LED Indicator and Cables

Status light information

Your hard drive features a status light that provides general information about the product. Refer to the table below for details.

Light behavior	Status
On and steady	Drive is on
Flickering	Data access
Off	Drive is off

Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C)

USB-C protocols

USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer. USB-C is the latest implementation of this standard and it provides higher bandwidth and new power management features. Further, USB-C ports that feature the thunderbolt icon include support for Thunderbolt 3 devices.

Thunderbolt 3 can attain up to 40Gb/s as opposed to USB 2.0's 480Mb/s, USB 3.0's 5Gb/s and Thunderbolt 2's 20Gb/s.

Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) cable

Use the included Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance when used with compatible ports. Connecting your product is easy since the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) cable is identical on both ends.

Connector face

Cable end