Yellow flashing light

What does the yellow flashing light on my time capsule mean? I have a new hard drive and want to download from my time capsule. I have an Ethernet cable running directly from my capsule to my laptop but nothing seems to be happening. The screen is prompting for a backup volume but the option box is blank.

A yellow light means that a Time Capsule isn't "happy" for a number of possible reasons. AirPort Utility should be able to show the reason, but if you only have one Mac it may be difficult to learn the reason.

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Problem with the yellow flashing light on AirPort Extreme

I'm trying to use my AirPort Express and have a yellow flashing light. I contacted ISP and we tested the connection by plugging the modem into a PC directly, so there is a working connection. I tried the Airport utility and it identified an error, stating that no connection could be made
I'm not sure where to go with this, my understanding is that the AirPort Express should have no trouble communicating with modems, so it can't be an issue of hardware.
Any suggestions very welcome!

Whenever you change whatever device is connected to your modem, be sure to power down the modem first.
It will refuse to communicate with anything else, unless you do.

2nd gen green-yellow flashing lights with content on iPod

so I looked up the definition of the alternating green-yellow flashing lights and it apparently means that there's no content on the iPod.
But when connected to Mac iTunes it shows that there actually is content on it. Hmmm. I can even play that content *from* the iPod through iTunes interface and hear it through the powerbook speakers.
I ran the iPod reset utility, reset the firmware in iTunes and reloaded the podcasts. Still the same thing.
Seems to sync fine. Don't know what's going on with this.

Make sure the mode switch is set to "play-in-order" and NOT "shuffle".
Flashing green-yellow means there's no PLAYABLE content on the shuffle.
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AX working fine, but with yellow flashing light

Hello,
I use my AX to stream iTunes. It works great. But it has the annoying yellow flashing light - EVEN THOUGH the airport utility displays the AX as "green" and working just fine. What can I do to stop this?
I have the AX (6.3) participating in a WDS network with WPA2. I have a Linksys WRT54G with DD-WRT firmware. Both are on channel 1. I used this guide to set up the router and AX from default settings: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/WDS#AppleAirportExpress. I have followed this guide on a previous occasion with total success. This time - Mr Yellow Flashy.
Help me please!
Ste

Do you only use the AX to stream music?
If you do not use it to connect to the internet then the flashing amber light is correct.
The flashing amber indicates that there is no internet connection present on the ethernet port.
You can turn off the indicator totally by changing a setting in the Airport Base Station software on your computer.

I have a yellow flashing light on my apple airport

My airport is blinking yellow light instead of green

Take a look at this KB article. Its been my experance that this happens when your power goes out or your internet connection is lost. You may also have a double NAT if you are using advance features. The article below should help
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1589

Start up has yellow flashing light -HD running no screen

I just got a blue iMac G3 and on booting it up there is a green light, long yellow, short yellow and green light again. The hard drive is running but there is nothing appearing on the screen. Since I cannot boot it up I don't know what software it has got. Is there a way to get it to turn on properly etc? Many thanks for any help!!

Do the speakers play a sound when you start? If so, what sound is it? Pleasent musical chime (= normal)? Breaking glass/car crash sound (= problem)?
If the computer has been stored off wall power, it probably has a dead PRAM battery (user-replaceable). The following can help in the case of a dead battery until you get a new one
1) See if it will start with the SHIFT key depressed.
2)If that fails to work, press and hold this key combination:command-option-p-r until you hear three normal startup chimes, then release the keys. You may want to figure out how you will hold all four keys before starting it.
Post what happens. If you cannot get it to start, look on the bottom or back of the case. Often there is a label showing processor speed, hard drive size, and amount of RAM originally installed. It may be embossed into the plastic. If you find a code starting with "M" followed by four numbers, that can help us identify the model iMac you have.

