Table 12. 2 X 2.5-inch drive system with 2 PCIe expansion slot (continued)
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
on your system, see the
Expansion card guidelines.
2 Power supply unit (2) N/A For more information about
the PSU configurations, see
the Technical specifications
section
3 NIC port (4) The NIC ports that are
integrated on the network
daughter card (NDC) provide
network connectivity. For
more information about
the supported configurations,
see the www.dell.com/
poweredgemanuals section.
4 USB 3.0 port (2)
The USB ports are 9-pin and
3.0-compliant. These ports
enable you to connect USB
devices to the system.
5 VGA port Enables you to connect
a display device to the
system. For more information,
see the www.dell.com/
poweredgemanuals section.
6 Serial port Enables you to connect
a serial device to the
system. For more information,
see the www.dell.com/
poweredgemanuals section.
7 iDRAC9 dedicated network
port
Use the iDRAC9 dedicated
network port to securely
access the embedded
iDRAC on a separate
management network,
see the www.dell.com/
poweredgemanuals
8 System status indicator cable
port
N/A Enables you to connect the
status indicator cable and
view system status when the
CMA is installed.
9 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.
For more information, see the Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 Technical Specifications on the product documentation page.
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Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 overview