20 About Your System
Guidelines for Connecting External Devices
• Turn off power to the system and external devices before attaching a new 
external device. Turn on any external devices before turning on the system 
(unless the documentation for the device specifies otherwise).
• Ensure that the appropriate driver for the attached device has been 
installed on the system.
• If necessary to enable ports on your system, use the 
"Using the System 
Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on page 59.
NIC Indicator Codes
12 USB connectors (4) Connect USB devices to the system. The 
ports are USB 2.0-compliant.
13 Video connector Connects a monitor to the system.
14 Serial connector Connects a serial device to the system.
15 VFlash media slot 
(optional)
Connects an external SD memory card 
for the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise 
card.
16 iDRAC6 Enterprise 
port (optional)
Dedicated management port for the 
optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card.
1 link indicator 2 activity indicator
Item Indicator, Button, or 
Connector
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