Yellow Flashing Light - AppleTVs that won't boot

Strictly that should be amber I guess
Well, I've finally dismantled my 40GB AppleTv that died last year.
It basically won't boot - no startup Apple logo on screen, and constant flashing amber LED.
Amber blinking indicates "Starting Up":
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24576
So clearly it's failing to start up for some reason as it never exits this phase.
There is no response to remote, no white flash of LED in response to remote.
Consequently, unable to use Menu and down arrow (6 sec) to reboot to diagnostics menu.
I have always suspected a logic board failure or some other catastrophic failure, as there have been posts suggesting hard drive failure or loose drive connections give a flashing '?', as well as this suggesting possible failure to boot from the drive:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24604?viewlocale=en_US
I guess there could be any number of faults preventing it starting, from dodgy power supply to logic board, intrinsic logic board failure, CPU failure etc etc, but having had a failed logic board in a 2006 white iMac and a 2007 Mac Mini that would be my top bet!
Anyhow I remembered I had an old 60GB portable USB drive, which fortunately had an enclosure with screws!
Removed the AppleTVs 40GB 2.5" PATA drive, hooked it up to the USB PATA enclosure, plugged it in and nearly fell off my chair when a message flashed up saying 'A USB device is drawing too much current so the hub will be deactivated".
Thought bingo, the drive must be faulty.
Using the PATA from the portable drive I verified this USB port still worked, thankfully it did.
Tried again with the AppleTV drive in the enclosure, and for some reason this time it worked and I could access it. Reinstalled into AppleTV just in case it had been kicked into life, but no go.
The AppleTv has a small CR2032 battery which I removed after unplugging, left it for a few mins, and replaced with a new one, restarted but no joy.
It will not start with a flashing ? if I disconnect the drive, nor will it start with a flashing ? with a different (effectively) unformatted PATA drive.
Unplugged the wireless card in case that was faulty, no joy.
The small fan is spinning so that hasn't failed.
So, I must conclude that it's not the hard drive at all, and most likely logic board, CPU or GPU. Could also be power supply to logic board not giving enough juice to startup properly, or some other component but not something simple to repair.
Am disinclined to open another AppleTV at this stage to swap components about to try to narrow it down, but when another unit fails, I may just try that, keeping this one for spares - at least I know I have a spare working 40GB PATA drive.

I'm having a similar problem. The other night, while i had the powerbook plugged in, it suddenly switched over to battery. I didn't really think too much of it and put it sleep. Well, it drained almost completely while sleeping and when I plugged the power back in, the green light wouldn't come on. Nothing. No booting, nothing.
I'd been in a very dusty environment, so I blew into the power socket. Well, now I get the green light on the power cable, but it's constant, and I can't tell if it's charging or not. I don't think it is, as the battery lights still flash the single LED very quickly.
I've reset the PMU and have been told to go into the open firmware, but I have to be able to boot to do that -- and obviously I can't do that.
I'm in Baghdad and can't just drop by an Apple store, so if anyone has any ideas, I'd be really, really grateful.

HT201514 My Time Capsule/Router will not recognize the other Apple wireless devices that I own. The older Air Port goes online immediately and recognizes each one by name. The Time Capsule/Router does not finish the start up--long yellow flashing light.

I recently purchased a MacBook Air and an Airport Time Capsule. The Time Capsule does not recognize my old iPhone, my old iPod Touch and my new MacBook Air. The old AirPort Extreme works perfectly on the network, so I know it's not my internet. It also recognizes all my devices by name and hooks them up to the internet. Is the Time Capsule broken or is there some secret trick I need to know to get it to work?
Ellen H.

Check the Ethernet connection to the AirPort Express. Make sure that the Ethernet connection from the Comcast modem is connected to the WAN port on the back of the AirPort Express. The WAN port is the one with the circle of dots shown over the port.
It sounds like you are connected to the Ethernet LAN port.

Toshiba Portege Z935-P300 Flashing yellow power light

I have a Toshiba Portege Z935-P300 and the Yellow power light that looks like a power cord just flashes and wont power on the laptop any long. what can I do?

Try the suggestions in this article:
What can I do if my Windows 7 or Windows Vista laptop won't start?
- Peter

MiFi2200 has a red flashing light

MiFi2200 has a red flashing light and will not get a signal. When it's plugged into the wall, the button light flashes red. When I plug the device into the computer, Verizon manager doesn't detect the device.

wobbly214 wrote:
MiFi2200 has a red flashing light and will not get a signal. When it's plugged into the wall, the button light flashes red. When I plug the device into the computer, Verizon manager doesn't detect the device.
You may have discovered by now:
"Red Blinking The battery is critically low."
Leave it plugged in for a while.
The LED can be Green, Green/Yellow which the book calls Amber, or Red.
http://support.vzw.com/clc/devices/index.html?p=5607&m=
Device Manual
Clarence

I suddenly have two flashing lights on my keyboard by the caps lock key and over the end/pg up key.

