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iStorage diskAshur
®
M
2
User Manual v1.4
1. LED indicators and their actions
LED LED State Description LED LED State Description
RED Solid Locked drive (in either
Standby or Reset states)
BLUE Solid
Drive in Admin mode
RED Double blink
Incorrect PIN entry
RED, GREEN and
BLUE Blinking
together
Waiting for User PIN entry
GREEN Solid
Drive unlocked
GREEN and BLUE
Blinking together
Waiting for Admin PIN entry
GREEN Blinking
Data transfer in progress
GREEN and BLUE
Blinking alternately
Authentication in progress
2. LED States
To wake from Idle State
Idle state is defined as when diskAshur M
2
is not being used and all LEDs are off.
To wake diskAshur M
2
from the idle state do the following.
Connect the diskAshur M
2
to a powered USB
port on your computer
RED, GREEN and BLUE LEDs blink once in sequence then the GREEN
LED blinks twice and finally switches to a solid RED LED indicating
the drive is in Standby State
To enter Idle State
To force diskAshur M
2
to enter Idle State, execute either of the following operations:
• Disconnect the drive if connected to a USB port, all LEDs will switch off (idle state).
Power-on States
After the drive wakes from the Idle State, it will enter one of the following states shown in the table below.
Power-on State LED indication
Encryption
Key
Admin
PIN
Description
Initial Shipment State
RED and GREEN
Solid
Waiting for configuration of an Admin PIN (First Time Use)
Standby
RED Solid
Waiting for Admin or User PIN entry
Reset
RED Solid
Waiting for configuration of an Admin PIN