Table 8. Features available on the back view
Item
Panels, ports and slots
Icon
Description
1
Full-height PCIe expansion
card slot (3)
N/A
The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 1) connects up to three full-height
PCIe expansion cards to the system. For more information, see the
Expansion card installation guidelines
section.
2
Half-height PCIe expansion
card slot
N/A
The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 2) connects one half-height PCIe
expansion cards to the system. For more information, see the
section.
3
Rear handle
N/A
The rear handle can be removed to enable any external cabling of PCIe
cards that are installed in the PCIe expansion card slot 6.
4
Drive slots
N/A
Enable you to install drives that are supported on your system. For more
information about drives, see the
section.
5
Power supply unit (2)
N/A
For more information, see the
section.
6
NIC ports
The NIC ports that are integrated on the network daughter card (NDC)
provide network connectivity. For more information about the supported
configurations, see the
section.
7
USB port (2)
The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you to
connect USB devices to the system.
8
VGA port
Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see the
section.
9
Serial port
Enables you to connect a serial deviceto the system. For more
information, see the
section.
10
iDRAC9 dedicated port
Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the
iDRAC User’s Guide at
Dell.com/idracmanuals
.
11
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.
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NX3240 system overview
