Owners Manual

Ports and connectors specifications
USB ports
The PowerEdge R230 system supports:
• USB 2.0-compliant ports on the front panel
• USB 3.0-compliant ports on the back panel
• USB 3.0-compliant internal port
The following table provides more information about the USB specifications:
Table 15. USB specifications
System Front panel Back panel Internal
PowerEdge R230 Two 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant
ports
Two 9-pin, USB 3.0-compliant
port
One 9-pin, USB 3.0-compliant
port
NIC ports
The PowerEdge R230 system supports two 10/100/1000 Mbps Network Interface Controller (NIC) ports on the back panel.
iDRAC8
The PowerEdge R230 system supports one optional dedicated 1 GbE Ethernet on the iDRAC Enterprise port card.
Serial connector
The serial connector connects a serial device to the system. The PowerEdge R230 system supports one serial connector on the back
panel, which is a 9-pin connector, Data Terminal Equipment (DTE), 16550-compliant.
VGA ports
The Video Graphic Array (VGA) port enables you to connect the system to a VGA display. The PowerEdge R230 system supports two 15-
pin VGA ports one each on the front and back panels.
SD vFlash
The PowerEdge R230 system supports one optional SD vFlash memory card on the iDRAC Enterprise port card.
NOTE:
The card slot is available for use only if the iDRAC8 Enterprise license is installed on your system.
Connectors specifications
Back
connectors
Specification
NIC Two 10/100/1000 Mbps
Serial 9-pin, DTE, 16550-compatible
USB Two 9-pin, USB 3.0-compliant
Video 15-pin VGA
iDRAC8 One optional 1 GbE Ethernet
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