Can I split HD LED leads?

[mikestjames]

I am adding a PCI SATA controller for two additional HDs. Can I splice additional leads onto the HD activity LED so that it will show activity on both the 2 drives connected to the MB SATA connectors AND the 2 new drives connected to the PCI SATA controller?

I don't want to burn anything up!

If this sounds dangerous, I guess I will use the power LED for drives connected to the controller card. You can hear my computer running from a block away, so a power LED isn't really useful.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Crashman]

Yes, you can have multiple LED signals going to the same LED. They're all the same voltage, and the voltage doesn't "stack". In fact, some boards had 4-pin LED connectors so you could passthrough the LED's from an add-in card. Some add-in cards had them too.

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