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dezwart
Asked: 2009-06-23 15:50:41 +0800 CST

Disable blue LED on a LaCie 1TB High-Speed USB 2.0 external drive

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Does anyone know the magic incantation to disable the annoying blue led on the front of a LaCie 1TB High-Speed USB 2.0 external drive?

The manual for that model doesn't mention the ability to disable it, but for the NAS model; there is the option.

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6 Answers

  1. Electrical tape. Possibly two layers, if your LEDs are anything like the ones on the HDMI switch I just bought.

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  2. Blue tak over the LED :)

    In all seriousness, I've never seen a USB enclosure with any configurable options. Reason? Well, a NAS must have a back-end management solution (creating arrays, permissions, etc) which all require expensive (in context) hardware (web server, etc). A USB caddy is a "Dumb" device, it just sits there and translates instructions. It has no back-end configurations.

    Your only bet is to use one of the aforementioned solutions...

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  3. Best Answer

    While a NAS usually (always?) has some method of remote configuration, a USB version of the same drive usually won't. The NAS requires configuration to know its IP address among other things. A USB drive does not require configuration.

    I would be surprised if you have any choice other than some opaque tape or other opaque object to block the LED. Sorry.

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  4. Use white out or a paint marker.

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  5. Turn it around.
    stash it out of sight <- (also a theft deterrent).

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  6. Black nail polish works wonders on those horrible blue LEDs.

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