Writing light, power source: The review of the 750GB version states there is no light that shows whether the drive is writing; true?
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This is powered by the a/c adapter, not the USB. I think it may know when to turn off and on because its hooked up to the computer. When the computer is on, it is on, and vice versa.
765102
I used the system profiler to check mine. I believe you can right click and select get info to see the specifics of the drive as well
57958
Yes there is (sort of). There is a flashing red light whenever there is some activity such as transferring files. Connecting the thumb drive is considered an activity so the red light flashes for a few seconds. There is no light if there is no activity. By the way, this is a wonderful thumb drive (really fast USB 3.0).
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The drive spins down if not used for a while. Both the drive and the power adapter feel cool. According to my Kill-A-Watt the drive draws 3 watts when idle and about 10 W when spinning/seeking. It's too bad the idle power isn't closer to zero -- I may have to start unplugging.
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I had to send mine back because the power key stopped working. It currently is dead due to possible hard drive failure. I don't have the heart to keep putting money into it, and the proprietary SSD business is crap.
272470
It isn't. You must turn the switch from "off" to "on" and wait about ten seconds for the actual recording to start. The drive will show it's started recording when it glows blue.
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Yes. There is a red LED in the center of the drive that flashes under the plastic. There is no "window" for the led, but it is bright enough that you can see it through the thin plastic casing of the rive. The LED flashes on when the drive is being accessed/transferring data, and is otherwise off.
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The light comes one but drive will not show up in the bios or device manager.
92192
Drive is powered by the computer (device) it is attached to. There is not external power or plug to attach one.
23291
The flashing blue light indicates that the power is on. Is your 3.5" disk connected properly to the enclosure? The are 2 way of connecting: 1) Via USB port. 2) Via Esata port. Make sure you are using just one not 2 at the same time.
457123
There are no light indicator lights. I own several of these drives and have had no issues with them. They fit nicely on a keychain and have bought several for co-workers, so they would stop borrowing the ones that I carry.
405588
Like a champ! I've 2 Lite-On drives, 1 with LiteScribe, both working under Win 8.1
817426
Looks like the drive is set up to go to "sleep" after a period of time. That affects a lot of operations, and there's no direct fix for it.
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i'm looking at the bag and the drives and the card which comes in the package...and plugged into compt. sorry it says nothing...www.centon.com may be able to help. i will always buy these...grea product for what i'm looking for...tks
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Sounds like it may be defective, mine has a faint light when it is working. Check to see if files are transferring.
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mine has a power supply which i leave hooked up. are you talking about a different drive maybe?
2137569
There is a blue LED at one end of this 13 Port USB, but it does not flash. It is there just to indicate that the power is on. I'm very glad I purchased this since all my flash drives are now plugged in and I still have extra USB Ports available. Hope this answered your question.