Changing Eject Leds



You will need:


1. Use the solder braid to desolder the stock leds. Hold clean braid on the solder points, and push the iron into it from the top. The solder will draw into the braid and leave the holes empty. Once the solder is removed from all six points, it is easy to push the leds out.




2. Look at the front of the board. This is VERY IMPORTANT! READ THIS CAREFULLY: The center hole on each side is the ground. The holes I marked green are the positive poles for the main led color. The holes marked red are optional, for error color. Note they are not the same on both sides.




3. Inside each led is a large metal ground, and a small positive pin. In this pic you see the positive pole on the left and the ground on the right.




4. Install the main color leds. Make sure the ground goes in the center hole, and the positive leads go into the holes I marked green (a couple pics up). Solder in the led so its in about the same position as the original. Trim the extra length off the led leads as shown here.




5. The eject panel will work just fine at this stage. It is not really neccessary to install error color leds. If you\'re happy with one color, then you\'re done. If you need the second color, continue with the next step.

6. There isn't room in the ground hole for two leads. This is worked around by cutting the ground lead short, and soldering it to the ground lead of the other led. The positive leads go through the other holes, marked red in the pic above. You can see in the next pic how the error led (on the right) has the ground soldered to the other led.




Some front panels have plastic "channels" where the led fits into. If you have this type of front panel, you will need to widen the channel slightly with a utility knife (or dremel) so two leds will fit there. Check the picture below to see what I\'m describing.




You're done! I recommend plugging the eject panel into the motherboard and turn in on. Now is a good time to make sure the leds work before you reassemble everything. The easiest way I\'ve found to test your error leds is to boot with an unlocked drive and the modchip disabled (if you have one).


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