Hi all, I have a Zalman 120mm heat sink on my computer, which has a blue LED in and is VERY annoying! What would be the easiest way to turn this LED off?

Get some long nose pliers and rip the damn thing off [take the heatsink out the system first]

is the led in the fan or in the actual heat sink ?

either way, itll be powered by the fan power ? look for the wires going to it.... and chop em

Or just tear the LED out

Or black paint? How to disable it without disabling it. When you then want to use it again, remove the paint with some meths or something...

What if he cant reach it?

I say mindless destruction wins out.

Just cover it with a little bit of insulating tape.

If you can get at them cut the wires...

Not the ones to the motor though!!!

Quote from: skidzillaJust cover it with a little bit of insulating tape.

 

Quote from: skidzillaJust cover it with a little bit of insulating tape.

Not the first thing i would put on a heatsink

We didn't say use a full roll

You could paint it black  

Quote from: ShaunWe didn't say use a full roll

Yeah, just tear off a tiny LED-sized bit.

just throw the whole thing in the bin, heatsinks are for pussies !

That explains the strange burning smell coming from your end of the country then...