User`s guide
Troubleshooting 7-3
The shutdown process may take up to two minutes to complete.
3 After the server is completely off, press the Power button to restart.
To force a shutdown and restart
1 On the back of the server, hold in the Power button for at least 4
seconds to force the server to shutdown.
2 After the server is completely off, press the Power button to restart.
Power-on indicator is off
The server is not powered on.
To power on the server
1 Make sure the power cord is fully plugged into the server and a powered
electrical outlet.
2 If plugged into a surge protector or power strip, make sure the device is
switched on.
Why is the hard drive light-bar purple?
A purple light bar indicates that a hard drive has been installed, but
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
set up on the first computer is complete.
• The drive has been removed from total storage—for example, when
removing a drive from the drive bay. See Removing a hard drive from the
server on page 6-12.
• When adding a new drive, before is has been added to server storage.
For information on initializing a hard drive, see Server Storage in the
Windows Home Server Console Help.
Why is the hard drive light-bar red?
A red light-bar indicates the following:
• That a hard drive has failed and must be replaced. Additionally, the
connected computers show the following: