Flashing red light inside the MPC Live 2

By Drew Hamlett Mon Jul 06, 2020 2:24 am

I don't know if it's been there or what, but I placed a can next to the MPC live and noticed this red light coming from inside the MPC(on left side) Is this normal? Typically a flashing red from a circuit board is not a good thing. Can anyone confirm theres is doing it?

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Re: Flashing red light inside the MPC Live 2

By Cockdiesel Mon Jul 06, 2020 2:25 am

its normal. my live mk1 does this...

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Re: Flashing red light inside the MPC Live 2

By Drew Hamlett Mon Jul 06, 2020 2:26 am

Ok cool. Thanks

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Re: Flashing red light inside the MPC Live 2

By peterpiper Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:04 am

Interesting. Do you know what it is for? (show memory I/O or something like that)
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Re: Flashing red light inside the MPC Live 2

By NearTao Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:15 am

Many internal electronic components have this on laptops, computers, etc. It is typically for quick diagnostics for technicians. I am not sure what the leds are for, but it is normal behavior.

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Re: Flashing red light inside the MPC Live 2

By bees80 Mon Jul 06, 2020 12:54 pm

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Re: Flashing red light inside the MPC Live 2

By NearTao Mon Jul 06, 2020 1:35 pm

okay Jigsaw

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Re: Flashing red light inside the MPC Live 2

By EnochLight Mon Jul 06, 2020 2:18 pm

Drew Hamlett wrote:I don't know if it's been there or what, but I placed a can next to the MPC live and noticed this red light coming from inside the MPC(on left side) Is this normal? Typically a flashing red from a circuit board is not a good thing. Can anyone confirm theres is doing it?

That's the LED that lights up when your Live is charging. Unplug it from its power supply and it will go off.

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Re: Flashing red light inside the MPC Live 2

By Drew Hamlett Mon Jul 06, 2020 2:44 pm

EnochLight wrote:
Drew Hamlett wrote:I don't know if it's been there or what, but I placed a can next to the MPC live and noticed this red light coming from inside the MPC(on left side) Is this normal? Typically a flashing red from a circuit board is not a good thing. Can anyone confirm theres is doing it?

That's the LED that lights up when your Live is charging. Unplug it from its power supply and it will go off.

That's what I had originally thought but battery is 100%. I unplugged too.

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Re: Flashing red light inside the MPC Live 2

By EnochLight Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:32 am

Drew Hamlett wrote:That's what I had originally thought but battery is 100%. I unplugged too.

Ah, right. Just re-read your OP. This one on the rear is for charging:

The one on the left side towards the top is indeed a motherboard diagnostics LED. Blinking in bursts of two means "operating/everything is fine". Solid means "booting", though it only does it briefly when you first boot. Not sure what the other sequences are or what they mean.