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Re:Fixing Annoying Blue Standby Lights by pineaux on Monday January 01, 2024 @03:34PM (#38835108)
I have good experience with drilling a small hole in the side of the housing and through the LED. You need to aim well. Its not a good technique for all annoying LEDs.
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Re:Fixing Annoying Blue Standby Lights by archi42 on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @09:05AM (#38841671)
Sometimes the indicator LED acts as a voltage reference for some circuit. In that case, destroying it is a bad idea.

Also, I think most hotels would object ;-)

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Re:Fixing Annoying Blue Standby Lights by Workaccount2 on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @10:55AM (#38842889)
Only the cheapest of cheap electronics would use an LED as a reference.
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Re:Fixing Annoying Blue Standby Lights by pineaux on Thursday January 04, 2024 @05:01AM (#38865196)
Also, I dont bring a drill to a hotel.
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