Pen drive light does not goes off in windows 7

yuvikasinghal

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m pen drive light keeps on lighting all the time i insert it in the usb port, it never goes off in windows 7, is it normal or there is some problem.
 

MikeG72

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Does it behave differently under different OSes? My Sandisks stay lit all the time, on XP, Linux and Vista, flashing on and off when the drives are actually used. I have an old Memorex drive that only flashes on when it's being accessed.
 
If the USB port is operating normally with other USB devices then I doubt you have an issue with the USB port itself.

I assume your talking about a USB storage device (thumb drive). I thought the lights were designed to come on only when it's communicating with the computer (after insertion and when reading or writing).