Back view of the system of Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd

In order to enhance customers' understanding of Dell PowerEdge R740xd, we have published a series of articles, in this article, we will introduce the configuration validation of  Dell  PowerEdge R740xd to you in the form of tables.

Figure 1. Back view of 4 x 2.5 inch drive system

Table 1. Features available on the back view of 4 x 2.5 inch drive system

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.
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.
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	Drive slots	N/A	Enable you to install drives that are supportedon your system.
5	Power supply unit (2)	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.
6	NIC ports		TheNIC ports that are integrated on the network daughter card (NDC) providenetwork connectivity.
7	USB port (2)		The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you to connect USB devices to the system.
8	VGA port		Enables you to connect a display deviceto the system.
9	Serial port		Enables you to connect a serial deviceto the system.

10	iDRAC9 dedicated port		Enables you to remotely access iDRAC.
11	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.

Figure 2. Back view of 2 x 3.5 inch drive system

Table 2. Features available on the back view of 2 x 3.5 inch drive system

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.
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.
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	Drive slots	N/A	Enable you to install drives that are supportedon your system.
5	Power supply unit (2)	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.
6	NIC ports		TheNIC ports that are integrated on the network daughter card (NDC) providenetwork connectivity.
7	USB port (2)		The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you to connect USB devices to the system.
8	VGA port		Enables you to connect a display deviceto the system.
9	Serial port		Enables you to connect a serial deviceto the system.

10	iDRAC9 dedicated port		Enables you to remotely access iDRAC.
11	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.