OVERVIEW - 7
WD SHARESPACE
USER MANUAL
LED Indicators

The LED (light-emitting diode) indicators on the device provide information about the

status of the system, its hard drives, and network connection. The LEDs on the

system indicate the following:

Indicator
and icon Color State Description
Power Green Steady System is powered up (connected to the power supply and turned on) and
ready for use.
Off System is not powered on
Flashing • System is booting
• System is restoring to factory default
• System is configuring RAID on the hard drive(s)
• System is configuring RAID 0, Span, or RAID 5 on a volume
• User volume is not available
Hard drives Green Random
flashing
Hard drive is in use
Steady • Hard drive is ready for use
• Hard drive is installed
Amber Steady • Hard drive error
Green/
Amber
Flashing • System detects a foreign hard drive with pre-existing data
Green/
Amber
Off • Hard drive is not present
• Hard drive is not properly installed
Ethernet
(front)
Green On Network link is detected
Off No network connection
Flashing Transmit or receive activity
System
identification
/error
Blue On System identification is active
Off System identification is disabled
Red Flashing Critical condition
USB backup Green Steady • A USB storage device is connected to the front USB port
• RAID system is rebuilding
• Restoring configuration settings
• System initialize operation in progress
Flashing • One flash per second—system is formatting a USB drive
• One flash per second (backup)—USB device to WD ShareSpace
• Two flashes per second (backup)—WD ShareSpace to USB device
Off • System initialize operation completed
Ethernet
(rear)
Orange Flashing • Network is connecting
•Link activity
Green Steady Network is connected
Flashing Network connection is active