Features - Lenovo ThinkServer RD450 User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual

• Optical drive
– One slim SATA optical drive in some models
• Tape drive
– One internal tape drive in some models
Expansion slots
• Two riser card assembly slots on the system board
• One PCI Express (PCIe) slot on system board
• Three or two PCIe slots on the riser card
For detailed information, see "Rear view of the server" on page 23.
Input/Output (I/O) features
• On the rear panel:
– One video graphics array (VGA) connector
– One serial connector
– Two USB 3.0 connectors
– Three RJ-45 Ethernet connectors
• On the front panel:
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– One DisplayPort
– Two USB 2.0 connectors
Note: If you want to connect a video graphics array (VGA) monitor to the DisplayPort connector on the
front panel, it is recommended that you purchase a compatible DisplayPort to VGA adapter from Lenovo.
To locate the connectors, refer to the related topics in "Locations" on page 15.
Video subsystem
An integrated graphics controller is available in your server to support the VGA connector and the DisplayPort
connector for connecting video devices. The integrated graphics controller is located in the Baseboard
Management Controller (BMC) chip on the system board.
• Integrated graphics controller: On-board ASPEED AST2400
• 16 MB of video memory cache
Ethernet connectivity
There are three RJ-45 Ethernet connectors on the rear panel with 10 megabits per second (Mbps), 100
Mbps, or 1000 Mbps network connectivity. One of the Ethernet connectors is for system management. To
locate the Ethernet connectors, see "Rear view of the server" on page 23.
You can install an Ethernet card to enable more Ethernet connectors. However, you must install a device
driver to enable the operating system to recognize the Ethernet connectors. The device drivers are available
for download at:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
connector
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