Re: OT: How to disable the lights on modern case fans

From: Dan Mahoney (Ports) <freebsd_at_gushi.org>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 05:52:12 UTC 
Yeah, this used to be a complicated feature that you had to add yourself, like 20 years ago, now its annoyingly common.

Like automatic transmissions.

The answer is another fan, or failing that, some black nail polish in several coats.

> On May 19, 2023, at 1:50 AM, Dan Mahoney <danm@prime.gushi.org> wrote:
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> 
> 
>> On May 19, 2023, at 1:46 AM, Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 1:35 AM Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Fri, 19 May 2023 00:56:10 -0400
>>> Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> How
>>>> do I turn the damned things off (it is making it impossible to sleep).
>>> 
>>>       Wire cutters ?
>> 
>> Sad to say the LED's seem to be powered by the same wire as the fan it
>> self (i.e. it is a part of the 4 pin PSU connector)
>> 
>> -- 
>> Aryeh M. Friedman, Lead Developer, http://www.PetiteCloud.org
>> 
> 
> Yeah, this used to be a complicated feature that you had to add yourself, like 20 years ago, now it’s annoyingly common.
> 
> Like automatic transmissions.
> 
> The answer is another fan, or failing that, some black nail polish in several coats.
> 
> -Dan