HDD Running Non Stop

Support & Troubleshooting
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Searched the discussion board, but could not find anything on this topic.


Plugged in HDD and the light continues to flash, as though it is stuck in a read/write loop.  The HDD is not recording anything and no one is watching any content.  Is it normal for the HDD to run continuously as though it’s performing read/write functions?
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Has your HDD been formatted yet by the Tablo?


If not or you’re not sure, log in and look at the settings menu from a web browser.

If so, what make, model, and size is it?
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yes, formatted by Tablo during the setup process.  It’s a 2TB WD Elements Drive


Thanks
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@dknight Does it ‘sound’ like it’s working? Different drives have different status lights. Some will flash continuously when their ‘idle’ and others will just remain solid/off. 

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its runs very quietly, sounds like it’s performing read/write activity, but a little hard to tell

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I have a 1TB WD Elements drive and it flashes continuously. It’s cool to the touch and silent as a tomb. I assumed this was normal behavior for this drive.

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thanks for the input, probably same deal with mine

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