Front view - Lenovo System x3250 M5

The following illustration shows the controls, LEDs, and connectors on the front of the server.

Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.

The following illustration shows the controls, LEDs, and connectors on the front of the 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive model.

Figure 1. Front view of the 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive server

The following illustration shows the controls, LEDs, and connectors on the front of the 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive model.

Figure 2. Front view of the 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive server

The following illustration shows the controls, LEDs, and connectors on the front of the 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive model with four hard disk drives.

Figure 3. Front view of the 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive server with four hard disk drives

The following illustration shows the controls, LEDs, and connectors on the front of the 2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive model with four hard disk drives.

Figure 4. Front view of the 2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive server with four hard disk drives

The following illustration shows the controls, LEDs, and connectors on the front of the 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive model with eight hard disk drives.

Figure 5. Front view of the 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive server with eight hard disk drives

The following illustration shows the controls, LEDs, and connectors on the front of the 2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive model with eight hard disk drives.

Figure 6. Front view of the 2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive server with eight hard disk drives

Rack release latches:

Press the latches on each front side of the server to remove the server from the rack.
Hard disk drive activity LED:

When this LED is flashing, it indicates that the associated hard disk drive is in use.
Hard disk drive activity LED:

This LED is used on hot-swap SAS or SATA hard disk drives. Each hot-swap hard disk drive has an activity LED, and when this LED is flashing, it indicates that the drive is in use.
Hard disk drive status LED:

This LED is used on hot-swap SAS or SATA hard disk drives. When this LED is lit, it indicates that the drive has failed. If an optional ServeRAID controller is installed in the server, when this LED is flashing slowly (one flash per second), it indicates that the drive is being rebuilt. When the LED is flashing rapidly (three flashes per second), it indicates that the controller is identifying the drive.
USB connectors:

Connect a USB device, such as a USB mouse, keyboard, or other device to any of these connectors.
Optional optical drive eject button:

Press this button to release a DVD or CD from the DVD drive.
Optional optical drive activity LED:

When this LED is lit, it indicates that the DVD drive is in use.
Operator information panel:

This panel contains controls and LEDs that provide information about the status of the server. For information about the controls and LEDs on the operator information panel, see Operator information panel.