IPod flashing orange though disk use is disabled

Hello, my iPod Shuffle (4th gen) is flashing orange (and the windows safely remove hardware thing appears) until I sync it with iTunes or safely remove it (the led changes to solid green and the hardware removal thing disappears), though disk use is disabled. I already resetted the iPod but that didn't fix the problem. I'm using Win 7 64-bit.
(And I think it's only supposed to flash if it's syncing or enabled as volume.)

Hello gonida,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
See the article below for more information on the status LED on your iPod shuffle.
iPod shuffle (4th generation): Checking battery status
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4310
Take care,
Alex H.

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