I'd say it's a monitoring sign judging the writing speed.

Usually I see the bars when it's actively writing and shows how fast
it's writing. (Ex. writing at 82 MB/s, 279gb).  I don't see it when the
drive just shows writing (Ex. writing, 13gb)

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Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 10:21 AM
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Subject: [Networker] Question about a device icon under nmc?

What does the little horizontal green icon (4 bars) over a device mean 
under the NMC gui?

I see this sometimes when the drive is writing, but not always. It goes 
off for a while and then comes back on. Seems kind of random. Is this 
some kind of speed threshold monitor?

George

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