i bought the 64 gb version, No led light on it even in data transfer... defect ?
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The 128 GB does give a visual indication when first plugged in & during data transfer. It's on one of the narrow sides - kind of an orange color - but it's pretty dim. I doubt it would readily be visible from the outer end.
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Sounds like it may be defective, mine has a faint light when it is working. Check to see if files are transferring.
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Mine also does not seem to have a led light. It transfers files fine thought. I miss the light.
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Mine didn't work either. As a last resort, I thought I'd just just use it as a standard 8gb storage card. No luck. Computer shows it has only 93kb of storage space - not 8gb. Tried reformatting - no change. Just a $35 piece of garbage. My suggestion - throw it in the trash where it belongs.
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I'm having the same problem. Windows7 doesn't recognize it. Can't find drivers for the drive or the case ANYWHERE.
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Check the light scribe site and make sure the drivers and software are installed properly. I had the same problem but now I'm burning custom discs with awesome templates from their site. Also stick a light scribe DVD in the drive upside down and see if it opens the lights drive automatically.
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take/ship it to sony repair center if you have it in your country. Basically you bought a piece of junk. I had to replace my motherboard, my hdd (2 times) and major fixes. Luckily for me it was under warranty. Hope you have that too.
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thanx for posting this.. i have no idea why, and I just bought one.. so I'm going to check my dvd/cd drive too! Also, is your drive partitioned correctly? My D drive had more gigs than C..
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I just bought this laptop and I'm really liking it. I upgraded the drive to a 128 SSD and it's performing great! However, there's a sticker on the palmrest that says "Illuminated Chiclet Keyboard" and has the logo for an IF Design Award China next to it. I haven't found anything else that mentions an illuminated keyboard, and I haven't found any mention of it in the rather unhelpful manual. I was hoping someone might know something about it. It's not a dealbreaker for me, but it would be really nice if the keyboard did light up.
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There are no LED lights on this board besides the Ethernet activity LED that will flash when the system is on and an internet connection is detected.
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Sort of....it begins to overwrite old data when it gets full...the light is awesome. The audio stuff...not so much. I'm sure my neighbors appreciated that I muted it!
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You need to remove one of those cover brackets in the back of your case, yeah those where the video card comes out from and then, plug a 4 pin molex to the device's board, then place the LED lights wherever you see fit and connect the one end of the LED cable to the device's board. I'll see if i can post some pictures of my build.
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I'm in the process of doing this exact upgrade, except up to 480 GB. Using Macrium Reflect Free, I was able to clone the drive, swap it into the Series 9, and the computer is acting perfectly. It worked. The problem is that even though it's a 480 GB drive, windows just shows it as the same size as old one, with 300GB of "unallocated" space that I can't figure out how to make accessible. If you figure it out, please let me know how you did it! My thread is one of the other Q & A threads on this same product.
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Hi, I am having the same problem. It worked fine and then DATA Led stopped. Medialink support could not troubleshoot and advised to return product. I believe I reset (by pressing the button) but how can you reset without having the device plugged in? Do you go inside the hole where it says reset with a paperclip (like a mac?). Please advise. Would be great if Medialink would offer this solution! THanks in advance.
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Mine does the same (and judging from review so do everyone elses). I believe this is the 730nm LEDm which is just outside of the visible spectrum, so it is mostly likely on and working, you just can't see it.
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The light comes one but drive will not show up in the bios or device manager.
1650505
I have this same problem. Do I need to replace the main circuit board or the display board. I can get all readings, just no lighted buttons such as power, generating etc.
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i'm working out of town at the momemt and don't recall, the LED lights are hard to see. mine woirks consistent with the instruction/scheme printed on the device. hopes this helps
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When I plug it into a windows 7 computer, it says "device driver not installed". No lights come on the device. Just keeps telling me it didn't install properly.