I recently picked up a nice Cube, was holding out for one with good plastics for a long time, and finally picked up a good one. It needs a little work, optical drive is dead, no hd, but it boots.
One thing that has me stumped is the power button led. When I first turned it on, it started right up, but there was no white light coming from the power button. I assumed the led was dead and thought no more of it.
However, I pulled the core out and hooked it up on the bench to work on some other stuff, and lo and behold the led works fine when it's out of the shell. I put it back in the shell, and sure enough no light from the led. Out of the shell again, and once again the led lights up perfectly.
What gives?
One thing that has me stumped is the power button led. When I first turned it on, it started right up, but there was no white light coming from the power button. I assumed the led was dead and thought no more of it.
However, I pulled the core out and hooked it up on the bench to work on some other stuff, and lo and behold the led works fine when it's out of the shell. I put it back in the shell, and sure enough no light from the led. Out of the shell again, and once again the led lights up perfectly.
What gives?