Table 2. Features available on the front of the system (continued)
Item
Ports, panels, and slots
Icon
Description
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
.
2
Drive slots
N/A
Enable you to install drives that
are supported on your system.
For more information about
drives, see the
section.
3
Optical drive (optional)
N/A
One optional slim SATA DVD-
ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
NOTE:
DVD devices are
data only.
4
VGA port
Enables you to connect a display
device to the system. For more
information, see the
section.
5
USB port (optional)
The USB port is USB 3.0
compliant.
6
Right control panel
N/A
Contains the power button, USB
port, iDRAC Direct micro port,
and the iDRAC Direct status
LED.
7
Information tag
N/A
The Information Tag is a slide-
out label panel that contains
system information such as
Service Tag, NIC, MAC address,
and so on. If you have opted for
the secure default access to
iDRAC, the Information tag also
contains the iDRAC secure
default password.
Figure 4. Front view of 10 x 2.5-inch drive system
Table 3. 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.
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Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 overview