I encountered a problem waking my laptop (Pavilion dv7-1270us) this morning. At first it would not wake up and had to do a hard reboot. Now I have two flashing lights on the keyboard -the caps lock light and the one over the end/pg up keys over the number pad. I have run several diagnostics and cannot find an answer as to what this is.
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Standard S_TCODE object showing Yellow trafic light

Hi All,
Recently I have noticed standard s_tcode object is showing Yellow traffic light (Not fully maintained) in one of the role in ECC6 system. I have tried to maintain by clicking on change button which usually doing with other objects and got succeeded to do modifications.
I have downloaded that role and uploaded in to another ECC6 system and observed that s_tocde is in green color and not allowed me to modify it as usual.
As per my knowledge standard s_tocde object is not modifiable but we can modify manually inserted s_tcode object.
Please advice.
Regards,
Sri Vandan.

Hi,
What happens if you delete the role in your original system and re-upload and generate?
I have tried that one also but getting same problem.
propably the SU24 entries have been changed (for field S_TCODE) since the last mergeing of authorization data....
Bernhard, can you please elaborate on this.
Regards,
Sri Vandan.

Won't turn on, flashing light, loud buzzing when I try to charge it?

My ipod died in April and I got a replacement from the apple store as it was still (just!) under warranty. I woke up in the middle of the night last night because my ipod was flashing - not on and off, just a blank flashing light. I tried turning it on and off but it didn't work and didn't even turn on.
When I got up today the flashing had stopped. I tried charging it but as soon as I plugged in the lead from my computer it started making a really loud buzzing noise. I don't mean the whirring/clicking noise that seems to be common enough when they die (that's what happened my last one, but it would turn on and display the battery with exclamation mark), but a real buzzing sound.
It started flashing again too after being plugged in for less than a minute. I left it plugged in for a while but the noise was driving me crazy so I've unplugged it now.
Has anyone come across this problem before? I haven't dropped it or had it near liquids etc, I've been treating it like a newborn baby since the last one died! I've googled and tried searching apple support but I haven't come across anything similar. Any help would be great, thanks!

If you connected it to both your computer's USB port and a USB power adapter on a wall outlet, I think you've ruled out a problem with the power source. Since you at least get the red light, the USB docking cable is probably OK.
So, if it's not the USB port or the docking cable, the cause is likely to be on the shuffle. It may be the battery or a problem on the logic board. If it was just the battery, I think it would still appear in iTunes on the computer (or at least be recognized by the system).
(If this shuffle is less than one year from purchase date, it is under warranty.)

Hey Dears, I was working with my Macbook pro 2011, then i have some flash light in the screen, so i shutdown the computer, when i try to open it again i had a black screen, so any one of you have any idea about what should i have to do ?

Hey Dears, I was working with my Macbook pro 2011, then i have some flash light in the screen, so i shutdown the computer, when i try to open it again i had a black screen, so any one of you have any idea about what should i have to do ?

Can you start Firefox in [[Safe mode]] ?
You can also do a clean reinstall and download a fresh Firefox copy from http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all.html and save the file to the desktop.
Uninstall your current Firefox version and remove the Firefox program folder before installing that copy of the Firefox installer.
It is important to delete the Firefox program folder to remove all the files and make sure that there are no problems with files that were leftover after uninstalling.
You can initially skip the step to create a new profile, that may not necessary for this issue.
See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Clean_reinstall

How do I fix Cartridge Error and flashing light message on my 4215xi all-in-one? I use windows 8.1

This equipment was working just fine after I installed a re-filled black ink cartridge. A few days later I began to get a flashing light with the message: Cartridge Error. See Product Documentation for details. Sometimes my computer said the printer was offline when it wasn't. I have also had occasional cartridge door open messages when the door was closed. I have removed the two cartrdges, cleaned them with water by using a coffee filter as a swab. I have also uninstalled and, I think, reinstalled the software printer driver, but I am not entirely certain as to that.

Hi there @donpablitosan!
Thank you for posting on the HP Forums!
I would be happy to help in regards to the flashing lights and cartridge error on the printer. You had also mentioned that the computer sometimes shows the printer offline or door open errors. I should be able to help with that as well!
The first thing I suggest is to plug the printer into the wall outlet directly if it is currently in a power surge protector or extension cord. This may sound silly but this will ensure the printer is getting full power and may eliminate any unnecessary troubleshooting. If the printer is no longer getting full power from the power surge or extension cord it may give false errors or have poor connection and paper feed issues.
From what I can find it looks like you have done all the troubleshooting regarding the cartridge itself. If you have tried the above suggestion and are still getting the same issue then you may need to try another cartridge to see if the issue is coming from the printers hardware or the cartridge.
Thanks again for posting on the HP Forums!
Please post back and let me know how it goes and enjoy your day!
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