LEDs have become very dim?

[Motorcharge]

Ok here's what it's supposed to look like and what it used to look like.

And here's what it looks like now:

They almost don't even glow, like they just look like lights on the front of your monitor or something now. I mean the front the light almost doesnt even come through anymore. It's so dull you can see the motherboard light past all the LEDs.

It's been like this since like December or so when I replaced the motherboard.

I tried looking up what it might be but I really couldn't find any helpful info on how to fix it.

 

[linkin]

looks like a bad connection. jiggle them around a bit or tap them if you can reach them.

 

[NVX_185]

Hi mate,
I've the same case as yours. The LED's are coming off the chassis fans, they are installed that way. It looks as if the LED's on the chassis fans are playing up. Are the fans connected to the motherboard via the 3-pin CH_FAN (chassis fan) connectors, or through molex-4pin connectors off the PSU? Try either, and please let me know if it works then!

 

[Motorcharge]

Hi mate,
I've the same case as yours. The LED's are coming off the chassis fans, they are installed that way. It looks as if the LED's on the chassis fans are playing up. Are the fans connected to the motherboard via the 3-pin CH_FAN (chassis fan) connectors, or through molex-4pin connectors off the PSU? Try either, and please let me know if it works then!

They're connected off the molex connectors from the PSU. 99% sure they were before as well.

 

[Motorcharge]

Just checked and the only fan that even has a motherboard connectos is 120mm fan in the back, but that one doesnt even have lights in it.

 

[NVX_185]

If you have a molex-to 3pin motherboard fan connector, try using that for a fan with an LED, because then, via BIOS, you can access certain hardware information about the fans since they're connected to the mobo, for eg. the fan speed, voltage, etc. How fast are the fans running? For a 120mm fan, if it's running under 1k RPM, not enough power may be causing the dim lights + low speeds. If it's running at decent RPM at MAX speed (eg, 1400RPM+), and the LED's are still dim... You've got bad LED's.

If all else fails, you may purchase some new fans. I had used the original fans that came with the XBLADE case, however, after a while, 1 of the 3 LED's went off. I wouldn't trust fans that come with the case in the long run because they're a bit dodgy IMO... I'm currently using Xigmatek fans 120mm & 80mm both with LED's that work fine.

 

[Motorcharge]

Will try that in bit.

Theres 3 fans and 3 LED sets.

Fans:
120mm Rear - No LED - 3 pin mobo/molex
80mm side - LEDs - Molex
80mm front - LEDs - Molex

LEDs:
1. Fan mentioned above
2. Fan mentioned above
3. LEDs on the front flap (top one on the front of the case in the pics.

 

[bomberboysk]

If you have a molex-to 3pin motherboard fan connector, try using that for a fan with an LED, because then, via BIOS, you can access certain hardware information about the fans since they're connected to the mobo, for eg. the fan speed, voltage, etc. How fast are the fans running? For a 120mm fan, if it's running under 1k RPM, not enough power may be causing the dim lights + low speeds. If it's running at decent RPM at MAX speed (eg, 1400RPM+), and the LED's are still dim... You've got bad LED's.

If all else fails, you may purchase some new fans. I had used the original fans that came with the XBLADE case, however, after a while, 1 of the 3 LED's went off. I wouldn't trust fans that come with the case in the long run because they're a bit dodgy IMO... I'm currently using Xigmatek fans 120mm & 80mm both with LED's that work fine.

Molex fans are simple hot and neutral, there is no PWM or Rpm monitoring on two pin fans.

Will try that in bit.

Theres 3 fans and 3 LED sets.

Fans:
120mm Rear - No LED - 3 pin mobo/molex
80mm side - LEDs - Molex
80mm front - LEDs - Molex

LEDs:
1. Fan mentioned above
2. Fan mentioned above
3. LEDs on the front flap (top one on the front of the case in the pics.

Check your +12v rail voltages with a mulitmeter. Speaking of that, what type of PSU are you running?

 

[Motorcharge]

Check your +12v rail voltages with a mulitmeter. Speaking of that, what type of PSU are you running?

Anyway to do that via software? Don't have a multimeter and the only person I know with one lives too far for me to borrow one.

As for the PSU, it's a 400w that came with the case. I forget the brand, can't look either without removing it.

