Figure 3. Front view of 10 x 2.5 inch drive system
Table 1. Features available on the front of the system
Item Ports, panels, and slots Icon Description
1 Left control panel N/A
Contains the system health and system ID, status LED, and the 
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicator.
NOTE: The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator is available only on 
certain congurations.
• Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware 
components. There are up to ve status LEDs and an overall 
system health LED (Chassis health and system ID) bar. For more 
information, see the Status LED indicators section.
• Quick Sync 2 (wireless): Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system. 
The Quick Sync feature is optional. This feature allows 
management of the system by using mobile devices. This feature 
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/idracmanuals.
2 Optical drive (optional) N/A One optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
NOTE: DVD devices are data only.
3 USB port (optional)
The USB port is USB 2.0 compliant.
4 VGA port
Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more 
information, see the Technical specications section.
5 Right control panel N/A Contains the power button, USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and 
the iDRAC Direct status LED.
6 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.
8 Dell EMC PowerEdge R440 overview