Index: firmware/drivers/ata.c
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--- firmware/drivers/ata.c      (revision 13770)
+++ firmware/drivers/ata.c      (working copy)
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@
     void* buf;
     long spinup_start;

+    ata_led(true);
 #ifndef MAX_PHYS_SECTOR_SIZE
 #ifdef HAVE_MULTIVOLUME
     (void)drive; /* unused for now */
@@ -240,7 +241,6 @@
     last_disk_activity = current_tick;
     spinup_start = current_tick;

-    ata_led(true);

     if ( sleeping ) {
         spinup = true;
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@
     if (start == 0)
         panicf("Writing on sector 0\n");

+    ata_led(true);
 #ifndef MAX_PHYS_SECTOR_SIZE
 #ifdef HAVE_MULTIVOLUME
     (void)drive; /* unused for now */
@@ -448,7 +449,6 @@
     last_disk_activity = current_tick;
     spinup_start = current_tick;

-    ata_led(true);

     if ( sleeping ) {
         spinup = true;