Hot Swappable Hard Drive Indicator Codes - Dell PowerEdge R230 Owner's Manual

Icon Description
PCIe indicator The indicator flashes amber

Hot swappable hard drive indicator codes

Figure 5. Hot swappable hard drive indicators
1. hard drive activity indicator
3. hard drive
NOTE: If the hard drive is in Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode, the status indicator
(on the right side) does not function and remains OFF.
Table 6. Hot swappable hard drive indicators
Drive-status indicator pattern (RAID only)
Flashes green two times per second
OFF
Flashes green, amber, and turns off
Flashes amber four times per second
Flashes green slowly
Turns green
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Condition
if a PCIe card experiences
an error.
Condition
Identifying drive or preparing for removal.
Drive ready for insertion or removal.
Predicted drive failure
Drive failed
Drive rebuilding
Drive online
Corrective action
Restart the system. Update any required
drivers for the PCIe card. Reinstall the card.
If the problem persists, see
2. hard drive status indicator
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.
Getting help.