Good job with the gif animation. Check out the knowledge base article on strobe light effect and unfortunately that could be a hardware failure but check your power adapter or wall socket:
Strobe light
- Hardware Failure or No drives inserted or detected by the controller
- Incorrect or Bad Power Adapter
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Ensure the power adapter shipped with the unit is being used
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Ensure the the correct voltage power adapter is being used for the make and model of My Cloud Home
For more information, please refer to:
Answer ID 8216: Power Adapters for WD Products
Answer ID 22446: My Cloud Home or My Cloud Home Duo Will Not Power On -
Replace bad or failing power adapter(s)
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