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Author Topic: How to test hard disk LEDs  (Read 3348 times)

Nightingale77

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How to test hard disk LEDs
« on: June 20, 2010, 02:53:55 PM »

Hello,

I am new here.

I have a DNS 323 working for years now - last week I had a HD-failure of one of my Seagate 1.5TB hard disks working in Raid 1. Thinking nearly 2 years are long enough for a secure working harddisk I bought 2 new ones - now from Samsung. Putting one in the right slot (I was lucks that the right slot run bad), the DNS copied data onto the right one - that is what I asked for.

At that time I found out that the right blue LED is not working when accessing the hard disk (Orange one is).

Does anybody know if the light can be tested? Is it possible that just the blue component of the multi-colour LED fails? Any other reasons that might have caused this problem?

Thanks
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gunrunnerjohn

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Re: How to test hard disk LEDs
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2010, 03:00:55 PM »

What does the status say about the health of the hard disks?
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Remember: Data you don't have two copies of is data you don't care about!
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Nightingale77

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Re: How to test hard disk LEDs
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2010, 09:47:13 PM »

Hello gunrunnerjohn,

thank you for fast reply.


Please see below:
DEVICE INFO :
Workgroup:     WORKGROUP
Name:     Server
Description:     DNS-323
System Temperature:    
 102°F / 39°C
Current Rx/Tx:     16551/63492
System Up Time:     0 day 0 hour 6 minutes
USB DEVICE INFO :
Manufacturer:     None
Product:     None
     
UPS INFO :
Manufacturer:     None
Product:     None
Battery Charge:     N/A
Status :     N/A
HARD DRIVE INFO :

Total Drive(s):    2
   
Volume Name:    Volume_1
Volume Type:    RAID 1
Sync Time Remaining:    22185.3 minute(s)
Total Hard Drive Capacity:    1475704 MB
Used Space:    1153774 MB
Unused Space:    321929 MB
PHYSICAL DISK INFO :
Slot    Vendor    Model    Serial Number    Size
Right    SAMSUNG    HD154UI    S1XWJ1CZ...    1500 G    
Left    SAMSUNG    HD154UI    S1XWJ1CZ...    1500 G

I actually use FW 1.09 but if I use the disk tool scan disk it always comes to an error.
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gunrunnerjohn

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Re: How to test hard disk LEDs
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2010, 05:22:22 AM »

I think I'd test that new drive with the Samsung diagnostics externally, just to make sure it's not causing the issue.
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