Windows 98 blinks power led when a user is logged in

[Les129]

I have a customer's machine that has a solid green led at all times except when a user logs into Windows 98. I am pretty sure this is a Windows issue since it blinks *only* when actually using Windows. The motherboard is an Epox EP-BX3.

I've had good look through the BIOS - no options for blinking in power saving mode, no such option in Windows PM either. When I log off of the system the power led goes solid again. Log in - it blinks...

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

 

[jrbarnett]

Hi

Are you sure that this isn't the hard drive activity light and the machine has little real memory, so is constantly swapping stuff out between virtual and real memory?

John

 

[Les129]

jrbarnett:

Thanks for your reply, but it's not the hard drive led. The power led blinks at a constant rate (twice a second) on-off-on-off etc independently of any IDE activity.

It's got me stumped!