New PC cpu light always on

Shiver136 · Jan 2010

Got a new PC. First thing I noticed was it was slightly too loud and the reset button, it blinks whenever a read/write is being performed, atleast I think thats what it is, is on 80% of the time.

Specs:

4GB ddr3
AMD Athlon II X4 620 processor 2.6 GHz
GTX 260

Any help?

StephenVyas · Jan 2010

Put hockey tape over the blinking light.

The fan is a likely culprit for noise. Use C4.

Ferg · Jan 2010

depending on the model and connection type you may be able to unplug the light from the mobo without disconnecting anything important

also this should probably be in tech talk

ZacD · Jan 2010

Shiver136 wrote: »

Got a new PC. First thing I noticed was it was slightly too loud and the reset button, it blinks whenever a read/write is being performed, atleast I think thats what it is, is on 80% of the time.

Specs:

4GB ddr3
AMD Athlon II X4 620 processor 2.6 GHz
GTX 260

Any help?

its the HDD light silly

crazyfingers · Jan 2010

motives · Jan 2010

StephenVyas wrote: »

Put hockey tape over the blinking light.

The fan is a likely culprit for noise. Use C4.

won't that damage the rest of the apartment as well?

Disco Stu · Jan 2010

Put a screwdriver infront of the led then tap its end lightly with a hammer.

3DLee · Jan 2010

Sounds like your hard drive is thrashing a lot. What OS are you running? If you're under Vista or Windows 7, try stopping the indexing of your hard drive.

eld · Jan 2010

Disco Stu wrote: »

Put a screwdriver infront of the led then tap its end lightly with a hammer.

computer lobotomy ftw! fixes any problem

notman · Jan 2010

It does sound like you've connected your PS LED to the HDD pins. If you want to eliminate any flashing, then unplug the leads going to the HDD pins on the mobo.

sir-knight · Jan 2010

what kind of computer is it? Is it a dell/hp/compaq/acer etc one that is branded or was it a brickfront assembly?

Brick store, y ou should have the motherboard manual. If it bugs you that much, look it up in the manual and pull the IDELED wire out from the motherboard. It's very easy to plug the wrong wires into the I/O panel to get your power light flashing with HD activity... they're all 2 pin wires.

Fan noise... well not much you can do about it... some fans are inherently louder than others... you should hear my scythe ultrakaze 3000 when it spins up at 100%... that think will move more air than a kitchen range.

DrunkShaman · Jan 2010

Try going to Control panel, Plug and play (if you are using windows vista, not sure for windows 7) Balance out your power savings also.

If the problem still remains contact the store support you bought the computer from.

Good luck.

New PC cpu light always on

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