Flashes of light!

on ichat, for some reason, every time i receive or send a message my screen brightens for a split second. i dont know what's going on, this has never happened before.
thanks.

hm.. not too sure if this has anything to do with the current screen-flickering issue some macbook owners have or not..
as for mine, the flash of light happens during any program or with no programs at all. it's completely random. yours could be the start of a flickering issue, or it may be nothing at all. wait and see what happens with it...if it happens while using other programs or not. that's the best thing i can say.

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Let me give the history - I started with an Apple Express being fed thru a D-Link EBTR 2310 cable Router from an RCA DCM315 Modem (Pure). Comcast service all the way.
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Hello,
I am upgrading my wireless router from an Airport Express to an Airport Extreme. After disconnecting the Express and plugging the Extreme via ethernet cable to the modem, I am receiving a flashing amber light after connecting the power source. I also reset the modem while the Extreme was still powered and plugged into the modem, but no luck. I also tried resetting the modem and the Extreme and still no resolution. Please advise. Thank you!

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Microsoft Security Essentials can do the same thing.
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Here is a huge problem I hope someone can help solve.
AE working fine for over a year. Hooked up new HD to it, got a requester asking for answers on this device. Clicked something (now I cannot for the life of me remember what).
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Here is my workaround (or solution).
On the Western Digital HD there was a .pdf buried on it with the real hint. That is the HD comes preformatted in FAT32.
So first I connected it directly to the Mac rather than the Airport Base Station. This allows it to be seen on the desktop AND read by Disk Utility. It also allowed it to be read by Time Machine. However I chose to reformat it in Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
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Cheers
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Note: this answer was posted in another thread just above to make sure it is seen.

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sylviafromhanover wrote:
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http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/airportextreme_802.11n_userguide.pdf
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Most likely you will use the TC in bridge to an existing modem router.. but we cannot help as you have no details of the network setup.
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Hi!
I m all new to this blackberry forum thing....anyway i have a blackberry curve and all of a sudden yesterday it just stopped working. when i looked at the phone the screen was all white so i took out the battery and put it back on thinking that it will come back up but it didnt. Then i took the battery out again and plugged it to the USB(without the battery) because ususally it comes back up, but it still didnt. i put the battery again and plugged it to the USB thinking that it needs to charge but still no since of that flashing red light. I took the battery out and put my friends battery (cos he has a curve too) but still it didnt work. I did try holding down the power (red)button still not back on.
I just dont understand whats wrong with it, its not like i dropped it in the water or dropped it on the floor. I didnt do anything to it. It just stopped working.
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THanks!

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I've been reading other posts regarding the problems encountered by some after upgrading the Apple TV to 2.2. I believe my problem is related, but not sure. Others have found relieve by holding the "menu" and "-" keys on the remote to regain control, but mine just shows the apple icon on the screen and the yellow light continues to flash indefinitely (I guess). It's been flashing for several hours and nothing else appears to be happening. I've tried powering it off several times and as soon as I plug it back in, the light begins to flash yellow continously again. The Apple icon doesn't appear until I do the "menu" + "-" sequence again....but that's it.
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Hi,
Flashing amber LED does not always point to fault. Please see this bug related to system
LED flashing amber.
CSCsh44884 Bug Details : Appliance: No Troubleshooting for System health LED
Status: NEW
Symptom: The appliance hardware has a "System health LED" that may go into amber status,
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Conditions:
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.Workaround:
-Reload appliance
-Verify enviromental conditions (temperature, power)
Alternate Details:
Symptom:
The appliance hardware has a "System health LED" that may go into amber status, to
indicate a hardware warning, and red to indicate a hardware failure
http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/search/getBugDetails.do?method=fetchBugDetails&b
ugId=CSCsh44884
Let me know if you have any question.
Regards,
~JG
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hi there i tried to restart my mbp this am and it would not power up, I get a grey screen, three loud constant beeps and flashing sleep light in time to the beeps!
THe HD sounds as if it is starting up, I hear the whirring then nothing but this annoying been and a stoney grey screen!
please help!!
xx
Fran

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Hello,
Firstly...
truckin-on wrote:
Does RIM care about these failure issues at all I wonder?
If you were hoping for a response from RIM, you have misunderstood the purpose of these forums. These are not a channel for any communications with, support from, nor escalation to RIM for anything. Rather, these are a user-to-user community of volunteers trying to help each other out amidst their own busy lives. So patience perhaps would be a good thing to have...
Nevertheless, please try this sequence...note that, throughout the entire 4h15m process, your BB must remain connected to a known-good wall charger (not PC USB):
With the battery inside, connect your BB to the wall charger
Leave it alone for 2 hours, no matter what the LED or the display does
Remove the battery
Wait 15 minutes
Insert the battery
Wait another 2 hours, no matter what the LED or the display does
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While you've already validated that your battery is good, I don't think you've tried the first part of this test:
Obtain a known good and already fully charged additional battery...use it in your BB and see what happens
Obtain access to a known good and identical BB...use your battery in it and see what happens
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KB10144 How to force the detection of the BlackBerry smartphone using Application Loader
KB27956 How to recover a BlackBerry smartphone from any state
http://crackberry.com/blackberry-101-lecture-12-how-reload-operating-system-nuked-blackberry
Since you are out of warranty, your next step I suppose would be to seek in-hand support from a qualified technician to give you a proper diagnosis. Doing such at this internet distance is quite a challenge and therefore cannot replace in-hand evaluation and diagnosis.
Good luck and let us know!

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