1 PowerEdge R940xa system overview
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Front view of the system
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Control panels
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LCD panel
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Back view of the system
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Inside the system
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Locating the information tag of your system
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System information label
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2 Technical specifications
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System dimensions
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Chassis weight
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Processor specifications
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Supported operating systems
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PSU specifications
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System battery specifications
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PCIe riser and slots
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Memory specifications
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Storage controller specifications
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Drive specifications
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Storage
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Optical drives
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External storage
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Ports and connectors specifications
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USB ports
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NIC ports
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VGA ports
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Serial connector
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IDSDM or vFlash module
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Video specifications
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Environmental specifications
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Standard operating temperature
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Thermal and acoustics
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Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications
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3 System diagnostics and indicator codes
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Status LED indicators
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System health and system ID indicator codes
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iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator codes
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iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
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NIC indicator codes
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Power supply unit indicator codes
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Drive indicator codes
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System diagnostics
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Contents
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