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Hi, Shameful Noobie here :

Bougth an Athlon 64 +3800, nvidia 7600 GT rig.

The case has this great window on the left (preferred an all metal case but had to buy it because of the power source I wanted).

The window has this huge fan and when I power on the rig, 4 BRIGHT blue lights on the corners of the fan light up the total darkness in which I love to play.

I don't want to lose time returning the PC for a new case.

Can I detach the lights (they connect with this two tiny copper wires) without burning the fan or blowing up the building ?

Or should I bolt to the case the cardboard box of the motherboard that I'm currently using to hide the lights and be done with it ? =)

Thanks in advance for your valuable hints !

depending on the details...

electrical tape over the led's can do a world of good.

I'm guessing that your fan is clear however, so that may not do squat.

If no other suggestions appear, I'm already a whole lot better than before with your ingenious solution.

That little piece of tech is transparent, so I can tape it all around except for intake and exhaust, and it will be much better (if somewhat ugly, heh)


Theophilusmousse, thanks a lot !

Hey, this site is good.

Are the lights built into the fan or seperate? You can just disconnect the wires to the lights. If the lights are built int othe fan, then disconnect the fan - you probably don't need it. A modern PC is adequately ventilated with a CPU fan and the two fans in the PSU.

You could also replace the fan with a non-lighted one.

Hi, FP, cuanto tiempo ha pasado.

I'll get right to it, thanks !!

Too long bud. You're lucky my Spanish isn't so bad that I can't understand you. Living up here in redneck country had ruined me linguistic skills.

Originally posted by FlyingPenguin
Too long bud. You're lucky my Spanish isn't so bad that I can't understand you. Living up here in redneck country had ruined me linguistic skills.

Awe Come on Even I can understand him and I haven't used spanish daily since 1998 lol

After careful study and consideration, scissors in hand and no more patience, I cut the fan's 4 frigging lights just below the tiny bulbs, saying this mantra : do your worst, do your worst, etc.

Not for the fainthearted, we are talking about a 1.237 u$s rig here, but what the heck, you only live once !

But the heavens are kind to stray animals and idiots and the fan, the PC and the house electric installation function ok !! ( so far ... )

Thanks anyway and I hope someone benefits from my daring experience.

See ya