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v Tighten the thumbscrew at the back of the server. Thumbscrew Fan door Connecting the cables The following illustrations show the locations of the input and output connectors on the front and rear of the server. Figure 2. Front of server USB 3 connector USB 4 connector Video connector Figure 3. Rear of server Power-supply connector Ethernet 1 Ethernet 2 USB 2 USB 1 Video connector Systemsmanagement Ethernet connector Serial connector You must turn off the server before you connect or disconnect cables. See the documentation that comes with any external devices for additional cabling instructions. It might be easier for you to route cables before you connect the devices to the server. Cable identifiers are printed on the cables that come with the server and optional devices. Use these identifiers to connect the cables to the correct connectors. Chapter 2. Installing options 27

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v
Tighten
the
thumbscrew
at
the
back
of
the
server.
Thumbscrew
Fan door
Connecting
the
cables
The
following
illustrations
show
the
locations
of
the
input
and
output
connectors
on
the
front
and
rear
of
the
server.
Video connector
USB 4 connector
USB 3 connector
Video
connector
Serial
connector
USB 1
USB 2
Ethernet 1
Ethernet 2
Systems-
management
Ethernet connector
Power-supply
connector
You
must
turn
off
the
server
before
you
connect
or
disconnect
cables.
See
the
documentation
that
comes
with
any
external
devices
for
additional
cabling
instructions.
It
might
be
easier
for
you
to
route
cables
before
you
connect
the
devices
to
the
server.
Cable
identifiers
are
printed
on
the
cables
that
come
with
the
server
and
optional
devices.
Use
these
identifiers
to
connect
the
cables
to
the
correct
connectors.
Figure
2.
Front
of
server
Figure
3.
Rear
of
server
Chapter
2.
Installing
options
27