Question Hard Drive Activity LED opposite, always on, blinks off for activity

[david03]

I recently replaced my motherboard, and I notice the hard drive activity indicator LED is opposite what I'd expect. It's always lit, and when there's drive activity, it blinks/flickers off.

I double checked the connection on the motherboard to the front panel, and it looks correct.

Is this legitimate? Are there some motherboards that just do it like this? It's an Aisurix h61g578 motherboard (1155 socket), for what it's worth.

 

[rgd1101]

maybe test with another board. probably quality control issue

 

[david03]

Well, my old motherboard, an Intel DH67CF, didn't do that, but it's broken, which is why I replaced it.

But it doesn't seem appropriate to try to replace the whole motherboard again, just due to odd behavior for an activity LED.

Looks like the same issue reported here:

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