Dell UCPM-800 manual Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns, Hard-Drive Indicators

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Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns

Figure 2. Hard-Drive Indicators
1.	hard-drive activity indicator (green)	2.	hard-drive status indicator (green and amber)

Drive-Status Indicator Pattern		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,		Rebuild aborted
and off six seconds

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