topic Re: Disabling Laptop Lights in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/disabling-laptop-lights/m-p/147916#M74437 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is you machine still in warrenty?<BR /><BR />If not then remove the bottom plate and open up the machine. From the LEDs at the front there should be some leads or legs that are soldered to the board. Use some wire cutters to cut these and no more lights!<BR /><BR />Opening up the case whilst it is still under warrenty is likely to void any warrenty claim.<BR /><BR />Preform at your own risk.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 09 Jun 2007 10:28:29 GMT MattWilson 2007-06-09T10:28:29Z Disabling Laptop Lights https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/disabling-laptop-lights/m-p/147908#M74429 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I was wondering if there is anyway of disabling the front lights which glow up when its on, the WLAN switch is on, the battery is being charged and when CPU is being used? I am on Windows XP and I am using a Sony VAIO VGN-FS515H<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:10:02 GMT https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/disabling-laptop-lights/m-p/147908#M74429 Josh8 2007-06-07T19:10:02Z Re: Disabling Laptop Lights https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/disabling-laptop-lights/m-p/147909#M74430 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>how about opening up the vaio and pulling them from the board <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.si/html/@1171BA8DDFC7DB19A6C03A53D2CB08A6/images/smilies/005.png" alt=":laughing:" title=":laughing:" /> <BR /><BR />im not sure if this is possible but out of curiousity why would you want to disable them?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:28:07 GMT https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/disabling-laptop-lights/m-p/147909#M74430 Dekesh 2007-06-07T19:28:07Z Re: Disabling Laptop Lights https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/disabling-laptop-lights/m-p/147910#M74431 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Its so I can run my programs without my parents knowing that my laptop is on, they turn it off when they see that the lights are on<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:42:44 GMT https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/disabling-laptop-lights/m-p/147910#M74431 Josh8 2007-06-07T19:42:44Z Re: Disabling Laptop Lights https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/disabling-laptop-lights/m-p/147911#M74432 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Funny buggers - why not try some Masking tape :smileygrin:<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:04:07 GMT https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/disabling-laptop-lights/m-p/147911#M74432 eagle-eye 2007-06-07T23:04:07Z Re: Disabling Laptop Lights https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/disabling-laptop-lights/m-p/147912#M74433 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Have you tried telling them not to? Although I do remember an old friend of mines mum who would just walk up to the computer and pull the plug out while we were playing on it, but then she was/is a nutter.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 08 Jun 2007 01:24:55 GMT https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/disabling-laptop-lights/m-p/147912#M74433 apierc1 2007-06-08T01:24:55Z Re: Disabling Laptop Lights https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/disabling-laptop-lights/m-p/147913#M74434 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>My mum turns it off even if i tell her and she could tell if masking tape was on!<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:48:57 GMT https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/disabling-laptop-lights/m-p/147913#M74434 Josh8 2007-06-08T15:48:57Z Re: Disabling Laptop Lights https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/disabling-laptop-lights/m-p/147914#M74435 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Blu-tack is perfect! It blocks out light completely and you only need a little.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:08:28 GMT https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/disabling-laptop-lights/m-p/147914#M74435 MattWilson 2007-06-08T16:08:28Z Re: Disabling Laptop Lights https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/disabling-laptop-lights/m-p/147915#M74436 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><PRE __jive_macro_name="quote" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_quote">Its so I can run my programs without my parents knowing that my laptop is on, they turn it off when they see that the lights are on<BR /></PRE><BR /><BR />You can better ask how to turn off your parents <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.si/html/@1171BA8DDFC7DB19A6C03A53D2CB08A6/images/smilies/005.png" alt=":laughing:" title=":laughing:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 09 Jun 2007 10:03:32 GMT https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/disabling-laptop-lights/m-p/147915#M74436 Carelino 2007-06-09T10:03:32Z Re: Disabling Laptop Lights https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/disabling-laptop-lights/m-p/147916#M74437 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is you machine still in warrenty?<BR /><BR />If not then remove the bottom plate and open up the machine. From the LEDs at the front there should be some leads or legs that are soldered to the board. Use some wire cutters to cut these and no more lights!<BR /><BR />Opening up the case whilst it is still under warrenty is likely to void any warrenty claim.<BR /><BR />Preform at your own risk.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 09 Jun 2007 10:28:29 GMT https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/disabling-laptop-lights/m-p/147916#M74437 MattWilson 2007-06-09T10:28:29Z