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The light on your FreeAgent drive flashes to indicate various drive states. The following
information applies to all FreeAgent drives.
Drive State |
Light |
Off or Hibernate |
Off |
Idle |
90% illumination |
Active (data transfer) |
Slow flashing between 90% and 20% illumination |
Standby (disk not spinning) |
20% illumination |
Unmounted or cable removed |
Off |
Error |
Fast flashing |
Disabling the activity light:
The LED Control feature allows you to control the lights on your drive. Your drive lights flicker
to indicate drive activity and status.
Note: This feature is only available for FreeAgent drives.
The drive lights may automatically turn back on in the following situations:
• If power is turned off and back on for the drive
• If the drive is disconnected and reconnected