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Table 9. Features available on the back view of 4 x 2.5 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 supportedon 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 TheNIC ports that are integrated on the network daughter card (NDC)
providenetwork 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 deviceto 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 www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
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.
Figure 9. Back view of 2 x 3.5 inch drive system
Table 10. Features available on the 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.
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