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You can obtain information about the status of your storage system by reviewing the indicators listed in the following table.

ReadyNAS 314 indicator descriptions

Indicator

Description

Power button and LED

Press this button to turn on the ReadyNAS. The LED has these states:

  • On. Powered on.
  • Blinking. Booting or shutting down.
  • Off. Powered off.

Disk LEDs (1, 2, 3, 4)

Each drive bay has an LED associated with it, in numerical order from left to right along the top of the front panel of the storage system. The disk LEDs have these states:

  • On. Power is on and the disk is operating normally.
  • Blinking. The disk was removed, failed, or is resynchronizing. See the display screen for details.
  • Off. The drive bay is empty.

Disk activity LED

The disk activity LED has these states:

  • On. At least one disk is present.
  • Blinking. A disk is active.
  • Off. No disks are present.

Rear panel Ethernet port LEDs

Two LED status indicators are built into this port, one green and one amber. They indicate port speed and activity as follows:

  • Green on, amber off. 1000 Mbps connection speed, no activity.
  • Green blinking, amber off. 1000 Mbps connection speed, activity.
  • Green off, amber on. 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connection speed, no activity.
  • Green off, amber blinking. 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connection speed, activity.
  • Green off, amber off. No connection.

Status display screen

Displays messages about the status of your storage system. Note that the status display screen goes to sleep to prevent burn-in. To wake it, press the Power button once. If the storage system reports an abnormal operation or error, the status display screen stays on.

 

This article applies to the ReadyNAS 314 desktop storage system.

Last Updated:07/07/2025 | Article ID: 23016

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