Buffalo TS1400D - When the LED Blinks Amber

Drive Status LED
If an error occurs on a drive, its corresponding LED will light up or blink. Refer to the "Hard Drive Replacement"
section in chapter 4 and replace the failed drive with a new drive.
When the LED Blinks Amber
If there is a status message, the power LED on TS1200D and TS1400D models, or the info LED on TS1400R models
will blink amber. For TS1200D models, the following blink patterns will give the information code. You can also see
any status messages in NAS Navigator2.
Place Status
10s Place
The LED flashes for 1.0 seconds every 0.3 seconds. This gives the tens
place of the information code.
1s Place
The LED flashes for 0.5 seconds every 0.3 seconds. This gives the ones
place of the information code.
Information Code Description Corrective Action
I10 The TeraStation is overheating.
Move the TeraStation to a cool location.
Do not place objects in the area around
the TeraStation.
I11
The bad sectors in hard drive may have
reached a dangerous level.
Replace hard drive.
I12
The RAID array is operating in degraded
mode.
Check the drive where the error
occurred and replace it with a new hard
drive. For the replacement method, refer
to the "Hard Drive Replacement" section
in chapter 4.
I13 Formatting RAID array. -
I14 Checking RAID array. -
I15
The data on RAID array is being scanned
for errors.
Note: Transfer speeds are slower during
the scan.
-
I16 Creating RAID array. -
I17
Resynchronizing RAID array.
Note: Transfer speeds are slower during
resynchronization.
Wait until the RAID resynchronization
finishes. It will take about 10 hours per
terabyte.
I18
Rebuilding RAID array.
Note: Transfer speeds are slower during
the rebuilding process.
-
I19 Writing 0s to RAID array, erasing all data. -
I20 Formatting hard drive. -
I21 Checking hard drive. -
I22
All data on drive is being overwritten
with 0s.
-
I23 Initializing all settings. -
I25 Updating the TeraStation firmware. Don't turn off the TeraStation.
I26 Initializing all settings. Don't turn off the TeraStation.
I27 Checking USB hard drive. -
I28 Formatting USB hard drive. Don't turn off the TeraStation.
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