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Table 8. Features available on the back view
Item Panels, ports and slots Icon Description
1 Full-height PCIe expansion
car
d 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
car
d 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 the
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 the
Expansion card installation guidelines
section.
6 Power supply unit (2) N/A For more information, see the
Technical specica
tions section.
7 NIC port
The NIC ports that are integrated on the network daughter card (NDC)
pr
ovide network connectivity. For more information about the supported
congurations, see the
Technical specica
tions section.
8 USB port (2)
The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you to
connec
t USB devices to the system.
9 VGA port
Enables you to connect a display deviceto the system. For more
in
formation, see the
Technical specica
tions section.
10 Serial port
Enables you to connect a serial device to the system. For more
in
formation, see the
Technical specica
tions section.
11 iDRAC9 dedicated port
Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the
iDRA
C User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
12 System identication button
Press the system ID button:
• To locate a particular system within a rack.
• To turn the system ID on or o
.
To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for more than 15 seconds.
NOTE
: To reset iDRAC using system ID, ensure that the system
ID button is enabled in the iDRAC setup.
NOTE
: If the system stops responding during POST, press and
hold the system ID button (for more than ve seconds) to enter
the BIOS progress mode.
13 Drive slots (3.5 inch or 2.5
inch driv
es)
N/A Enable you to install drives that are supported on your system. For more
information about drives, see the
Technical specica
tions section.
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