Dell EMC PowerEdge XE8545 - Rear System View

Rear view of the system
Figure 4. Rear view of the system
Table 4. Rear view of the system
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
1 PCIe expansion card riser
1 (slot 2 only)
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 www.dell.com/
poweredgemanuals.
2
Rear Handle N/A The rear handle is used as a bracing bracket for chassis rigidity in a
rack.
3
PCIe expansion card riser
2 (slot 6 only)
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 www.dell.com/
poweredgemanuals.
4
PCIe expansion card riser
3
N/A This expansion card riser enables you to connect to the internal
PCI Express device (GPU). For more information on the expansion
cards that are supported on your system, see www.dell.com/
poweredgemanuals.
5
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.
6
iDRAC dedicated port Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see
the iDRAC User's Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
7 USB 2.0 port (1) This port is USB 2.0-compliant.
8 USB 3.0 port (1) This port is USB 3.0-compliant.
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