Is the flashing light on the front of your pc for hd or cpu?

sladoid · 08-28-2006, 01:29 AM

I think it is for the hd but I just want to be 100% sure. It has just been bugging me for a while.
Oh sorry if that wasn't specific enough. I mean the orange or red light under the power button that flashes sporadically when ever you do something. Not led's or any other lights.

insaneazian · 08-28-2006, 01:33 AM

I dun think there's every a light on the outside for the cpu.

StrangleHold · 08-28-2006, 01:38 AM

Its the Hard Drive

PC eye · 08-28-2006, 01:38 AM

I haven't seen too many cases with flashing cpu lights on the front of it!

Most cases will have a green and a red led while some only have the red led. The green led is to show that the power is on. The red led is the hard drive activity led that flcikers when the drive is busy loading some file or while browsing through different directories on the drive. You will see this led blinking while playing a game or running just about any program installed to the hard drive itself.

sladoid · 08-28-2006, 01:40 AM

ok thanks. I always wondered what it was. But I just assumed it was the hd. Because if it was the cpu it wouldn't stop. But then maybe if was for "heavy" cpu usage. So I really didnt know.

PC eye · 08-28-2006, 03:51 AM

You can see the cpu usage at any given time by bringing up the task manager and going to the performance tab. Or you could download a freeware or shareware(freeware preferred) for this. One is System Monitor 1.4.1 at http://www.1000apps.com/software/sof...tor-20716.html

**The_Other_One** · 08-28-2006, 03:53 AM

Old computers with Turbo buttons sometimes had an LCD reading that showed the MHz the computers were running at. But it was just preset. It wasn't real-time or anything.

StrangleHold · 08-28-2006, 04:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Other_One

Old computers with Turbo buttons sometimes had an LCD reading that showed the MHz the computers were running at. But it was just preset. It wasn't real-time or anything.

Ha Ha I still have a old AT case with the turbo button, the board is long gone though! Cant really remember but I think it had a socket 5

PC eye · 08-28-2006, 05:48 AM

In computers terms you guys are now talking "ancient history" there.

Just imagine trying to see the cpu usage on a Commadore 64 or 8088. IBM had some of those models with the turbo button too. Besides bringing up the clock speed that could also disable the cpu cache forcing the cpu to wait for the slower memory to catch up. A good definition on that is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_button

**The_Other_One** · 08-28-2006, 05:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StrangleHold

Ha Ha I still have a old AT case with the turbo button, the board is long gone though! Cant really remember but I think it had a socket 5

Haha, man that's a newish one, or was... Most of the one's I've seen that had turbo buttons where 8088's to 486's. Not too many 586 system's had them. Though I do remember seeing a 166MHz display

08-28-2006, 01:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
sladoid Silver Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sunset, South Carolina, USA, Earth, Milkyway Age: 18 Posts: 157	Is the flashing light on the front of your pc for hd or cpu? I think it is for the hd but I just want to be 100% sure. It has just been bugging me for a while. Oh sorry if that wasn't specific enough. I mean the orange or red light under the power button that flashes sporadically when ever you do something. Not led's or any other lights. __________________ Thanks, Ryan If you don't ask you will never know. 640GB sata raid 0 HDD, Corsair xms 1GB, Corsair 1gb, 19" 2ms LCD viewsonic, 550W Psu, amd dualcore 2.6ghz, bfg physics card, EVGA 8800 gts 640mb, evga mobo, and xfi soundcard. Last edited by sladoid; 08-28-2006 at 01:37 AM. Reason: Not specific enough.

08-28-2006, 01:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
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08-28-2006, 01:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: And you think your safe! Posts: 8,139	Its the Hard Drive __________________ NZXT Apollo Phenom 8750BE 3.0ghz. Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 1066 4gb. PNY 8800GT/VD964 W/D RE2 Sata 3.0 500gb. Life's tough, hit them in the throat and move on.

08-28-2006, 01:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
sladoid Silver Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sunset, South Carolina, USA, Earth, Milkyway Age: 18 Posts: 157	ok thanks. I always wondered what it was. But I just assumed it was the hd. Because if it was the cpu it wouldn't stop. But then maybe if was for "heavy" cpu usage. So I really didnt know. __________________ Thanks, Ryan If you don't ask you will never know. 640GB sata raid 0 HDD, Corsair xms 1GB, Corsair 1gb, 19" 2ms LCD viewsonic, 550W Psu, amd dualcore 2.6ghz, bfg physics card, EVGA 8800 gts 640mb, evga mobo, and xfi soundcard.

08-28-2006, 03:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 24 Posts: 12,382	Old computers with Turbo buttons sometimes had an LCD reading that showed the MHz the computers were running at. But it was just preset. It wasn't real-time or anything. __________________ 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

08-28-2006, 01:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 20,474	I haven't seen too many cases with flashing cpu lights on the front of it! Most cases will have a green and a red led while some only have the red led. The green led is to show that the power is on. The red led is the hard drive activity led that flcikers when the drive is busy loading some file or while browsing through different directories on the drive. You will see this led blinking while playing a game or running just about any program installed to the hard drive itself.

08-28-2006, 03:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 20,474	You can see the cpu usage at any given time by bringing up the task manager and going to the performance tab. Or you could download a freeware or shareware(freeware preferred) for this. One is System Monitor 1.4.1 at http://www.1000apps.com/software/sof...tor-20716.html

08-28-2006, 05:48 AM	#9 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 20,474	In computers terms you guys are now talking "ancient history" there. Just imagine trying to see the cpu usage on a Commadore 64 or 8088. IBM had some of those models with the turbo button too. Besides bringing up the clock speed that could also disable the cpu cache forcing the cpu to wait for the slower memory to catch up. A good definition on that is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_button

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