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Icon Color Status
Blue Drive connected
Green Drive connected; sync idle
Gray No drive connected
Yellow Sync in progress
Red Sync Failed
Figure 14: Seagate Media: Status Icon
Note: When a sync fails, the status icon stays red until a sync is completed successfully.
Registering a Drive
If your computer is connected to the Internet, you can use Seagate Media to register
FreeAgent drives.
To register a drive:
1. Open the My Drives window, select the drive you want, then click Settings.
The Settings window opens.
2. In the Settings window, click Register My Drive.
The Seagate Product Registration page opens.
3. Follow the online instructions to complete the registration.
Disabling Pop-up Messages from Seagate Media
By default, Seagate Media displays pop-up messages with tips and information about
special promotions. You can choose to disable the pop-up messages if you want.
Note: Software update messages will not be disabled.
To disable pop-up messages:
1. Open the My Drives window, select the drive you want, then click Settings.
The Settings window opens.
2. Click Change Seagate Advisor Setting.
The Change Seagate Advisor Setting window opens.
3. Deselect Show Seagate Advisor messages.
Pop-up messages are disabled.
4. Click OK to return to the My Drives window.