Installing Hard-Disk Drives
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Table 10-2 lists the drive indicator patterns established by the SCSI backplane board
firmware. Different patterns are displayed as drive events occur in the system. For
example, in the event of a hard-disk drive failure, the “drive failed” pattern appears.
After the drive is selected for removal, the “drive being prepared for removal” pattern
appears, followed by the “drive ready for insertion or removal” pattern. After the
replacement drive is installed, the “drive being prepared for operation” pattern
appears, followed by the “drive online” pattern.
NOTE: If you do not have a Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller host adapter
card installed, you will see only the “drive online” and “drive bay empty” indicator
patterns.
hard-disk drive
activity indicator
hard-disk drive
failure indicator
hard-disk drive
online indicator
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All three drive status indicators blink simultaneously.
Drive being prepared for
removal
The three drive status indicators flash sequentially.
Drive ready for insertion
or removal
All three drive status indicators are off.
Drive being prepared for
operation
The drive online indicator is on. The drive activity
light may flash briefly.
Drive bay empty
All three drive status indicators are off.
Drive predicted failure
The drive online indicator is on. The drive failure indi-
cator blinks on briefly each second.
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