20

Possible Duplicate:
Disable power LED blinks during Vista hybrid sleep?

I have a laptop that when sleeping is perfectly quiet, which is great. What isn't so great is trying to sleep with led lights that get brighter and brighter, then dim, then get brighter... all to let me know the computer is sleeping.

Well I also want to get some sleep.

How do I make my computer play dead (Dark and silent)? Eg: appear hibernated, (no lights, no moving HDD...) without hibernating, or shutting down my PC.

It would be even better if I could have the status lights work normally between the hours of 8 AM to 8 PM but I don't expect such an elaborate solution.

I do however want the answer to only affect the computer's software, not the hardware. No cutting cables or masking tape...

Community
  • 1
wizlog
  • 13,573

4 Answers4

36

I found out that a piece of black electrical tape, taped over the LEDs strip on your laptop, dims the lights wonderfully. The lights are still visible through it, but they are way dimmer and much less irritating. You can buy such tape in the electrical section of a general hardware store (Home Depot, Ace, etc.) anywhere in the world.

As far as I know, there is no generic way to disable these lights or change the way they act through software. Your laptop may have a way to control it, but I highly doubt it. I owned several Sony Vaio laptops and they lacked such function.

wizlog
  • 13,573
haimg
  • 23,153
  • 17
  • 83
  • 117
10

I recommend LightDims (not affiliated). They help me slumber deeply. They are fairly cheap and easy to peel off again. I have done some research on this a while ago and I was not able to come up with technical solution. My worries were with my modem. Before that I used a cardboard box, which is not practical for notebooks and such.

user 99572 is fine
  • 3,497
7

Regardless what brand/model laptop you have, not sure there is an easy way to make the lights stop. But a simple way to solve the problem (light bothering you) is to put it in another room or in a drawer. Or maybe cover it with a box or towel.

CharlieRB
  • 23,021
  • 6
  • 60
  • 107
3

Yeah, I've got a Sony. Dunno why they don't offer some configuration option to turn off the blasted "snoring" light that goes on and off, on and off, on and off.

What I do is place a few sheets of paper under the front of the keyboard, fold them over onto the keyboard, and shut the lid.

Daniel R Hicks
  • 6,261