Dell PowerEdge FC830 Owner's Manual page 7

Diagnostic indicators on the front panel
Hard drive or SSD indicator patterns
The hard drive or SSD (Solid-State Drives) indicators display different patterns as drive events occur in the system.
NOTE: The sled must have a hard drive or SSD or a hard drive blank installed in each drive bay.
Figure 4. Hard drive or SSD indicators
1. drive activity indicator (green)
2. drive status indicator (green and amber)
NOTE: If the drive is in Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode, the status LED (on the right side) does not
function and remains off.
Table 3. Drive status indicator codes
Drive-status indicator pattern
Flashes green twice per second
Off
Flashes green, amber, and turns off
Flashes amber four times per second
Steady green
Flashes green for three seconds, amber for three
seconds, and turns off after six seconds
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
NOTE: The iDRAC Direct LED indicator does not turn on when the USB port is used in the USB mode.
Condition
Identifying drive or preparing for removal.
Drive ready for insertion or removal.
NOTE: The drive status indicator remains off until all hard
drives are initialized after the system is turned on. Drives are
not ready for insertion or removal during this time.
Predicted drive failure
Drive failed
Drive online
Rebuild aborted
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