I havnt seen socketed LEDs on drives. I have, however, seen some
that needed a jumper set to enable the on board LED.
FWIW: I have messed up the correct jumpers on HDs, but never saw
that fry one, didnt die, just wouldnt fly.
Kenneth Alan Boyd Ramsay wrote:
>
> Jerry:
>
> Glad you figured out that odd floppy drive.
>
> > Now the LED light doesn't work to the hard disk drive, even though
> > it's connected properly. Oh, well. At least the hard disk works! :)
>
> Have you tried reversing the polarity of the LED connector? Assuming that
> the diode is not blown, or a wire broken (at one end?), that could fix it.
>
> [Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) need a current-limiting resistor in series
> (Usually on the circuit board.) to keep them from burning out. Like
> other diodes, they only conduct well in one direction. Applying a
> low voltage (~5V) in the wrong direction won't hurt.]
>
> Boyd Ramsay
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