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This is my first WD HD. It's a 40gb mastered to a 40gb Maxtor, both 7200rpm.
Is it normal for this brand of HD, (wdc 400bb), to have it's LED on all the
time? The LED doesn't flash on/off when it's being read, it's a constant
glow. The drive functions without issue, but I find this to be an odd
occurrence since every HD I've had before would flash on/off when it was
doing something. It doesn't matter if it's jumpered cable select or master,
the LED is on constantly. The only time I've seen the LED flash is when a
program would occasionally hang.
Possible causes....????
Thanks,
--
Curt.
This is my first WD HD. It's a 40gb mastered to a 40gb Maxtor, both 7200rpm.
Is it normal for this brand of HD, (wdc 400bb), to have it's LED on all the
time? The LED doesn't flash on/off when it's being read, it's a constant
glow. The drive functions without issue, but I find this to be an odd
occurrence since every HD I've had before would flash on/off when it was
doing something. It doesn't matter if it's jumpered cable select or master,
the LED is on constantly. The only time I've seen the LED flash is when a
program would occasionally hang.
Possible causes....????
Thanks,
--
Curt.