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xps 16 side leds

Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by wingnutxj, Dec 19, 2009.

wingnutxj Notebook Enthusiast

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is there any way to control the leds on the side? i sleep with my laptop in my room and those lights blinking gets to me, but i don't want to shut it all the way down...i know there was something to control all the lights on the older xps's but haven't heard of anything for the new ones

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shadow25 Notebook Geek

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Apart from unplugging them, i don't think anyone knows..

You can hibernate the computer to get rid of the lights at night

shadow25, Dec 19, 2009

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acaurora Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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Correct, you will need to unplug them, which involves removing a ton of screws, taking off the palmrest/keyboard, and unplugging them. It is not very complicated, the plugs are white, about 1cm in width, and are plastic. There is one on each side towards the upper left/right corners.

Truthfully, I actually wish that they were more informative. Like, change colors when the laptop battery is charging. Either that, or make the ring on the AC adapter connector do that. I think it's a little silly to have that blue ring on all the time and not be useful in any way, unlike Apple's MagSafe connector.

acaurora, Dec 19, 2009

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