This article explains the LED behavior on a My Book Live and My Book Live Duo.*END
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Checking the Front Panel LED
The following table describes the front panel LED behavior. |
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| State | Color | Appearance | State Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power Off | None | Displays if the drive is unplugged. | |
| Power On | Blue | Solid | Displays when you first apply power to the unit. |
| Boot | Yellow | Solid | Drive has begun loading the Operating System (OS). |
| Attention | Yellow | Blink | The following circumstances trigger this state:
o Disk thermal warning threshold exceeded (under or over temp) o Network cable not inserted o File System Check (fsck) process is running |
| Ready | Green | Solid | The OS is now ready. |
| Activity | Green | Blink | Unit is performing read or write commands to/from the Hard Drive Disk (HDD). |
| Fault/action required | Red | Solid | The following faults trigger this state:
o Disk SMART failure o Data Volume does not exist o System Volume does not exist o System thermal shutdown (75° C) o Unsupported drive detected |
| Standby | Blue | Solid | Unit is in HDD standby mode. |
| Software/firmware update | White (may look somewhat violet) |
Solid | Firmware is currently being updated. |
Checking the Back Panel (Network) LEDs
The following table describes the network state and activity LEDs. |
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| State | LED | Appearance | State Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Link down | Link | Off | Cable or drive is not plugged in, or other end of link is not operational. |
| Link up — 100 Mbps | Link | Yellow | Cable is plugged in, and both ends of the link have successfully established communications. Network negotiated at 100 Mbps. |
| Link up — 1000 Mbps | Link | Green | Cable is plugged in, and both ends of the link have successfully established communications. Network negotiated at 1000 Mbps. |
| Link idle | Activity | Off | Active communication is not in progress. |
| Link busy | Activity | Green - Blinks | Active communication is in progress. |
For help with factory resetting or LED behavior on the My Book Live or My Book Live Duo, please see the following articles :
Answer ID 7019: My Book Live & My Book Live Duo: Quick and Full Factory Restore
Answer ID 5322: My Book Live & My Book Live Duo: LED Behavior
