Owners Manual

Hard drive indicator codes
Figure 4. Hard drive indicators
1. Hard drive activity indicator
2. Hard drive status 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 turned off.
Table 5. Hard drive indicator codes
Drive-status indicator pattern (RAID only) Condition
Blinks green two times per second Identifying drive or preparing for removal.
Off 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.
Blinks green, amber, and turns off Predicted drive failure
Blinks amber four times per second Drive failed
Blinks green slowly Drive rebuilding
Steady green Drive online
Blinks green three seconds, amber three seconds, and
turns off six seconds
Rebuild aborted
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the port is connected and is being used as a part of the iDRAC
subsystem.
iDRAC Direct LED indicator is located below the iDRAC Direct port on the right control panel. You can configure iDRAC Direct
using a USB to micro USB (type AB) cable, which you can connect to your laptop or tablet. The following table describes iDRAC
Direct activity when the iDRAC Direct port is active:
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