Where is the HDD light in Qosmio X875?

Hi to everyone!
I have just opened my Qosmio X875-Q7280 and immediately noticed that there was no Hard Disk light status indicator... at least where it should be.
Can you tell me where is it located (if there is one) or tell me what application may I use to know when the HDDs are working or not? This is very important to me.
Many thanks! :)

"Sometimes it's useful to know whether the hard disk LED indicator on your computer is flashing. Because if it is, that will explain why the computer might be running slowly, or why it might be an idea not to restart the machine right now."

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