Western Digital "My Passport" External USB Hard Drive Non-Stop Light Flashing?

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When plugged in, the drive works fine, Windows recognizes it, I can backup and retrieve files from it. However, even when I am not accessing the drive, the light is constantly flashing. It is a consistent steady flashing.

I originally purchased the drive less than two weeks ago so I could back up all my files before doing a clean Windows install. The drive was blinking during my old Windows install, and now that I have a fresh Windows install, it still blinks the same. I was able to retrieve all my backed up files from it just fine but the light just keeps on blinking. Anyone know if I need to be concerned?

The drive is a Western Digital "My Passport" 2TB portable USB drive. System: Dell Studio XPS 8000-2361JBK, 2.8GHz Intel Core i7 860, 8GB 1,066MHz DDR3 SDRAM, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Two internal hard drives, both Seagate (a 1TB and a 2TB).

Thanks!

Answer
If the drive has always done that, it's probably normal, reminding you not to unplug it without clicking "safely remove".

Which Hard Drive Would Be Best?

Stan

Hey i wanna buy a hard drive but got 3 choices not sure which be the best

-Seagate Expansion Portable 1.5TB Hard Drive USB 3.0 - $149
-Western Digital 2TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive - 138
-Western Digital 1TB Elements SE Portable External Hard Drive USB 3.0/2.0 - $149

Your answers would be much appreciated thanks :)

Answer
Western Digital 2TB. I have had a Western Digital 1 TB now for more than 3 years. It has been
used on 3 different computers and it still works fine. I would choose the Western Digital 2TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive. That would really serve the purpose.

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