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Resolve Power LED Blinking White, Blue, or Solid Amber on a My Cloud

Resolve Power LED Blinking White, Blue, or Solid Amber on a My Cloud

Description


My Cloud is not found, cannot be detected, or accessed while the power LED is blinking.

A System Restore, reboot, or abrupt loss of power may take longer before it is ready to be used.
The file system check may be running or the reboot process may not have finished yet.


Power LED Table


Status Code Title Power LED
Critical 1020 System Shutting Down Blink Blue
Warning 1037 System Not Ready Blink Blue
Blink White
Solid Amber
Informational 2024 Downloading Firmware Update  Blink Blue
Informational 2026 Installing Firmware Update  Blink Blue
Informational 2032 System is in standby mode Pulse Blue
Informational 2033 System Rebooting Blink Blue
Informational 2020 System Shutting Down Blink Blue


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Resolution


Power Cycle (No Power Button)


  1. Remove the Power Supply from the power source.
    Wait 3 minutes.

  2. Connect the Power Supply to the power source.

  3. Press the power button.
    This will power up the My Cloud.


Power Cycle (2 and 4 Bay with Power Button)


  1. Press and hold the power button.
    Wait for all LED to turn off.

  2. Remove the Power Supply from the power source.
    Wait 3 minutes.

  3. Connect the Power Supply to the power source.

  4. Press the power button.
    This will power up the My Cloud.


Always Blinking White, Blue or Solid Amber LED

  • The file system check is still running or stalled if the power LED is blinking white, blue or solid amber.
    It is not ready to be used.
    There could be file system or hardware errors.

  • The file system check MUST BE allowed to completed
    PLEASE WAIT!.

  • IMPORTANT:

    Doing a System Restore or power cycle will force the file system check to start from the beginning.
    The process can take up to a few or more days depending on the size of the drive, content and data.



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Details
Answer ID 15538
Published 08/20/2018 02:12 AM
Updated 02/05/2024 01:55 PM

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