# Screen displays "DFU mode" when appropriate

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/screen-displays-dfu-mode-when-appropriate/3319>\
**Category:** Feature Requests & Ideas\
**Created:** [January 16, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/screen-displays-dfu-mode-when-appropriate/3319 "2015-01-16T21:41:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/stephen/32/1635_2.png) [@Stephen](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/screen-displays-dfu-mode-when-appropriate/3319/1 "2015-01-16T21:41:17Z")

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From @JamesBaker and @Casey_Chambers in a [firmware thread](http://forum.formlabs.com/t/could-not-open-dfu-device-with-trying-to-update-firmware/823/10):

> Some sort of indication on the display that the machine was in DFU mode would be really useful. As it is, there’s no apparent difference between the Form 1 in its “off” state and the Form 1 in the “DFU” state.

Agreed, and I can totally see why you’d want to confirm this!