
15. The final lighting mod involves replacing the original yellow and green LEDs on the front
of the case with something a little more interesting, colorful, and unique.This case uses T1-
sized (3mm) LEDs to show hard drive activity and power.The IDE backplanes have their
own set of LEDs, which I decided not to replace for this hack. I used an ultrabright green
LED for power and patriotic red, white, and blue LEDs for the activity outputs of the three
FireWire bridgeboards.This case uses friction-fit LED sockets, so no soldering was required.
However, there are multiple examples of soldered LED replacement hacks throughout this
book, so fear not if y ...