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well if i see red lights im worried, i suggest to call the vendor. they should know what the cause of this problem is and provide a proper solution.
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well if i see red lights im worried, i suggest to call the vendor. they should know what the cause of this problem is and provide a proper solution.

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There is always the possibility of hardware failures, backplanes are certainly no exception. <br />
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1. How long has this unit been in service? &nbsp;<br />
2. Is the Intel service known to work with your controller and/or had it been tested for corrected failure detection, etc. upon initial setup?<br />
3. When was the last round of updates? (BIOS, BMC, Controller Firmware, Disk Firmware, Etc.)
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There is always the possibility of hardware failures, backplanes are certainly no exception.

1. How long has this unit been in service?  
2. Is the Intel service known to work with your controller and/or had it been tested for corrected failure detection, etc. upon initial setup?
3. When was the last round of updates? (BIOS, BMC, Controller Firmware, Disk Firmware, Etc.)

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I have a super micro 7045A-C3CT, and 4 of the six drives are lit red as if they are in a failed state. &nbsp;The server is using Intel Rapid Storage manager and is not reporting any drive failures. &nbsp;All of the drive are showing online and ready. &nbsp;Do I have to worry about a failure? or is this a issue with the controller or backplane?<br />
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controller:<br />
Intel (R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/5 Series/ 3400 Series SATA RAID Controller
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I have a super micro 7045A-C3CT, and 4 of the six drives are lit red as if they are in a failed state.  The server is using Intel Rapid Storage manager and is not reporting any drive failures.  All of the drive are showing online and ready.  Do I have to worry about a failure? or is this a issue with the controller or backplane?

controller:
Intel (R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/5 Series/ 3400 Series SATA RAID Controller

DRIVE STATUS RED LED's on Super Micro server

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