* An ongoing debate between Tom Walker and Ben Ritchey rages on ...

BR>| RT>> Seems to me I recall a lot of Seagate drives having a 2-pin
BR>| RT>> connector right near the front of the drive for just that
BR>> Nah, the new ones come sealed, at least mine are ... unless I can
BR>> tap into o of the option straps between the data & power connectors
BR>> .
| TW>  IT is in there somewhere. It must be on one of the Cable wires as
| TW>  otherwise I would not think the Light on the External USB Cases would

 I took a peek inside one of the Mobile Docking trays I have (they have
activity lights) and they tap off of either Pin 1 OR the pin vertically
adjacent to it (:) then thru a 100 ohm resistor then to an onboard IC then
another resistor then the LED. Very small stuff or I'd develop a schematic.

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