Dell PowerEdge R940 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 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.

This image shows the drive indicators. — Figure 1. Drive indicators on the drive and the mid drive tray backplane

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	Rebuild stopped.