Each drive carrier has an activity LED indicator
and a status LED indicator. The indicators provide information about
the current status of the drive. The activity LED indicator indicates
whether the drive is currently in use or not. The status LED indicator
indicates the power condition of the drive.
NOTE: If the
drive is in the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode, the
status LED indicator does not turn on.
Table 1. Drive indicator
codesThe drive indicator codes table describes the indicator
codes: flashing green twice per second, Off, flashes green, amber,
and then turns off, flashes amber four times per second, flashes green
slowly, solid green, flashes green for three seconds, amber for three
seconds, and then turns off after six seconds.
Drive status
indicator code
Condition
Flashes
green twice per second
Identifying
drive or preparing for removal.
Off
Drive ready for
removal.
NOTE: The drive
status indicator remains off until all drives are initialized after
the system is turned on. Drives are
not ready for removal during this time.
Flashes green,
amber, and then turns off
Predicted
drive failure.
Flashes
amber four times per second
Drive
failed.
Flashes
green slowly
Drive
rebuilding.
Solid
green
Drive
online.
Flashes green for three seconds, amber for
three seconds, and then turns off after six seconds