Hard Drive Indicator Codes - Dell DL4300 Owner's Manual

Hard drive indicator codes

Each hard drive carrier has an activity indicator and a status indicator. The indicators provide information
about the current status of the hard drive. The activity LED indicates whether hard drive is currently in use
or not. The status LED indicates the power condition of the hard drive.
Figure 3. Hard drive indicators on the hard drive and the hard drive tray backplane
1. hard drive activity indicator
3. hard drive backplane on hard drive tray
NOTE: If the hard drive is in the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode, the status
indicator (on the right side) does not turn on.
Table 5. Hard drive indicator codes
Drive-status indicator pattern (RAID only)
Flashes green twice per second
Off
Flashes green, amber, and then turns off
Flashes amber four times per second
Flashes green slowly
Steady green
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2. hard drive status indicator
4. hard drive
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 rebuilding
Drive online