Owners Manual

Back view of the system
Figure 7. Back view of the system
Table 8. Features available on the back view
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
Expansion card installation guidelines.
2 Half-height PCIe expansion
card slot
N/A The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 2) connects one half-height PCIe
expansion card to the system. For more information, see Expansion card
installation guidelines.
3 Rear handle N/A The rear handle can be removed to enable any external cabling of the
PCIe cards that are installed in the PCIe expansion card slot 6.
4 Power supply unit (2) N/A For more information, see Technical specications.
5 NIC ports The NIC ports that are integrated on the network daughter card (NDC)
provide network connectivity. For more information about the supported
congurations, see Technical specications.
6 USB port (2) The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you to
connect USB devices to the system.
7 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see Technical specications.
8 Serial port Enables you to connect a serial device to the system. For more
information, see Technical specications.
9 iDRAC9 dedicated port Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the
iDRAC User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
10 System identication button The System Identication (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.
14 Overview