LEDs May Not Indicate Drive Failure or RAID Status for Intel® Server System SR1630HGP or SR1630HGPRX

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04/26/2024

The hard disk drive (HDD) Activity LEDs may not indicate drive failure or RAID status on the Intel® Server System SR1630HGP or SR1630HGPRX, when RAID is enabled and SATA cables are plugged into ports 0, 1, and 2.

To correctly show activity, use SATA ports 3, 4, and 5.

Table 1: Normal Operation

 

Status LED Definition

Green

HDD Activity

Amber

HDD Failure (failing, rebuilding)

 

Figure 1: LED Location

LED Location

Figure 2: SATA Port Location

SATA Port Location

Figure 3: Moving SATA Cables

Moving SATA Cables

For top cover disassembly procedure, please refer to Intel® Server System SR1630HGP Quick Start User’s Guide.

For Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II mode configuration, please refer to the Intel® RAID software user’s guide.