If you plug it back into the computer and it stops working again, then proceed to the Preventing the flashing blue light section. If you get a menu at this point, then you have a working ScreenPlay Pro. Do not shut off the drive during this installation.ĥ. It typically takes it about 7-8 minutes to reapply the firmware and format the drive. You can use the HDMI connector, but you will get a blank screen and not see the firmware updating.Ĥ. Plug it into a TV that uses RGB connectors instead of HDMI. After the firmware has been applied, select the "Safely Remove Hardware" option and then turn off the drive and disconnect it from the computer.ģ. Apply the firmware with the option that removes all of the data on the drive (it is the option automatically selected).Ģ. In one case, applying the firmware caused a crash while it was copying it to the drive and it had to be manually repartitioned. If it doesn't find the drive, try a different computer USB port. Connect the drive via USB and apply the firmware. Failure to follow these steps precisely may result in the drive not working.ġ. These are the specific steps to get it working. Iomega's official response to the Disk Error or continuously flashing blue light is to download the firmware and install it, which will wipe your disk contents and replace it like it was/should have been from the factory. If, after the time has passed the blue light continues to steadily flash and you haven't seen the menu yet, your media partition may be unreadable by the drive.
In USB mode, you will not be able to watch video or see the screenplay menu, although you may still see the screenplay logo on the TV.įixing the flashing blue light problem If you have the drive connected to something through the lower USB port (the slave port), then it will boot in USB mode.
Just after a firmware update, it may take up to 8 minutes before the light stops flashing. It will have a flashing blue light during the bootup after you turn it on. The screenplay hd pro takes about 20-35 seconds to boot normally when using the networking/video mode, and about 3 seconds when using the USB mode. 2 Fixing the flashing blue light problem.
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