User Guide

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 off.
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 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 off six
seconds
Rebuild aborted
Back-Panel Features And Indicators
Figure 5. Back-Panel Features and Indicators—8 Hard Drive System (2 PCIe Expansion Cards)
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon Description
1 System identification button The identification buttons on the front and back panels
can be used to locate a particular system within a rack.
When one of these buttons is pressed, the LCD panel on
the front and the system status indicator on the back blink
until one of the buttons is pressed again.
Press to toggle the system ID on and off. If the system
stops responding during POST, press and hold the system
ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS
progress mode.
15