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pcdude-53   10-20-2009 at 10:01:44 PM

I have a Silverstone LC14M HTPC case using a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L motherboard, Intel Q6600. The blue HDD activity LED is obnoxiously bright. Can I put a resistor in series with the LED to reduce voltage/brightness of the LED. What value or range of values would you suggest. Is it possible to use a variable pot to give flexibility and eliminate the guesswork? I appreciate any input.

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Vokofpolisiekar   10-21-2009 at 07:43:13 AM
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Use duck tape and cover the LED up.

Or just don't look at it.

Or put lights in the basement.

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zpyrd   10-21-2009 at 07:55:24 AM
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Use it for masturbation mood lighting.

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Vokofpolisiekar   10-21-2009 at 08:01:04 AM
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Or pace timing.

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pcdude-53   10-21-2009 at 04:10:16 PM
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pcdude-53 wrote :

I have a Silverstone LC14M HTPC case using a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L motherboard, Intel Q6600. The blue HDD activity LED is obnoxiously bright. Can I put a resistor in series with the LED to reduce voltage/brightness of the LED. What value or range of values would you suggest. Is it possible to use a variable pot to give flexibility and eliminate the guesswork? I appreciate any input.



I tried the mood lighting but was distracted by the light and lost focus, as for the pace timing I found it hard to keep up. I also tried wearing sunglasses while watching the TV but that was not satisfactory so I'm back to the hope of dimming the LED before I just unplug it. Any constructive thoughts?

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Vokofpolisiekar   10-21-2009 at 04:12:47 PM
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Turn your PC around?

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strangestranger   10-21-2009 at 04:43:03 PM
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Just buy some coloured plastic film, cut a little bit of it and then stick it on. Cheap and simple affair.

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audiovoodoo   10-21-2009 at 07:18:22 PM
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or even the frosty type selotape works well.

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Tom_Smart   10-28-2009 at 09:35:04 AM
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Good morning pcdude-53

Change your name to Cluless-53 and fcuk off.

Hope this helps.

Tom.

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zpyrd   10-29-2009 at 12:50:17 PM
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I wonder if he dimmed his LED?

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audiovoodoo   10-30-2009 at 10:32:26 AM
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It would match the rest of him then.

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Anonymous   11-06-2009 at 09:29:50 PM
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Wow you guys are a bunch of **** mongrels on this forum. With assholes as loose as yours it's no wonder *** doesn't fall out all over the floor. :bounce: :wahoo: :( :hello:

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strangestranger   11-06-2009 at 11:01:49 PM
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Why thank you.

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Vokofpolisiekar   11-09-2009 at 07:42:01 AM
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Anonymous wrote :

Wow you guys are a bunch of **** mongrels on this forum. With assholes as loose as yours it's no wonder *** doesn't fall out all over the floor. :bounce: :wahoo: :( :hello:



I have great concern with someone who uses so much emoticons...

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