>> a tower config like this it makes sense to locate them on the front  
>> (as the back is not as accessible as in a rackmount server).
>
> One of my motherboards has an array of four diagnostic LEDs on it  
> that "count up" POST stages in binary.  0xF is "post succeeded,  
> board is operating normally."

All the Dells we have have 4 LED indicators on. My Precision 390 has  
them on the front panel by the USB ports - I find it quite nice having  
a LAN activity LED on the front - it's quite cool :) On mine the LEDs  
go out after diagnostic though, just to confuse matters.

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