Display of Lights on Case I just bought this drive (2/23/10) and there are only 14 dots of light in a fairly flat pattern on the case instead of the many, many lights in a semi circular pattern like the pictures I have seen for this drive. Has anyone else experienced this and possibly know what it means (newer model perhaps)? Thanks. Display of Lights on Case I just bought this drive (2/23/10) and there are only 14 dots of light in a fairly flat pattern on the case instead of the many, many lights in a semi circular pattern... » Read More Display of Lights on Case I just bought this drive (2/23/10) and there are only 14 dots of light in a fairly flat pattern on the case instead of the many, many lights in a semi circular pattern like the pictures I have seen for this drive. Has anyone else experienced this and possibly know what it means (newer model perhaps)? Thanks. « Show Less
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Good idea checking it locally. Looks like the smaller drives get the added perks (larger selection of colors and, now, cooler pattern of lights). I liked the price too (and the free docking station) so I guess I will keep mine. Thanks all.
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I have the same problem. I bought the silver 500G (2/13/10) whose LED lights were totally different from the picture of product! then I googled this "new" one. nothing showed up excepted this discussion. Furthermore the official site has never showed this kinda model. What happened?! I got a fake one?
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I went to Staples to find out. All their 500GB have the same new light pattern, so it's definitely not fake (why would Amazon sell fake stuff?). At Staples, the smaller drives have the older light pattern. I like the old one better, but this new one is not that bad so I decided to keep it, since I got it at a really good price.
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I don't know if you guys realize the package of which the new one's light pattern is covered by a piece of paper compared to the old one's light pattern showing clearly. Do you guys think it means something? although it is absolutely genuine and it is not that bad, I feel not so good for this unannounced change. Actually, the old light pattern 500G does exist, but its box is using entirely plastic packing just like the special edition version. Both of them are sold in my local bestbuy store, so I can compare them head to head. In addition, the new one's bottom and sides are plastic, but for the old version only the sides are plastic. It looks like I did too much researches, but just for fun. XD I don't know if you guys realize the package of which the new one's light pattern is covered by a piece of paper compared to the old one's light pattern showing clearly. Do you guys think it means something? although it is absolutely genuine and it is not that bad, I feel not so good for this unannounced change. Actually, the old light pattern 500G does exist, but its box is using entirely plastic packing just like the special edition version. Both of them are sold in my local bestbuy store, so I can compare them head to head. In addition, the new one's bottom and sides are plastic, but for... » Read More I don't know if you guys realize the package of which the new one's light pattern is covered by a piece of paper compared to the old one's light pattern showing clearly. Do you guys think it means something? although it is absolutely genuine and it is not that bad, I feel not so good for this unannounced change. Actually, the old light pattern 500G does exist, but its box is using entirely plastic packing just like the special edition version. Both of them are sold in my local bestbuy store, so I can compare them head to head. In addition, the new one's bottom and sides are plastic, but for the old version only the sides are plastic. It looks like I did too much researches, but just for fun. XD « Show Less
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I just got my 500gb silver hard drive in today (2/26/10) and I have the same one with less dots as well! I don't really like how this one looks...
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By the way, I also checked Seagate's website and they have no pictures of their 500gb with the new light pattern, which I find odd because if anyone's going to have the most up-to-date pictures of their products, it should be them.
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I got 500mb today and it's one with less dots. In the case it says 'Ultra-Portable Drive' instead of just 'Portable Drive'.
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Measure and weigh your drive. The one I received is smaller on all three measurements and weighs 5.35oz, so it is also lighter. I emailed AMZN and asked about the differences between what I received and what is pictured. For some reason they sent me another drive and never answered my question. Received it today and it is exactly like the first one that I received. I will email AMZN again.
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Did you turn it on? Is it fully plugged into the drive? I had an issue with an older ISA/EISA drive not getting fully plugged in. If you are using one of the 3.5" drives you need to check to verify that it is powering up. No power means it is not working. If you hear the drive power up (you can hear it spin up) and it is fully connected is it making any other sounds like clicking? If so the drive itself may be dead. There are several tricks to try if that is the case but without more details of the issue I can't help much more.
