New Lian-Li Case: Hard Drive LED Out

[RollingThunder]

Any solutions to this for a home fix? Not a big deal but I would like to have it working. Sent an email to Lian-Li support but I'm not holding my breath to get an answer.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112154

 

[Daddyjaxx]

You can buy replacent led's and wiring at any of the online places like FCPU, Performance PC's. I've seen low wattage that can run off of headers and high wattage ones.

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1879/ele-42/3mm_Blue_LED.html?tl=g4c77s117

 

[visbits]

Its a waste to buy single led for performance pc and what not. Go on ebay and buy a 100 pack of LEDs from hongkong for 3$ shipped.

I buy from this guy constantly, http://stores.ebay.com/hktaiyuen-LED-store?_rdc=1

I've got all colors of leds all brightness and all sizes. I recommend 1,500 MCD or less for the lian-li case, I think they use 5000 stock which are WAY to bright. I bought some 10,000 MCD 3MM led here recently to backlight my keyboard, they are bright enough to be used as a flash light... I'm thinking about soldering a bunch togther and replacing the bulb in my maglight with them.

PM me if you have questions

Want to blind your neighbors? http://cgi.ebay.com/10x-5mm-White-2...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item45ef3a165a

 

[pinky33]

Same thing happened to me. I did nothing about it. Figure if I need to really see a light flashing I can buy an led like the above posters suggested.

 

[hafa]

Stupid question, I know, but did you try reversing the connector polarity?

 

[RollingThunder]

Stupid question, I know, but did you try reversing the connector polarity?

Well Hafa, your question wasn't really stupid at all. It worked!

It's a "wonderful" bright red like a railroad crossing!

I'm running two exact boards and the "HDD LED" connector markings are normally "up" so you can read them so that's what I did and it never dawned on me to reverse it.

Cripes, I feel like the idiot now.

Thank you all for the assistance!

 

[hafa]

You're welcome. Glad you got it working!

Wire color coding is the best indicator for polarity, with white usually being negative.

 

[pinky33]

LOL, guess what I just did.

Thanks hafa. I swear I tried that when I first set up it.

 

[RollingThunder]

LOL, guess what I just did.

Thanks hafa. I swear I tried that when I first set up it.

Pinky,

Looks like the Lian-Li assemblers had the wires crossed in both of ours. Mine are reversed. We each owe Hafa a cold one!

 

[Daddyjaxx]

I've had that happen on a few cases on the various switches. I'm surprised I didn't even think about that.