Rear view of the system
Figure 9. Rear view of the system
Table 5. Rear view of the system
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
1 PCIe expansion card riser 1
(slot 1 and slot 2)
N/A
The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion
cards. For more information on the expansion cards that are supported
on your system, see Technical Specifications section.
2
Rear Handle N/A To lift the system.
3
PCIe expansion card riser 2
(slot 3 and slot 6)
N/A
The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion
cards. For more information on the expansion cards that are supported
on your system, see Technical Specifications section.
4
PCIe expansion card riser 3
(slot 4 and slot 5)
N/A
The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion
cards. For more information on the expansion cards that are supported
on your system, see Technical Specifications section.
5
USB 2.0 port (1) This port is USB 2.0-compliant.
6 PCIe expansion card riser 4
(slot 7 and slot 8)
N/A
The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion
cards. For more information on the expansion cards that are supported
on your system, see Technical Specifications section.
7 Power supply unit (PSU 2) For more information about the PSU configurations, see the Technical
Specifications section.
8
VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical Specifications section.
9 USB 3.0 port (1) This port is USB 3.0-compliant.
10 iDRAC 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 Press the system ID button:
• To locate a particular system within a rack.
• To turn the system ID on or off.
To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for more than 16 seconds.
NOTE:
• To reset iDRAC using system ID, ensure that the system
ID button is enabled in the iDRAC setup.
• If the system stops responding during POST, press and
hold the system ID button (for more than 5 seconds) to
enter the BIOS progress mode.
20 System overview