LED indicator indicates whether the hard drive is currently in use or not. The status
LED indicator indicates the power condition of the drive.
Figure 6 Hard drive indicators
1. hard drive activity LED indicator
2. hard drive status LED indicator
3. hard drive
If the hard drive is in the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode, the status
LED indicator does not turn on.
The hard drive indicator codes table describes the indicator codes: flashing green,
steady green, and amber.
Table 5
Hard drive indicator codes
Hard drive status indicator code Condition
Flashes green twice per second Identifying drive or preparing for removal.
Off Drive ready for removal.
The drive status indicator remains off until all
drives are initialized after the system is turned
on. Drives are not ready for removal during this
time.
Flashes green, amber, and then turns off Predicted drive failure.
Flashes amber four times per second Drive failed.
Flashes green slowly Drive rebuilding.
Solid green Drive online.
Remove and replace assemblies
Identify a faulted hard drive 19