Dell EMC PowerEdge T440 Installation and Service Manual

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Drive indicator codes

Each drive carrier has an activity LED indicator and a status LED indicator. The indicators provide information about the status of the drive. The activity LED indicator indicates whether the drive is in use or not. The status LED indicator indicates the power condition of the drive.

Figure 1. Drive indicators

This image shows hard drive indicators.

  1. Drive activity LED indicator
  2. Drive status LED indicator
  3. Drive capacity label
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 codesThis table describes the drive indicator codes.
Drive status indicator code Condition
Flashes green twice per secondIdentifying drive or preparing for removal.
OffDrive 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 powers offPredicted drive failure.
Flashes amber 4 times per secondDrive failed.
Flashes green slowlyDrive rebuilding.
Solid greenDrive online.
Flashes green for three seconds, amber for three seconds, and then turns off after six seconds.Rebuild stopped.

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