Item
Components - Indicator,
Button, or Connector
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System identification
button
3
Status LED indicator
panel
4
Information tag
5
USB port 2.0
6
USB port 3.0
7
Optical drive bay
8
Drive slot
9
Physical drives
Back view of the system
The back panel of a PowerEdge system contains access to I/O connectors for both embedded and add-in devices, including
networking, video, serial, USB, system ID, and system management access ports. Most add-in PCI cards are accessible through the
back panel. It is also the default location for power supply units (PSU), including the points for AC connections.
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Description
NOTE: Press the power button to gracefully shut down an ACPI-
compliant operating system.
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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Indicate the status of the system. For more information, see the Status
LED indicators section.
The Information Tag is a slide-out label panel that contains system
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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.
The USB ports are 4-pin, 2.0-compliant. These ports enable you to
connect USB devices to the system.
The USB port is USB 3.0 compliant.
Enable you to install drives that are supported on your system. For more
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information about drives, see the Technical specifications section.
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Enables you to install TBUs for 8x and 16x backplane configurations, or
drive blank in the empty drive slot to maintain proper system cooling.
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3.5 inch drives and 2.5 inch drives/SSDs.