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nope, your drive should be fine. These used to be shown as being OEM (NOT Retail packaging) shipped drives, but I don't see that now. So, if you were expecting a retail box, then return it; otherwise there are no differences.
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I can only can give my opinion but, in any past experience I have had regarding LED displays like this is not good. Generally, you would have to replace The whole display module.... But I might be wrong. :0/
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The picture is often used to depict a Hard Drive. The drive I received was in a normal case and it is working fine. NOTE: do not attempt to open the drive to see the inards - that would void your warrenty and could make the drive unusable.
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When I opened the zipper case, the white light was already on, as well as three or four of the blue lights. My question is: Does it automatically turn itself on when it senses movement? Also, how do you turn it off when you're done, or will it automatically turn itself off?
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OEM drives in my case, possibly European models not for sale in the US. Not covered by manufacturer's warranty - at least, not on the four drives I purchased and received today (and am sending back tomorrow). Strange that Amazon doesn't require sellers to publish warranty info. It's as if they encourage sales of gray market goods.
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It has one led light. I'm not sure about the floppy image thing. Here is the deal. To get this thing to work properly, you have to use the formatting program that comes with the drives. That will make the flash drive work properly as the thing needs to emulate the FAT32 format.
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I almost sent mine back as it looked like three disks were missing. I accidentally dropped a disk on the floor and another disk appeared from beneath it. Eventually I found all the others; just be sure to check and see whether or not some disks may be stuck to the others before you declare them missing.
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Hi Robin! I looked at the lights and can't open the little Tardis'. They appear to be regular small white bulbs like Christmas tree lights. They have the golden look and not the blue tint of LED. I can't see any notation on the stickers (still attached) to the plug in that they are LED. They are definitely indoor lights. If you have a suggestion of something to look for on the stickers, I will be happy to check again. :)
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Hey Kaylin - when I first received the unit & held it in my hands - I asked myself that same question: "What is that thing on the side, if it's not a DVD drive?" Answer: "A mostly black piece of glossy plastic!" (LOL / I was hoping maybe the description got it wrong. But no.)It looks like it's "DESIGNED" to accommodate a DVD drive (perhaps in a more expensive model?)But from me to you (person-to-person) it ain't there. Hope this helps! :-)Brian Newberry
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I can only can give my opinion but, in any past experience I have had regarding LED displays like this is not good.Generally, you would have to replaceThe whole display module.... But I might be wrong. :0/
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I don't know why a few people say it has no LED. I just purchased this same model (4gb Data Traveler 100) from another store and it DOES have an LED light that blinks when their is activity. Maybe their stick is defective and their light is burned out or something, but there definitely is one. Its a green light behind the logo.
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The photos stacked to show color of lighting are wrong the others are correct! ? is also / Key and the \ is above the enter key. I hope this helps....Barry
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I too have 2 extra lights, the ones with 12 led bulbs. I used 2 for the license plate lights, 1 for cargo area, 1 for globe light, and 2 map lights. Very bright, makes finding things in your truck at night a thing of the past. I noticed that the rear globe light has a very small amount of light coming off it when the vehicle is off; any ideas? I've had them in my xterra now for about 1 year, still going strong.
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Hi! No matter what angle or what dimmer setting - I can't read the display. It seems that the back lighting is too bright and everything is lit. Instead of 8:30 like the picture on the left here says... my clock reads 8:88
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From my research before ordering, it appears that the "v1" model of this drive had Lightscribe capability, while "v2" does not. There are a lot of complaints on various sellers websites from the transition period when folks ordered based on "v1" product descriptions and received "v2" drives. I ordered and received a "v2" drive, and it does not have any reference to Lightscribe anywhere on the box or case or in the manual. So, no; it does not currently have Lightscribe.