Can I turn the light off on my computer motherboard?

There is an orange light on my motherboard and I was wondering if I can turn it off as it is very annoying. I'm sure there has got to be a way so I thought I'd ask.

I have a dell motherboard if that means anything.

Put a small piece of electrical tape over it. Lot less risk than attempting to remove it from circuit.

Cut it off.

Why would you want to do that? Not like it's hurting anything.katana_duo

Hey TC, when you say motherboard, to what peice of hardware specifically are you referring?

Why would you want to do that? Not like it's hurting anything.katana_duo

Hey TC, when you say motherboard, to what peice of hardware specifically are you referring?

GummiRaccoon

[QUOTE="katana_duo"]Why would you want to do that? Not like it's hurting anything.YoshiYogurt

[QUOTE="katana_duo"]Why would you want to do that? Not like it's hurting anything.YoshiYogurt

HOW IS IT THAT YOU CAN SEE A LIGHT ON YOUR MOTHERBOARD? IS YOUR CASE INVISIBLE OR WHAT

GummiRaccoon

Some of those surface-mount LEDs are surprisingly bright. With my last case, I could easily see the light bleeding out through the fan ports and grills at night; it's quite annoying if you're used to sleeping in total darkness.

HOW IS IT THAT YOU CAN SEE A LIGHT ON YOUR MOTHERBOARD? IS YOUR CASE INVISIBLE OR WHAT

GummiRaccoon

I can see all the LEDs on my motherboard from where I am sitting. They can bother me at night too if my case is positioned the wrong way. They are amazingly bright, when they are close and the only source of light.

Masking tape or paint if it's that annoying.

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HOW IS IT THAT YOU CAN SEE A LIGHT ON YOUR MOTHERBOARD? IS YOUR CASE INVISIBLE OR WHAT

opamando

I can see all the LEDs on my motherboard from where I am sitting. They can bother me at night too if my case is positioned the wrong way. They are amazingly bright, when they are close and the only source of light.

Is your computer nailed to your table?

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HOW IS IT THAT YOU CAN SEE A LIGHT ON YOUR MOTHERBOARD? IS YOUR CASE INVISIBLE OR WHAT

GummiRaccoon

I can see all the LEDs on my motherboard from where I am sitting. They can bother me at night too if my case is positioned the wrong way. They are amazingly bright, when they are close and the only source of light.

Is your computer nailed to your table?

I am starting to see why so many people call you a troll. What have your posts in this thread helped with?

"Cut it off" real helpful.

"Hey TC, when you say motherboard, to what peice of hardware specifically are you referring?" I am starting to see the genius from the bottlenecking thread coming out.

"HOW IS IT THAT YOU CAN SEE A LIGHT ON YOUR MOTHERBOARD? IS YOUR CASE INVISIBLE OR WHAT" You forget your caps lock is on? Also don't seem to realize a lot of cases have windows.

"Is your computer nailed to your table?" Another wonderful tidbit that added nothing at all to the discussion, why am I not surprised. Too bad glitchspot does not have an ignore button, it would save me a lot of frustration.

switch the power to your computer off at the wall...no more orange light and you save elctricity, those little red and orange standby/power lights use a surprising amount of juice.

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[QUOTE="opamando"] Um, you do realize quite a few cases have windows right?

I can see all the LEDs on my motherboard from where I am sitting. They can bother me at night too if my case is positioned the wrong way. They are amazingly bright, when they are close and the only source of light.

opamando

Is your computer nailed to your table?

I am starting to see why so many people call you a troll. What have your posts in this thread helped with?

"Cut it off" real helpful.

"Hey TC, when you say motherboard, to what peice of hardware specifically are you referring?" I am starting to see the genius from the bottlenecking thread coming out.

"HOW IS IT THAT YOU CAN SEE A LIGHT ON YOUR MOTHERBOARD? IS YOUR CASE INVISIBLE OR WHAT" You forget your caps lock is on? Also don't seem to realize a lot of cases have windows.

"Is your computer nailed to your table?" Another wonderful tidbit that added nothing at all to the discussion, why am I not surprised. Too bad glitchspot does not have an ignore button, it would save me a lot of frustration.

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[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

Is your computer nailed to your table?

kraken2109

I am starting to see why so many people call you a troll. What have your posts in this thread helped with?

"Cut it off" real helpful.

"Hey TC, when you say motherboard, to what peice of hardware specifically are you referring?" I am starting to see the genius from the bottlenecking thread coming out.

"HOW IS IT THAT YOU CAN SEE A LIGHT ON YOUR MOTHERBOARD? IS YOUR CASE INVISIBLE OR WHAT" You forget your caps lock is on? Also don't seem to realize a lot of cases have windows.

"Is your computer nailed to your table?" Another wonderful tidbit that added nothing at all to the discussion, why am I not surprised. Too bad glitchspot does not have an ignore button, it would save me a lot of frustration.

Yeah I thought it was pretty obvious, considering that most of the replies were similar to mine.

1: Turn of the actual power to your computer.

2: If it's at all visible, I must assume that you've taken measures to actually see the insides of your computer, which begs the question of why you're asking in the first place.

switch the power to your computer off at the wall...no more orange light and you save elctricity, those little red and orange standby/power lights use a surprising amount of juice.

GarGx1

Didn't he just say before he fixed the problem by positioning his computer a different way, lets just leave it at that guys.