Item Ports, panels, and slots Icon Description
aggregates hardware or
rmware inventory and
various system level
diagnostic and error
information that can be used
in troubleshooting the
system. For more
information, see the
Integrated Dell Remote
Access Controller User’s
Guide at Dell.com/
poweredgemanuals.
2 Drive slots N/A Enable you to install drives that
are supported on your system.
For more information about
drives, see the Technical
specications section.
3 Optical drive (optional) N/A One optional slim SATA DVD-
ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
NOTE: DVD devices are
data only.
4 VGA port Enables you to connect a display
device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical
specications section.
5 USB port (optional)
The USB port is USB 3.0
compliant.
6 Right control panel N/A Contains the power button, USB
port, iDRAC Direct micro port,
and the iDRAC Direct status
LED.
7 Information tag N/A The Information Tag is a slide-out
label panel that contains system
information such as Service Tag,
NIC, MAC address, and so on. If
you have opted for the secure
default access to iDRAC, the
Information tag also contains the
iDRAC secure default password.
Figure 4. Front view of 10 x 2.5-inch drive system
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Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 system overview