[ale] anyone else running any DPT hardware ?..........

[James P. Kinney III]

Are the lights plugged in backwards? Most LEDs don't approve of a
reverse current and complain by staying lit.

On Sat, 2002-02-16 at 11:56, Courtney Thomas wrote:
> Greetings !
> 
> I am using a DPT-RS3W/UR system in a Raid5 configuration, which uses a 
> PM2144UW SmartCache IV Adapter.
> 
> My question pertains to the DPT-RS3W Mini-tower: the cabinet [not drive] 
> lights remain on after bootup. The manual says that this indicates bad 
> drives but this has been the case for over a year starting from when the 
> system was first installed with new IBM scsi drives. I have noticed no 
> problem with system functionality.
> 
> But.......with the lights on all the time I guess I won't be able to 
> tell when a drive fails, hence the need to rectify this problem.
> 
> If only one light was on I'd just try to pull that drive and thereby 
> induce a rebuild, and sequentially rebuild all the drives, but with all 
> drive lights on, I am apprehensive about trying this. Yes, I do have a 
> tape backup of the entire rig.
> 
> Also the DPT Raid system software shows no problems.
> 
> DPT was acquired by Adaptec right after I acquired the system and I have 
> been on their website. No help there.
> 
> BTW, RedHat6.1.
> 
> Guidance appreciated,
> Courtney
> 
> 
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