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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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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