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ReadyNAS Desktop Storage Systems
Status Information
You can obtain information about the status of your unit by reviewing the indicators listed in
the following table.
Item Description
Power button and LED Press this button to turn on the ReadyNAS. The LED has these states:
• Blinking. Booting
• Blue. Powered on
• Off. Powered off
Disk LEDs (1, 2, 3, 4) Each disk bay has an LED associated with it, in numerical order from left to right,
along the top of the front panel of the unit. The disk LEDs have these states:
• On. Power is on and the disk is operating normally.
• Blinking. The disk failed or is resynchronizing. See the status display screen
for details.
• Off. The disk bay is empty.
Disk activity LED The disk activity LED has these states:
• Blinking green. A disk is active.
• Off. No disks are active.
Rear panel Ethernet port
LEDs
Two LED status indicators are built into these ports. One LED indicates port
activity. The other LED indicates connection speed as follows:
• Green. The port is operating at 1,000 Mbps.
• Amber. The port is operating at 100 Mbps.
• Off. The port is operating at 10 Mbps.
Status display screen Displays messages about the status of your unit. Note that the status display
screen goes to sleep to prevent burn-in; to wake it, press the Power button. If the
unit reports an abnormal operation or error, the status display screen stays on.