USB FLASH Drive LED doesn't change

Anne Wilson cannewilson at tiscali.co.uk
Fri Nov 10 18:09:36 UTC 2006


On Friday 10 November 2006 17:44, Mike McCarty wrote:
> I recently purchased my first FLASH drive, specifically, the
> Emprex 512MB with USB 2.0 interface. It has a small LED on it
> which was specifically touted as giving the user indication of
> when it is safe to remove the device. What I observe is that
> there is indeed a small LED, which always glows red when the
> device is plugged into a USB port. I am able successfully to
> mount and unmount the device, but I see no change in the LED,
> either with it turning off or turning green, or what.
>
> Could some with more experience with such devices give me
> more information? Is this something which only works with
> MS products, or do I just not know what to look for? Or what?
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
It's brand-specific, I think.  My Disgo behaves like that, but my Acer 
pendrive lights only during activity.

Anne
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