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    G1SAsus DirectTrash side-lights

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Vlad_I, Jan 29, 2008.

  1. Vlad_I

    Vlad_I Notebook Evangelist

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    Soooo i have been thinking about this for a while: What is the practical use of the strange flashing green lights on each side of my screen? I know skysc****rs have these, airplanes have these, helicopters do, 18-wheelers do, 911 cars do... and then so does my laptop.
    Can i configure these to flash at certain times? At a certain freqency? Or am i stuck with these... ummmm... "see me in the fog" lights?
     
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    rulebreaker Notebook Consultant

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    i remember they said that it would flash when DirectX is enabled..but my flashes even thought im not doing anything even when windows just started and i havent even touched anything its blinking..does that mean that DirectX is enabled always? i thought i would blink when DirectX is enabled while gaming. Anyway i disabled it..
     
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    Yeah I also turned mine off... its awkward to have a flashing laptop in a lecture...
     
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    I got tired of comments on how garish they are (even turned off) that I took it to the next step: permanent black marker filled it in nicely, looks pretty seamless.

    And before you ask: before filling in the entire thing, I tested a small corner, and then half of the plastic light cover: a tiny bit of acetone and a q-tip took it right off 100%. Yay. :)
     
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    it does absolutely nothing except annoy the people beside you. It so stupid, you can't even see if blinking, no point in it at all.
     
    ilikeicehockey, Jan 30, 2008
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