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Question posted by moorer45 on April 19th, 2015

When The Power Switch Is Activated... Should There Be A Visible Indicator Light

(green or white)?

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Answer #1: Posted by TheWiz on April 19th, 2015 8:05 PM

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Yes, the power LED should be blue when the system is powered on.

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