Owners Manual

Back view of the system
This section describes the features available on the back of the system.
Figure 5. Back view of 2 x 3.5-inch drive system
Item Panels, ports and slots Icon Description
1 Full-height PCIe
expansion card slot (3)
N/A The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 1) connects up to three full-
height PCIe expansion cards to the system. For more information,
see the Expansion card installation guidelines section.
2 Half-height PCIe
expansion card slot
N/A The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 2) connects one half-height
PCIe expansion cards to the system. For more information, see the
Expansion card installation guidelines section.
3 Rear handle N/A
The rear handle can be removed to enable any external cabling of
PCIe cards that are installed in the PCIe expansion card slot 6.
4 Drive slots N/A Enable you to install drives that are supported on your system. For
more information about drives, see the Technical specifications
section.
5 Power supply unit (2) N/A For more information, see the Technical specifications section.
6 NIC ports The NIC ports that are integrated on the network daughter card
(NDC) provide network connectivity. For more information about
the supported configurations, see the Technical specifications
section.
7 USB port (2)
The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you
to connect USB devices to the system.
8 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical specifications section.
9 Serial port Enables you to connect a serial deviceto the system. For more
information, see the Technical specifications section.
10 iDRAC9 dedicated port
Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see
the iDRAC User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
11 System identification
button
The System Identification (ID) button is available on the front and
back of the systems. Press the button to identify a system in a rack
by turning on the system ID button. You can also use the system ID
button to reset iDRAC and to access BIOS using the step through
mode.
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