Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 Installation and Service Manual

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Front view of the system

The front view displays the features available on the front of the system.

This image shows the front view of 8 x 2.5-inch drive system — Figure 1. Front view of 8 x 2.5-inch drive system

Table 1. Features available on the front of the systemItem 1 is the left control panel, contains system health and system ID, status LED, and optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicators. The status LED enables you to identify any failed hardware components. The Quick Sync 2 enables management of the system by using mobile devices. Item 2 is the optical drive (optional), contains one optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive. Item 3 is the USB port (optional), is USB 3.0 compliant. Item 4 is the video connector, enables you to connect a display device to the system. Item 5 is right control panel, contains the power button and USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and the iDRAC Direct status LED. Item 6 is hard drive slots, enables you to install hard drives that are supported on your 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. NOTE:The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator is available only on certain configurations. Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware components. There are up to five status LEDs and an overall system health LED (Chassis health and system ID) bar. For more information, see the Status LED indicators section. Quick Sync 2 (wireless): Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system. The Quick Sync feature is optional. This feature allows management of the system by using mobile devices. This feature aggregates hardware or firmware inventory and 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 www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
2	Optical drive (optional)	N/A	One optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive. NOTE:DVD devices are data only.
3	USB port (optional)		The USB port is USB 3.0 compliant.
4	VGA port		Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more information, see the www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals section.
5	Right control panel	N/A	Contains the power button, USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and the iDRAC Direct status LED.
6	Drive slots	N/A	Enable you to install drives that are supported on your system. For more information about drives, see the www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals section.

This image shows the front view of 4 x 3.5-inch drive system — Figure 2. Front view of 4 x 3.5-inch drive system

Table 2. Features available on the front of the systemItem 1 is the left control panel, contains system health and system ID, status LED, and optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicators. The status LED enables you to identify any failed hardware components. The Quick Sync 2 enables management of the system by using mobile devices. Item 2 is the optical drive (optional), contains one optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive. Item 3 is the USB port (optional), is USB 3.0 compliant. Item 4 is the video connector, enables you to connect a display device to the system. Item 5 is right control panel, contains the power button and USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and the iDRAC Direct status LED. Item 6 is hard drive slots, enables you to install hard drives that are supported on your system. tem 7 is Information tag.
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. NOTE:The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator is available only on certain configurations. Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware components. There are up to five status LEDs and an overall system health LED (Chassis health and system ID) bar. For more information, see the Status LED indicators section. Quick Sync 2 (wireless): Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system. The Quick Sync feature is optional. This feature allows management of the system by using mobile devices. This feature aggregates hardware or firmware inventory and 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 www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
2	Drive slots	N/A	Enable you to install drives that are supported on your system. For more information about drives, see the www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals 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 www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals 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.

This image shows the front view of 10 x 2.5-inch drive system — Figure 3. Front view of 10 x 2.5-inch drive system

Table 3. Features available on the front of the systemItem 1 is the left control panel, contains system health and system ID, status LED, and optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicators. The status LED enables you to identify any failed hardware components. The Quick Sync 2 enables management of the system by using mobile devices. Item 2 is hard drive slots, enables you to install hard drives that are supported on your system. Item 3 is the video connector, enables you to connect a display device to the system. Item 4 is right control panel, contains the power button and USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and the iDRAC Direct status LED. Item 5 is Information tag.
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. NOTE:The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator is available only on certain configurations. Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware components. There are up to five status LEDs and an overall system health LED (Chassis health and system ID) bar. For more information, see the Status LED indicators section. Quick Sync 2 (wireless): Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system. The Quick Sync feature is optional. This feature allows management of the system by using mobile devices. This feature aggregates hardware or firmware inventory and 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 www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
2	Drive slots	N/A	Enable you to install drives that are supported on your system. For more information about drives, see the Technical specifications section.
3	VGA port		Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more information, see the www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals section.
4	Right control panel	N/A	Contains the power button, USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and the iDRAC Direct status LED.
5	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.

For more information, see the Dell EMCPowerEdgeR640 Technical Specifications on the product documentation page.