Blue light blinking every second
Lakshit
-
Updated on Aug 4, 2021 at 03:22 PM
nathanwirth
nathanwirth
- Posts
- 320
- Registration date
- Thursday May 22, 2014
- Status
- Member
- Last seen
- May 27, 2022
Related:
- Toshiba external hard drive blinking blue light
- Toshiba hard drive blinking blue light - Best answers
- Toshiba external hard drive blue light - Best answers
- Toshiba external hard drive not detected - Forum - Hard Drive/SSD
- Toshiba 1tb is not recognized on any computer - Forum - Hard Drive/SSD
- My toshiba external hard disk goes in infinite loading mode - Forum - Hard Drive/SSD
- My toshiba external harddrive stoped working - Forum - Hardware
- Toshiba external hard drive blue light - Forum - Hard Drive/SSD
2 replies
HelpiOS
Aug 4, 2021 at 03:22 PM
- Posts
- 12528
- Registration date
- Friday October 30, 2015
- Status
- Moderator
- Last seen
- June 24, 2022
Aug 4, 2021 at 03:22 PM
Hi,
If the hard disk is reading or writing data, then it is normal that the light blinks frequently. If it is not used, then I recommend you to run a disk check.
To run a disk check, start Command Prompt with admin rights and type the following:
Press Enter to start the process. Note: Replace d: by the letter of your external hard drive.
The above command will try to fix errors on the disk and locate the bad sectors and try to recover readable information.
If the hard disk is reading or writing data, then it is normal that the light blinks frequently. If it is not used, then I recommend you to run a disk check.
To run a disk check, start Command Prompt with admin rights and type the following:
- chkdsk d: /f /r
Press Enter to start the process. Note: Replace d: by the letter of your external hard drive.
The above command will try to fix errors on the disk and locate the bad sectors and try to recover readable information.
nathanwirth
Aug 23, 2021 at 07:27 AM
- Posts
- 320
- Registration date
- Thursday May 22, 2014
- Status
- Member
- Last seen
- May 27, 2022
Aug 23, 2021 at 07:27 AM
Do you know why LED light blinks in any hard drive? The activity light in the hard drive blinks whenever the drive reads or writes anything. This is the reason why it is always suggested to eject your drive instead of pulling it out from your system. As in your case if your hard drive is working fine but blinking then there is nothing to worry about. Your drive is absolutely fine.
