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Originally Posted by 100mph
drwtsn32, what's the blue light doing?
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Every 2 or 3 seconds it cycles between bright and dim.
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Originally Posted by 100mph
First time I hooked mine up to the pc it did something similar but turned out the cable wasn't seated properly - the blue light was going on and off, on and off till I popped it in properly.
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The cable seemed to be seated fine, and I tried it multiple times with the same result. I may try another cable, but this cable works fine on my PC.
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Originally Posted by 100mph
Of course I'm sure you've tested it on a PC? Maybe just a bad unit.
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It definitely works fine on the PC... no problems at all.
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Originally Posted by 100mph
Did you format it yet? I can't see it but perhaps if 6FL somehow is controlling the spin up and doesn't like what it see's it shuts it down and tries again??
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Yes, I formatted it with the utility you mentioned in this thread. I don't think the 6FL is controlling the spin.. it doesn't spin up enough for the platter to spin at full speed. Spinup requires the most power... it's like the USB port can't quite cut it.
I'm going to try another Passport drive later today. Maybe some drives are different than others...
