Drive Indicator Codes - Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 Installation And Service Manual

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.
Figure 13. Drive indicators
1 Drive activity LED indicator
3 Drive
NOTE: If the drive is in the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode, the status LED indicator does not turn on.
Table 14. Drive indicator codes
Drive status indicator code
Flashes 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
2 Drive status LED indicator
Condition
Identifying drive or preparing for removal.
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.
Predicted drive failure.
Drive failed.
Drive rebuilding.
Drive online.
Rebuild stopped.
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