Western Digital WDBACG0020HCH User Manual - Page 15

Checking the Front Panel LED, State, Color, Appearance, State Description - power supply

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CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 1. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port located on the back of the drive. WARNING! To meet Class B emission standards, use the shielded Ethernet cable provided. 2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable directly into a router or network switch port. 3. Connect the end of the adapter into the power supply socket located on the back of the drive. 4. Plug the power adapter into a power outlet. The unit powers up automatically. Important: Wait for the My Book Live drive to finish powering up (approximately three minutes) before configuring the drive. You will know it is ready when the LED turns solid green. Checking the Front Panel LED The following table describes the front panel tricolor (red/green/blue) LED behavior. State Power Off Power On Color None Blue Appearance Solid Boot Yellow Solid Ready Activity Green Green Solid Blink Fault/action required Red Solid Standby Software/firmware update Blue Solid White (may look somewhat violet) Solid State Description Displays if the drive is unplugged. Displays when you first apply power to the unit. Drive has begun loading the Operating System (OS). The OS is now ready. Unit is performing read or write commands to/from the Hard Drive Disk (HDD). The following faults trigger this state: • Network cable not inserted • Disk SMART failure • Disk thermal warning threshold exceeded (under or over temp) • Data Volume does not exist • System Volume does not exist Unit is in HDD standby mode. Firmware is currently being updated. MY BOOK LIVE 10 USER MANUAL

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CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED
10
MY BOOK LIVE
USER MANUAL
1.
Connect one end of the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port located on the
back of the drive.
2.
Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable directly into a router or network
switch port.
3.
Connect the end of the adapter into the power supply socket located on the
back of the drive.
4.
Plug the power adapter into a power outlet. The unit powers up automatically.
Checking the Front Panel LED
The following table describes the front panel tricolor (red/green/blue) LED behavior.
WARNING!
To meet Class B emission standards, use the shielded
Ethernet cable provided.
Important:
Wait for the My Book Live drive to finish powering up
(approximately three minutes) before configuring the drive. You
will know it is ready when the LED turns solid green.
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).
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:
Network cable not inserted
Disk SMART failure
Disk thermal warning threshold
exceeded (under or over temp)
Data Volume does not exist
System Volume does not exist
Standby
Blue
Solid
Unit is in HDD standby mode.
Software/firmware
update
White
(may look
somewhat
violet)
Solid
Firmware is currently being updated.