Shut off network card lights Aspire TC-895

GWell

I have two Acer Aspire desktops I recently bought. We have them in rooms where we sleep. Even when the computers are off, the network cards blink with random, bright blue lights. These are in the back of the computers, but it still strobes the room. Is there a software switch to shut these off? I cannot imagine we are the only people who want this to stop.

RenanVilela

GWell said:

I have two Acer Aspire desktops I recently bought. We have them in rooms where we sleep. Even when the computers are off, the network cards blink with random, bright blue lights. These are in the back of the computers, but it still strobes the room. Is there a software switch to shut these off? I cannot imagine we are the only people who want this to stop.

Hi, Go to Device Manager, Network Adapters, Realtek PCIe, Power Management, disable Allow this device to wake up the computer.

billsey

That will not work, the link and speed lights stay on whenever there is an active wire connected, even when Wake on LAN is turned off. Just use some black electricians tape to cover them and they should stop being a bother.

ttttt

@GWell

Two things you can do:

1) When you go to bed, shut down the router and modem too, so there is no active network.

2) Affix a black color ( or even two layers ) electrical tape to the RJ45 port where the light is to block the light.

I have a media center dock with one of my desktops, and there is an exceeding bright red indicator light. Used two layers of white electrical tapes to cover the light so the brightness is comfortable.

RenanVilela

billsey said:

That will not work, the link and speed lights stay on whenever there is an active wire connected, even when Wake on LAN is turned off. Just use some black electricians tape to cover them and they should stop being a bother.

or simply unplug the cable when going to sleep

GWell

Thank you all for your suggestions. Electrical tape was my embarrassing, 1980s parent failure to understand a flashing VCR clock, fallback plan. I was hoping that there was some simple software setting fix. I cannot be the only person irritated by all the LED lights on electronics. Suggestion to ACER engineering, make the network card's lights flash only for testing and shut off for 99.9999% if the rest of the time.

ttttt

@GWell

I believe overwhelming majority of the people do not have your issue of irrated by a small LED light. Finding something to block the light is such an easy thing to do.

It is a standard pratice to have lights at the RJ45 port so people can tell the network is alive. Maybe you can find something in the market without the LED light at the RJ45 port  ( if you try hard). How about you find something to break the LED light without breaking other wires? LOL!

Larryodie

Do you have any model number information and manufactures information as perhaps software exist ?

GWell

Aspire TC-895 and an Aspire XC-995

Larryodie

I have a TC-895-U92 but there is no lights nor network card. 
But I'll research both on time.
Sometimes the reviews on Amazon are helpful.

ttttt

@GWell

There is a tradeoff between using Wi-Fi or Ethernet. Apparently using Wi-Fi alone without the Ehernet card will solve your issue, but Ethernet is always better than Wi-Fi.

billsey

The flashing lights on the Ethernet port are actually built into the port these days. So if they purchase a standard port to mount to the motherboard, the LEDs are included and need to extra wiring or cost. I think that is the only reason they are still there.