Why Does The LED Of My Solidigm™ (Formerly Intel®) SSD DC P4608 And P4618 Keep Flickering?
Explains The Behavior And Status Of The Light Indicators On SSD DC P4608 & P4618
Summary
The LEDs on the Solidigm™ (formerly Intel®) SSD DC P4608 flicker in green color when there is activity on the drive. Refer below table for more information about the LED behavior.
| LED | Description | Blink Behavior |
| LED D103 (Drive Activity indicator for ASIC 1) | Shows Green color when there is activity on the Drive | Solid Green On – Idle Green - Blinks at the rate of 250msec high, 250msec low with IO activity |
| LED D102 (Drive Activity indicator for ASIC 2) | Shows Green color when there is activity on the Drive | Solid Green On – Idle Green - Blinks at the rate of 250msec high, 250msec low with IO activity |
| LED D101 (PCIe* Link Status) | Shows Green color when PCIe* Link is good (OR) Shows yellow color when the link is sub optimal, meaning running either at Gen1 or Gen 2 speeds if it’s a Gen 3 link. The LED reports only Secondary bus link status (behind switch) and does not report the status between the switch and host. | Solid Green – On if both ASICs behind switch is Gen 3x4 Yellow – On if link is sub optimal |
| LED D100 (Health indicator) | Drive health indicator Off – Healthy Amber color – If Drive is faulty |
Yellow Off – Healthy Yellow On – Critical Warning Red On – Drive in disable logical state Solid on - Faulty |
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