Another good poing is that you don't need a crossover cable to configure it; any ethernet cable will do (crossover included). This is a great time saver when you're forced to reconfigure it by ethernet and have to pull a crossover cable out of your a*#.

Also of note some of the graphite models tended to overheat dramatically, burning out resisters and power supplies iirc. The snow models feature a completely new interior and are (supposed to be) more reliable. Of course m snow one died the other day and is being replaced but hey, it happens from time to time

Right, and the lights are white, not multi-colored.

My advise - buy a new one.