LED BEHAVIOR AND BUTTON FUNCTIONS

GENERAL LED BEHAVIOR

The list of colors below will help you identify the general status of your NAS:

ColorState
Solid blueReady
Blinking blueStartup; shutdown; activity
Blinking red and blueRAID synchronization; software update
Blinking redWarning
Solid redError

FRONT AND DISK LEDS

The front and rear LEDs indicate drive status and activity. This section describes the behavior of the LED indicators. Note that even if you have turned off the front LED using Dashboard > Eco Management, events triggering a red light will always cause the front LED to turn on.

Front LED ColorRear LED ColorState
Blinking blueActivity LED for working disk(s) (until they are fully initialized)Occurs as the device is booting; will cease once the drives are fully initialized
Solid blueActivity LED for working disk(s)Device is functioning properly and the drives are working (read/write)
Blinking blue/redBlinking blue/redRAID synchronizing; will cease once operation has concluded
Blinking blue/redActivity LED for working disk(s)Operating system update in progress
Blinking redSolid red for non-functional disk(s)RAID is degraded; data is intact but the array is no longer protected should another disk fail
Blinking redActivity LED for all disksTemperature alert
Fan is not spinning
Solid redActivity LED for working disk(s)The NAS is receiving its power via a connected UPS
Solid redActivity LED for working disk(s)Temperature alert (critical level) – the product will shut off
Solid redSolid red for non-functional disk(s)Power supply has been cut and the UPS has run out of reserve power – the product will shut off
Solid redSolid red for non-functional disk(s)RAID has failed and data has been lost
Off in disconnected disk(s)Disk(s) is/are disconnected

FRONT BUTTON

Short push

5big NAS Pro only: When the product is operating, a short push of the on/off button will turn the 5big NAS Pro off or, place the 5big NAS Pro into deep sleep mode if the option has been configured in NAS OS. See Eco Management for details on deep sleep mode.

Long push

5big NAS Pro only: A long push of more than four seconds will cut the power from the 5big NAS Pro, forcing it to shut down immediately. A long push is not recommended as it may result in data loss.

Factory settings/rescue

LaCie 2big NAS: The front LED button can be used in tandem with the ON/OFF switch to revert the device to its factory settings (see Reset to Factory Conditions: 2big NAS).

LaCie 5big NAS Pro: The front LED button can be used in tandem with the reset button on the rear of the device to launch the LaCie NAS Rescue (see LaCie NAS Rescue: 5big NAS Pro).

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