Dell PowerEdge R730xd Owner's Manual

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Back panel

This figure shows back-panel features. — Figure 1. Back panel features

Table 1. Back panel featuresItem 1 is the system identification button on the front and back panels, that can be used to locate a particular system within a rack. When one of these buttons is pressed, the LCD panel on the front and the system status indicator on the back flashes until one of the buttons is pressed again. Press to toggle the system ID on and off. If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the system ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode. To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup) press and hold the button for more than 15 seconds. Item 2 is System identification connector, that Enables you to connect the optional system status indicator assembly through the optional cable management arm. Item 3 is iDRAC8 Enterprise port. It is a dedicated management port. The port is available for use only if the iDRAC8 Enterprise license is installed on your system. Item 4 is PCIe expansion card slot, that Enables you to connect three low profile PCIe expansion card. Item 5 is serial connector, that Enables you to connect a serial device to the system. Item 6 is video connector, that Enables you to connect a VGA display to the system. Item 7 is USB ports (2), that Enables you to connect USB devices to the system. The ports are USB 3.0-compliant. Item 8 is PCIe expansion card slot that Enables you to connect upto four full height three-fourth length PCIe expansion card. Item 9 are Ethernet connectors (4) that has four integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connectors or four integrated connectors and two integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connectors, two integrated 100 Mbps/1 Gbps/10 Gbps SFP+ connectors. Item 10 and 11 are power supply units (PSU1 and (PSU2) that have AC PSU up to 495 W, 750 W, or 1100 W and DC PSU up to 750 W or 1100 W. Item 12 is the SD vFlash card slot that Enables you to insert a vFlash media card. Item 13 is the rear hard drive slots that allow you to install up to two hot-swappable 2.5-inch hard drives
Item	Indicator, button, or connector	Icon	Description
1	System identification button		The identification buttons on the front and back panels can be used to locate a particular system within a rack. When one of these buttons is pressed, the system status indicator on the back flashes until one of the buttons is pressed again. Press to toggle the system identification (ID) on or off. If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the system ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode. To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup) press and hold the button for more than 15 seconds.
2	System identification connector		Connects the optional system status indicator assembly through the optional cable management arm.
3	iDRAC8 Enterprise port		Dedicated management port.
4	Half-height PCIe expansion card slot (3)		Enables you to connect up to three half-height PCI Express expansion cards.
5	Serial connector		Enables you to connect a serial device to the system.
6	Video connector		Enables you to connect a VGA display to the system.
7	USB port (2)		Enables you to connect USB devices to the system. The ports are USB 3.0-compliant.
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8	Full-height PCIe expansion card slot (3)		Enables you to connect up to three full-height PCI Express expansion cards.
9	Ethernet connector (4)		Four integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps Network Interface Card (NIC) connectors or Four integrated connectors that include: Two 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connectors Two 100 Mbps/1 Gbps/10 Gbps SFP+/10 GbE T connectors
10	Power supply unit (PSU1)		AC 495 W, 750 W, or 1100 W or DC 750 W or 1100 W
11	Power supply unit (PSU2)		AC 495 W, 750 W, or 1100 W or DC 750 W or 1100 W
12	vFlash media card slot		Enables you to insert a vFlash media card.
13	Hard drive (2) (back)		Up to two hot-swappable 2.5-inch hard drives.