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From: boyd@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd)
Subject: Re: Mega4 ST Floppy Drive Light : Funny Behaviour
Message-ID: <9003230347.AA29028@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu>
Reply-To: boyd@nu.cs.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd)
Organization: Florida State University Computer Science Department
References: <1990Mar23.013510.24427@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
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Date: 23 Mar 90 03:50:07 GMT
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In article <1990Mar23.013510.24427@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, ia4@cunixd.cc.columbia.edu (Imran Anwar) writes:
>Hi....I am working on the ST with the lighys in the room turned off...and have
>the screen colors reversed to WhiteText on B;ack and am logged in to the
>school computer....
>
>Just noticed that the Green LED on the Mega4 "flickers" very very lightly
>which is noticable in the dark.....
>
>I assume such light flickering is usual for LEDs BUT every 15-30 seconds the 
>LED flashes once or twice almost as bright as for "Drive Busy" state.
>
>AND...the frequency of flashing is higher if I randomly move the mouse around!
>
>Mysteries of the Unknown?
>
>Imran

My Mega does the same thing.  Someone posted to the net about this a long time
ago, I cannot remember the explination, but the conclusion was that the 
flickering is harmless, and does not indicate something about to blow up.

Just a little reassuring note, from:

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