Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 Installation and Service Manual

Back view of the system

The back view of the system provides access to the features available on the back of the server.

This image shows back view of three riser system. — Figure 1. Back view of three riser system

Table 1. Features available on the back viewThis table shows the features available on the back view.
Item	Panels, ports and slots	Icon	Description
1	Full-height PCIe expansion card slot (3)	N/A	The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 1) connects up to three full-height PCIe expansion cards to the system. For more information, see the Expansion card installation guidelines section.
2	Half-height PCIe expansion card slot	N/A	The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 2) connects one half-height PCIe expansion cards to the system. For more information, see Expansion card installation guidelines section.
3	Rear handle	N/A	The rear handle can be removed to enable any external cabling of PCIe cards that are installed in the PCIe expansion card slot 6.
4	Full-height PCIe expansion card slot (2)	N/A	The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 2) connects up to two full-height PCIe expansion cards to the system. For more information, see Expansion card installation guidelines section.
5	Full-height PCIe expansion card slot (2)	N/A	The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 3) connects up to two full-height PCIe expansion cards to the system. For more information, see Expansion card installation guidelines section.
6	Power supply unit (2)	N/A	PSU2 is the secondary PSU of the system. For more information, see the Technical specifications section.
7	NIC ports		The NIC ports that are integrated on the network daughter card (NDC) provide network connectivity. For more information about the supported configurations, see the Technical specifications section.
8	USB port (2)		The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you to connect USB devices to the system.
9	VGA port		Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more information, see the Technical specifications section.
10	Serial port		Enables you to connect a serial device to the system. For more information, see Technical specifications section.
11	iDRAC9 dedicated port		Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
12	System identification button		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.