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First post, by Amigaz

Posted on 2025-10-25, 15:49

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I recently built a socket 7 motherboard out of a DFI 586ITOX motherboard.
The problem I am facing is that the power LED is on even though the computer is shut down. I am almost starting to suspect that the is something hardware related and I am out of ideas.

Does anyone have a clue what can be at fault here?

Reply 1 of 2, by Joseph_Joestar

Posted on 2025-10-25, 16:02

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Amigaz wrote on 2025-10-25, 15:49:

Does anyone have a clue what can be at fault here?

The QDI Titanium IB+ has a similar issue.

On that board, it can be worked around as per the instructions here. Not sure if that's applicable to your board as well, but it might be worth a shot.

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Reply 2 of 2, by StriderTR

Posted on 2025-10-25, 20:14

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Looking at the manual for that DFI 586ITOX board, it looks like it may be a multi-use LED. I suggest looking into what joseph suggested. That's where I would start.

The manual can be found here: https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/dfi-586itox#docs

It seems there are a couple options to plug in that LED on the board? It seems to also double as a temp warning LED.

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