EternallDarkness Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 okay so some of you may remember a couple of weeks back I complained that the external drive I was using on my xbox stopped working. It was a Seagate. I just upgraded to an xbox 1 X and picked up a new hard drive, this time I went with a WD My Passport, pretty much the same one I have for my ps4. The odd thing is that when I shut down my xbox the light on the external drive keeps blinking. My Seagate never did that and the WD I have hooked up to my ps4 doesn't do that. I've tried both power settings on the xbox including making sure the external storage off box is checked for the instant on sleep mode. Does this happen for anyone else? Is it normal or is it something I need to worry about, like maybe just unplugging the drive every time I'm not using my xbox. I've tried searching online and can't seem to find out is this normal or not. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 It's normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: It's normal. with you I can never tell if you are being serious or just jerking me around so why would it stay on for the xbox but not the ps4? Seems odd, also seems odd that the Seagate one never blinked when the xbox was off. All I can say is that if this is normal then thank god I don't keep my xbox in my bedroom that flashing light all night would drive me crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Is the external perhaps downloading stuff while the console is “off”? When you turn it off it’s not really totally off, it’s in a sleep mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 17 minutes ago, stepee said: Is the external perhaps downloading stuff while the console is “off”? When you turn it off it’s not really totally off, it’s in a sleep mode. shouldn't be, don't have it set up for auto updating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 1 minute ago, EternallDarkness said: shouldn't be, don't have it set up for auto updating hm, did you check the queue? It just would make sense since you upgraded to an X and it should be updating your games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, stepee said: hm, did you check the queue? It just would make sense since you upgraded to an X and it should be updating your games. Don't have the system set for auto updating, but even so queue is empty, and of course it's brand new system and external drive so I only have three or four games installed and I updated them earlier today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 No idea then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 WD's have the LED blink when in standby. Its stupid but all my WD MyBooks do the same thing.. The reason your PS4 doesnt do it is because the ps4's USB's dont get power when the system is off. The XBO supplies power to the usb 24/7. I use my xbox to charge my phone all the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 As others have said, it's normal as the HDD is in its standby mode, however, I would recommend grabbing a USB 3.0 dock and using a 7200+rpm internal 3.5" drive. Your load speeds will be greatly increased over the (generally) super slow external drives like the WD passport, plus, internal HDDs are fairly cheap and you can keep multiple to pop-in and pop-out of the dock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Dunno, but mine does that. Though I do not have the system turn off the external storage either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 4 hours ago, XxEvil AshxX said: WD's have the LED blink when in standby. Its stupid but all my WD MyBooks do the same thing.. The reason your PS4 doesnt do it is because the ps4's USB's dont get power when the system is off. The XBO supplies power to the usb 24/7. I use my xbox to charge my phone all the time. that makes sense, and yet the blinking is random, slow blink slow blink stay on for 5 or six seconds couple of quick blinks and then back to slow blink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 6 minutes ago, EternallDarkness said: that makes sense, and yet the blinking is random, slow blink slow blink stay on for 5 or six seconds couple of quick blinks and then back to slow blink Honestly, it's just horny. Put some porn on the sucker and it'll calm right down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The def star Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 38 minutes ago, EternallDarkness said: that makes sense, and yet the blinking is random, slow blink slow blink stay on for 5 or six seconds couple of quick blinks and then back to slow blink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Spork3245 said: As others have said, it's normal as the HDD is in its standby mode, however, I would recommend grabbing a USB 3.0 dock and using a 7200+rpm internal 3.5" drive. Your load speeds will be greatly increased over the (generally) super slow external drives like the WD passport, plus, internal HDDs are fairly cheap and you can keep multiple to pop-in and pop-out of the dock. any suggestions for a cheap dock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 2 hours ago, EternallDarkness said: any suggestions for a cheap dock? This is what I have: Sabrent USB 3.0 to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5"' HDD, SSD [Support UASP] (EC-UBLB) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075GJ3P3B/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_hEl1Bb6ZHZB21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 drives aren't that cheap. I paid less than a hundred for my 4Tb external, though I do like the idea of having a doc I can use for my computer and laptop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 1 hour ago, EternallDarkness said: drives aren't that cheap. I paid less than a hundred for my 4Tb external, though I do like the idea of having a doc I can use for my computer and laptop That 4tb external is 5400rpm laptop drive, using the dock with a high-cache 7200rpm drive will offer transfer speeds over 33% faster. You can’t really compare the price of the WD Passport/Elements external hdd to a 7200rpm internal: you’d need to compare it to 7200rpm external drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 This is too technical for ED. What he has is enough for someone who won't be able to tell the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 28, 2018 Author Share Posted October 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Spork3245 said: That 4tb external is 5400rpm laptop drive, using the dock with a high-cache 7200rpm drive will offer transfer speeds over 33% faster. You can’t really compare the price of the WD Passport/Elements external hdd to a 7200rpm internal: you’d need to compare it to 7200rpm external drive. 1 hour ago, Keyser_Soze said: This is too technical for ED. What he has is enough for someone who won't be able to tell the difference. Keyser is partially right, but that doesn't mean I still might not do it. I like the idea of faster load times, not to mention I like the idea of having a dock so I can use it on my laptop and desktop, especially since I have several older hard drives I'd like to be able to easily access. What drive do you recommend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 14 hours ago, EternallDarkness said: Keyser is partially right, but that doesn't mean I still might not do it. I like the idea of faster load times, not to mention I like the idea of having a dock so I can use it on my laptop and desktop, especially since I have several older hard drives I'd like to be able to easily access. What drive do you recommend. That depends entirely on how much you want to spend A Toshiba X300 128mb cache 7200rpm or Seagate Barracuda 256mb cache 7200rpm are probably the best bang for your buck. Next would be Western Digital 7200rpm Black or Blue series. I’m not sure if an SSHD (hybrid SSD HDD) would be worth the extra money over a 7200rpm drive as I’d imagine the bandwidth of USB 3.0 would give diminished returns on the potential speed difference. 10,000rpm drives are also available but Also, the dock is not complicated at all, you plug the dock into the USB 3.0 port of your Xbone and into an AC outlet, stick an HDD in, and you’re done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Well in that case money is no object for ED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 28, 2018 Author Share Posted October 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: Well in that case money is no object for ED. those were the days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardAct Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 I can tell you it is normal. I bought a white External WD My passport 3.0 awhile back for my white ps4pro and when it's off no light! Yesterday I bought a Black 4TB WD My Passport External HD so same as the white one, though for the Xbox X and yea, the light stays on / blinks even when completely shut down. No worries bud! did think it was a pretty good deal, as the 2 gig is 89.99 and the one I bought { 4TB } was just 9.99 more. I know they go on sale often but, this is all I'll need as long as it lasts! I like that they match the consoles look well and are not very big, nice little needed IMHO accessories I believe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 I need one for PS 4 so what do you think of this one? https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Drive-PlayStation-Portable-External/dp/B071LPMSN1/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540774557&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=external +hdd+ps4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 6 hours ago, HardAct said: I can tell you it is normal. I bought a white External WD My passport 3.0 awhile back for my white ps4pro and when it's off no light! Yesterday I bought a Black 4TB WD My Passport External HD so same as the white one, though for the Xbox X and yea, the light stays on / blinks even when completely shut down. No worries bud! did think it was a pretty good deal, as the 2 gig is 89.99 and the one I bought { 4TB } was just 9.99 more. I know they go on sale often but, this is all I'll need as long as it lasts! I like that they match the consoles look well and are not very big, nice little needed IMHO accessories I believe! That's the one I originally got for my PS4 and now have for my xbox as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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