Hard-Drive/Ssd Indicator Patterns - Dell External M620 t Owner's Manual

Hard-Drive/SSD Indicator Patterns

The hard-drive/SSD indicators display different patterns as drive events occur in the system.
NOTE: The blade must have a hard drive/SSD or a hard-drive blank installed in each drive bay.
Figure 2. Hard-Drive/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.
Drive-Status Condition
Indicator Pattern
Blinks green two Identifying drive or preparing for removal
times per second
Off Drive ready for insertion or removal
Blinks green, amber, Drive predicted failure
and off
Blinks amber four Drive failed
times per second
Blinks green slowly Drive rebuilding
Steady green Drive online
Blinks green three Rebuild aborted
seconds, amber three
seconds, and off six
seconds
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NOTE: The drive status indicator remains off until all drives are initialized after system
power is applied. Drives are not ready for insertion or removal during this time.