Dell PowerEdge T330 Owner's Manual

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Back panel features and indicators

This figure shows the various components present on the system back panel. — Figure 1. Back panel features and indicators

Table 1. Back panel features and indicatorsItem 1 are the Power supply units (PSU1 and PSU2) that has AC redundant PSU up to two 495 W and AC non-redundant PSU of 350 W. Item 2 and 3 are the USB connectors that allows you to connect USB devices to the system. Four ports are USB 2.0-compliant and two ports are USB 3.0-compliant. Item 4 and 5 are the Ethernet connector (2) that has two integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connectors. Item 6 is the vFlash media card slot (optional) that allows you to insert a vFlash media card. Item 7 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 for more than 15 seconds. Item 8 is the system identification connector that connects the optional system status indicator assembly through the optional cable management arm. Item 9 is the video connector that allows you to connect a VGA display to the system. Item 10 is the serial connector that allows you to connect a serial device to the system. Item 11 is the iDRAC port (optional), that is the dedicated management port. Item 12 are the full-height PCIe expansion card slots that allows you to connect up to four full-height PCI Express expansion cards.
Item	Indicator, button, or connector	Icon	Description
1	Power supply units (PSU1 and PSU2)		Enables you to install up to two 495 W redundant and 350 W non-redundant AC power supply units. NOTE: Non-redundant PSU is supported in systems with an x8 backplane.
2, 3	USB connectors (6)		Enables you to connect USB devices to the system. Four ports are USB 2.0-compliant and two ports are USB 3.0-compliant.
4, 5	Ethernet connectors (2)		Enable you to connect two integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connectors.
6	vFlash media card slot (optional)		Enables you to connect a vFlash media card.
7	System identification button		Enables you to locate a particular system within a rack. The identification buttons are located on the front and back panels. When one of these buttons is pressed, the LCD panel on the front and the system status indicator on the back flash until one of the buttons is pressed again. Press the system identification button to turn the system 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 the BIOS progress mode. To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup), press and hold for more than 15 seconds.
8	System identification connector		Enables you to connect the optional system status indicator assembly through the optional cable management arm.
9	Video connector		Enables you to connect a VGA display to the system.
10	Serial connector		Enables you to connect a serial device to the system.
11	iDRAC port (optional)		Enables you to install a dedicated management port card.
12	PCIe expansion card slots (4)		Enables you to connect up to four full-height PCI expansion cards.