I'd like to think it's not the PSU, I don't have any other issues and I thought it was that as well when I got the new mobo, tried a few diff PSU's I had lying around without any changes.

 

[bomberboysk]

Anyway to do that via software? Don't have a multimeter and the only person I know with one lives too far for me to borrow one.

As for the PSU, it's a 400w that came with the case. I forget the brand, can't look either without removing it.

I'd like to think it's not the PSU, I don't have any other issues and I thought it was that as well when I got the new mobo, tried a few diff PSU's I had lying around without any changes.

Well, thats a ticking time bomb as is...those dim led's may be a sign your +12v voltages are pretty low...case power supplies shouldnt be used, plain and simple. (Barring a SELECT few, such as antec)

 

[just a noob]

Anyway to do that via software? Don't have a multimeter and the only person I know with one lives too far for me to borrow one.

As for the PSU, it's a 400w that came with the case. I forget the brand, can't look either without removing it.

I'd like to think it's not the PSU, I don't have any other issues and I thought it was that as well when I got the new mobo, tried a few diff PSU's I had lying around without any changes.

You actually used that psu? Wouldn't surprise me if it was giving you goofy voltages on some rails. As for a multimeter, go to the Lowes/Home Depot/Farm and Fleet/Wal Mart might even carry them, a decent dmm should be around $15, and they have a few uses for them

 

[bomberboysk]

You actually used that psu? Wouldn't surprise me if it was giving you goofy voltages on some rails. As for a multimeter, go to the Lowes/Home Depot/Farm and Fleet/Wal Mart might even carry them, a decent dmm should be around $15, and they have a few uses for them

Hell, if you have a harbor freight around, they constantly have one of their cheap cen-tech units on sale for like $2-3,pretty much the same as the $15 ones at walmart/lowes/home depot, while one of the "better" cen-tech units for ~$15-20(for daily use i actually have one that i bought there for $40, but it was just a rebadged mastech unit, the probes even still say mastech on them). The $3 ones are accurate enough for just general PC usage.

As far as using that PSU...i swear nobody pays any damn attention to the red letters in my sig...i think im gonna bold them, in fact, i will right now.

 

[ganzey]

Hell, if you have a harbor freight around, they constantly have one of their cheap cen-tech units on sale for like $2-3,pretty much the same as the $15 ones at walmart/lowes/home depot, while one of the "better" cen-tech units for ~$15-20(for daily use i actually have one that i bought there for $40, but it was just a rebadged mastech unit, the probes even still say mastech on them). The $3 ones are accurate enough for just general PC usage.

As far as using that PSU...i swear nobody pays any damn attention to the red letters in my sig...i think im gonna bold them, in fact, i will right now.

haha, i was just gonna say that. mine was $1 at harbor freight(had some coupons and bought 5 ) but they are pretty good. not the most accurate, but they are good for the price. although i do prefer analog multimeters to digital ones

as for software voltage monitoring, my old asus crosshair board showed voltages in the bios, but my ecs board doesnt

As far as using that PSU...i swear nobody pays any damn attention to the red letters in my sig...i think im gonna bold them, in fact, i will right now.

maybe since your a mod ian may let you have some sort of flashing sig.....that would be cool

 

[bomberboysk]

haha, i was just gonna say that. mine was $1 at harbor freight(had some coupons and bought 5 ) but they are pretty good. not the most accurate, but they are good for the price. although i do prefer analog multimeters to digital ones

as for software voltage monitoring, my old asus crosshair board showed voltages in the bios, but my ecs board doesnt


maybe since your a mod ian may let you have some sort of flashing sig.....that would be cool

I prefer digital myself, no margin of error from the operator(eyesight), and a flashing sig would just be....annoying to say the least.

 

[ganzey]

I prefer digital myself, no margin of error from the operator(eyesight), and a flashing sig would just be....annoying to say the least.

lol, i guess. but it would be more noticeable.

 

[Motorcharge]

I have literally $0.89 right now, def can't buy one lol.

As for the PSU, I've been meaning to upgrade it since I got this case like almost 6 years ago lol. But, it's never given me any problems and met my power needs. Like I said above, I have some other PSUs lying around and even tried using them when I first noticed they were dim and nothing changed.