Why does the blue indicator light blink on the FireWire 410?
The FireWire 410 has a blue LED indicator light for power and two other functions.
1. If the blue light is flashing slowly, this means that the power button has been disengaged and the unit is receiving bus power from the 1394 connection at a low power level to maintain the connection with the computer, but the driver is not engaged so no audio will flow through the device until the power button is depressed causing the blue LED light to stay lit without flashing.
2. If the blue light is flashing quickly, this means that the Firewire firmware is not loaded. During the boot up process the LED may flash quickly before the operating system has initiated the firmware.
Once the operating system has loaded and the LED continues to flash quickly this may indicate that the installation process has not completed due to complications during the install process. In the event that this occurs, disconnect the Firewire connection and then run the uninstaller. Re-install the latest driver update from the M-Audio website and reboot the computer. Connect the Firewire 410 and enjoy.
Windows 2000 and XP users should download the driver from the website and install the driver according to the install instructions found in the user manual.
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