front led light problems

Beyond · 12-13-2005, 05:27 AM

i have this case..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144026

none of the front 6 lights light up very bright at all any more. is this more than likely the lights themselves going dead or something else?

Jerkstore · 12-13-2005, 06:35 AM

possibly the PSU
are they LED's??

**The_Other_One** · 12-13-2005, 07:35 AM

Under normal use, I don't beleive LED's are suppose to burn out. However, if they get too much power or something, they will eventually die...

My guess is something's wrong with the setup and they're just getting a bit too much juice. If you know anything about electronics, you might be able to make something with some resistors and weaken the power a bit, then perhaps replace the lights?

M0ddingMan1a · 12-13-2005, 08:46 AM

yea i have that case and on my current case, i even made my own LED mod. and it seems to shine just fine. there must be something wrong, maybe the PSU or something. either its not gettin enough power, or its gettin too much power. if u reliiiiiiii reli reliiiii want to try it, then i guess u can search for a guide on a LED parallel set up and solder it to a resistor and yea.
u can find wat it looks like at www.lsdiodes.com

Beyond · 12-13-2005, 01:47 PM

yeah, the case is at least a year old.

i'll check it out...

Beyond · 12-13-2005, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jerkstore

possibly the PSU
are they LED's??

yes they are......

12-13-2005, 05:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
Beyond Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Computer Engineering @ NCSU Posts: 1,277	front led light problems i have this case.. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144026 none of the front 6 lights light up very bright at all any more. is this more than likely the lights themselves going dead or something else?

12-13-2005, 07:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 24 Posts: 12,382	Under normal use, I don't beleive LED's are suppose to burn out. However, if they get too much power or something, they will eventually die... My guess is something's wrong with the setup and they're just getting a bit too much juice. If you know anything about electronics, you might be able to make something with some resistors and weaken the power a bit, then perhaps replace the lights? __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

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M0ddingMan1a Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: CA Age: 19 Posts: 1,614	yea i have that case and on my current case, i even made my own LED mod. and it seems to shine just fine. there must be something wrong, maybe the PSU or something. either its not gettin enough power, or its gettin too much power. if u reliiiiiiii reli reliiiii want to try it, then i guess u can search for a guide on a LED parallel set up and solder it to a resistor and yea. u can find wat it looks like at www.lsdiodes.com __________________ Entertainment Rig// My FUll BLUE Rig: CPU: AMD 64 Clawhammer 3400+//CPU: AMD Sempron 2600+ Mobo: DFI Lanparty UT 250gb//Mobo: Gigabyte GA-K8NS RAM: 1 gig pc3200 Corsair XMS//RAM: 1 gig PC3200 PQi Video Card: Ati AIW 9800pro 128mb//Video Card: Sapphire Ati 9600pro 128mb HDs: 80gig Sata, 200gig ATA//HDs: 250gig WD, 80gig WD, 30gig WD, 13.5gig IBM PSU: 500w X-Infinity//PSU: 500W Ultra-X Titanium Blue

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12-13-2005, 06:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jerkstore Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 354	possibly the PSU are they LED's??

12-13-2005, 01:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
Beyond Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Computer Engineering @ NCSU Posts: 1,277	yeah, the case is at least a year old. i'll check it out...