Has anyone successfully changed the faceplate on a Dell XPS notebook? I
would like to change it from red to less flashy black


Also, is there any to permanently disable the LED's -- even at Startup? I
am able to shut the lights off when using the power setttings, but the still
come on during startup.

thanks in advance.


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"Nomad" <Fenway.rocks********.com> wrote in message
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{...}
> Also, is there any to permanently disable the LED's -- even at
> Startup? I am able to shut the lights off when using the power
> setttings, but the still come on during startup.

I would like that too for my Gateway MX6124 laptop. Those LEDs can be
turned off by Fn+F1, but whenever you reboot they are on again. Those
lights are sure distracting aren't they? And with an average lifespan of
50,000 hours, they can burn out after 8 years if you leave them on 24/7
anyway.

I know, I know... who cares if they quit working after 8 or 20 years? As
8 or 20 years from now our laptops are not going to be too much fun to
work with anymore. It's just the idea that it is still working which is
the joy of it. ;)

After all, my first laptop, an Epson PX-8 Geneva from 1984 is sill
working. Although the date can't be set past 12/31/1999. Today it is no
better than a cheap PDA (but much heavier) with a full size keyboard.
And what a nice keyboard it is too. lol

--
Bill

Faceplate? -- do you mean the actual casing of the laptop (the lid)?

LED -- those would be the tiny lights (for power, battery, etc.). Do
you mean LCD (the actual display screen)? The LEDs could be removed,
but it would be easier to cover them with a piece of black plastic
electrical tape.


Nomad wrote:
> Has anyone successfully changed the faceplate on a Dell XPS notebook? I
> would like to change it from red to less flashy black
>
>
> Also, is there any to permanently disable the LED's -- even at Startup? I
> am able to shut the lights off when using the power setttings, but the still
> come on during startup.
>
> thanks in advance.
>
>
> **********************
> Promote Alternative energy
> www.TerraPass.com
>
>
>

LED indicator lights have a life span of over 100,000 hours. In fact,
they may have a virtually infinite lifespan.

I think your 50,000 hour figure comes from the LCD backlight.

I think you guys have your L?D's mixed up.


BillW50 wrote:

> "Nomad" <Fenway.rocks********.com> wrote in message
> news:WICdnTdxcZkONtbYnZ2dnUVZ_rudnZ2d@rcn.net
> {...}
>
>> Also, is there any to permanently disable the LED's -- even at
>> Startup? I am able to shut the lights off when using the power
>> setttings, but the still come on during startup.
>
>
> I would like that too for my Gateway MX6124 laptop. Those LEDs can be
> turned off by Fn+F1, but whenever you reboot they are on again. Those
> lights are sure distracting aren't they? And with an average lifespan of
> 50,000 hours, they can burn out after 8 years if you leave them on 24/7
> anyway.
>
> I know, I know... who cares if they quit working after 8 or 20 years? As
> 8 or 20 years from now our laptops are not going to be too much fun to
> work with anymore. It's just the idea that it is still working which is
> the joy of it. ;)
>
> After all, my first laptop, an Epson PX-8 Geneva from 1984 is sill
> working. Although the date can't be set past 12/31/1999. Today it is no
> better than a cheap PDA (but much heavier) with a full size keyboard.
> And what a nice keyboard it is too. lol
>

Nomad wrote:
> Has anyone successfully changed the faceplate on a Dell XPS notebook? I
> would like to change it from red to less flashy black
>
>
> Also, is there any to permanently disable the LED's -- even at Startup? I
> am able to shut the lights off when using the power setttings, but the still
> come on during startup.
>
> thanks in advance.
>
>
> **********************
> Promote Alternative energy
> www.TerraPass.com
>
>
>

I'd have to turn my XPS M170 off to verify this, but I disabled the LEDs
on mine, including bootup. I believe I did that via the BIOS setup,
which you can access with the F2 key at startup.

"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:454BCD7E.8070401@neo.rr.com
> LED indicator lights have a life span of over 100,000 hours. In fact,
> they may have a virtually infinite lifespan.
>
> I think your 50,000 hour figure comes from the LCD backlight.
>
> I think you guys have your L?D's mixed up.

Well the last LED hours I heard was 50,000 hours which was like 25 hours
ago. They could be 100,000 or more now. And yes, we are talking about
the LEDs used for the power, HD, WiFi, etc. indicators.

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Bill

"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
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> Well the last LED hours I heard was 50,000 hours which was like 25
> hours ago. They could be 100,000 or more now. And yes, we are talking
> about the LEDs used for the power, HD, WiFi, etc. indicators.

25 years ago I mean. lol

--
Bill

"Keyweaver" <keyweaver********.com> wrote in message
news:_BR2h.1686$L6.710@newsread3.news.pas.earthlin k.net
> I'd have to turn my XPS M170 off to verify this, but I disabled the
> LEDs on mine, including bootup. I believe I did that via the BIOS
> setup, which you can access with the F2 key at startup.

I wish my Gateway was like that :(

--
Bill

Small indicator LEDs, which are not driven at high power levels (test:
there is no significant heat coming from the LED) will last just about
forever. 100,000 hours is probably a minimum, and that's what's usually
quoted. This does not apply to "high power" LEDs used for actual
illumination as opposed to just indicators.


BillW50 wrote:

> "Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:454BCD7E.8070401@neo.rr.com
>
>> LED indicator lights have a life span of over 100,000 hours. In fact,
>> they may have a virtually infinite lifespan.
>>
>> I think your 50,000 hour figure comes from the LCD backlight.
>>
>> I think you guys have your L?D's mixed up.
>
>
> Well the last LED hours I heard was 50,000 hours which was like 25 hours
> ago. They could be 100,000 or more now. And yes, we are talking about
> the LEDs used for the power, HD, WiFi, etc. indicators.
>

"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:454C055D.8070308@neo.rr.com
> Small indicator LEDs, which are not driven at high power levels (test:
> there is no significant heat coming from the LED) will last just about
> forever. 100,000 hours is probably a minimum, and that's what's
> usually quoted. This does not apply to "high power" LEDs used for
> actual illumination as opposed to just indicators.

I know Barry... I was just having fun with the 8 to 20 year thing. And I
am sure I have LEDs from the 70's that are still working just fine.
Although once in awhile, one will fail just in a very short time. But
these are rare indeed. ;)

--
Bill

I mean the 20 or so cosmetic LEDs on various parts of the computer.


"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:454BCD0B.5020304@neo.rr.com...
> Faceplate? -- do you mean the actual casing of the laptop (the lid)?
>
> LED -- those would be the tiny lights (for power, battery, etc.). Do you
> mean LCD (the actual display screen)? The LEDs could be removed, but it
> would be easier to cover them with a piece of black plastic electrical
> tape.
>
>
> Nomad wrote:
>> Has anyone successfully changed the faceplate on a Dell XPS notebook? I
>> would like to change it from red to less flashy black
>>
>>
>> Also, is there any to permanently disable the LED's -- even at Startup?
>> I am able to shut the lights off when using the power setttings, but the
>> still come on during startup.
>>
>> thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>> **********************
>> Promote Alternative energy
>> www.TerraPass.com
>>
>>