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Figure 9. Back view of three riser system
Table 10. 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 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 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 Full-height PCIe expansion
card slot (2)
N/A The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 2) connects up to two full-height
PCIe expansion cards to the system. For more information, see
Expansion card installation guidelines section.
5 Full-height PCIe expansion
card slot (2)
N/A The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 3) connects up to two full-height
PCIe expansion cards to the system. For more information, see
Expansion card installation guidelines section.
6 Power supply unit (2) N/A For more information, see Technical specications section.
7 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 section.
8 USB port (2)
The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you to
connect USB devices to the system.
9 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical specications section.
10 Serial port Enables you to connect a serial device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical specications section.
11 iDRAC9 dedicated port Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the
iDRAC User’s Guide at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
12 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
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