Power-On Indicator Is Off; Why Is The Hard Drive Light-Bar Purple; Why Is The Hard Drive Light-Bar Red - HP EX475 - MediaSmart Server - 512 MB RAM User Manual

The shutdown process may take up to two minutes to complete.
After the server is completely off, press the Power button to restart.
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To force a shutdown and restart
On the back of the server, hold in the Power button for at least 4
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seconds to force the server to shutdown.
After the server is completely off, press the Power button to restart.
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Power-on indicator is off

The server is not powered on.
To power on the server
Make sure the power cord is fully plugged into the server and a powered
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electrical outlet.
If plugged into a surge protector or power strip, make sure the device is
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switched on.

Why is the hard drive light-bar purple?

A purple light bar
has not been initialized. It occurs in the following conditions:
When setting up the server for first time—the light-bar is purple until the
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set up on the first computer is complete.
The drive has been removed from total storage—for example, when
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removing a drive from the drive bay. See
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When adding a new drive, before is has been added to server storage.
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For information on initializing a hard drive, see
Windows Home Server Console Help.

Why is the hard drive light-bar red?

A red light-bar
That a hard drive has failed and must be replaced. Additionally, the
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connected computers show the following:
Troubleshooting
indicates that a hard drive has been installed, but
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indicates the following:
Removing a hard drive from the
Server Storage in the
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