How to Disable RGB (LED) Lighting on Your Computer
By Timothy Tibbetts |
RGB lights are very popular with gaming computers and especially fans. If you want to disable the RGB lights on your computer, here's all you need to know.
RGB lights are red, green, and blue lights that, when combined, can provide a wide array of colors, hence the name RGB lighting.
Many people purchase a gaming computer to do dual-duty and want to disable the lighting.
One of the biggest issues with disabling the RGB lighting on your computer is the wide array of the motherboard, cooling, and computer manufacturers who develop and sell RGB lighting. In other words, there's no one answer, but we'll get you there. There are three possibilities to disable RGB; the motherboard, BIOS settings, or software.
How to Disable RGB Lighting on Your Computer - Software
Downloading the software for your motherboard or hardware is easily the simplest way to control your RGB lighting, so let's start there. If you don't like playing in your BIOS or pulling wires on your motherboard, finding and downloading the software for your lighting is the way to go.
You cannot only enable and disable the lighting, but you can often find settings to change the color, brightness, or even disable the lighting when the computer is shut down, sleeping, or hibernating.
Here are some links to official software apps to manage your RGB or LED lighting. These links may change; please let us know in the comments below. The first two links were designed to work on multiple RGB hardware.
OpenRGB (ASUS, ASRock, Corsair, G.Skill, Gigabyte, HyperX, MSI, Razer, ThermalTake, and more supported for Windows, Linux, and Mac)
JackNet RGB Sync (Corsair iCUE, Asus AURA, Razer Synapse, Logitech Gaming, Cooler Master MasterPlus, MSI Mystic Light, and EVGA Precision X1)
CORSAIR Utility Engine (iCUE) Software
Aura RGB LED lighting
HP Omen Gaming Hub
Amd Ryzen Wraith Prism RGB Lighting Control Software
Gigabyte RGB Fusion
Cooler Master
Thermaltake
How to Disable RGB Lighting on Your Computer - Motherboard
Some computers, for example, the Hewlett Packard Envy and Omen series, have RGB lighting for the logo and the inside of the tower.
Unlike most RGB lighting, you can often disable this light by removing the power from the pins on the motherboard. This requires you to have a basic understanding of how motherboards work, so you don't pull the wrong wire.
Each connection on your motherboard has an abbreviation for what it corresponds to. In our screenshot, you can see PWRBTN and LED. PWRBTN is the power button, and LED is the RGB or LED lights. You can disconnect the wire next to the LED and leave it loose to turn off the RGB lighting.
Some motherboards will use different names for different lighting. For example, we've seen light strips connected to RGB_HEADER.
Finally (probably not), some fans might have a power connection on the fan base to power the lighting.
If you're not sure, that's OK; motherboards are not something to tinker with. There are always other options. Move on to the next two steps. You should be able to locate your motherboard manual online to find what pins power your RGB lighting.
How to Disable RGB Lighting on Your Computer - BIOS
The BIOS, much like the motherboard, is best used if you have some experience. This is because every BIOS is different, so the settings for RGB will be different for every brand motherboard. Even accessing the BIOS is different from computer to computer.
We recommend you look up your motherboard manual online and find the BIOS settings. Each manual will tell you where to disable any lighting.
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RGB lights are red, green, and blue lights that, when combined, can provide a wide array of colors, hence the name RGB lighting.
Many people purchase a gaming computer to do dual-duty and want to disable the lighting.
One of the biggest issues with disabling the RGB lighting on your computer is the wide array of the motherboard, cooling, and computer manufacturers who develop and sell RGB lighting. In other words, there's no one answer, but we'll get you there. There are three possibilities to disable RGB; the motherboard, BIOS settings, or software.
How to Disable RGB Lighting on Your Computer - Software
Downloading the software for your motherboard or hardware is easily the simplest way to control your RGB lighting, so let's start there. If you don't like playing in your BIOS or pulling wires on your motherboard, finding and downloading the software for your lighting is the way to go.
You cannot only enable and disable the lighting, but you can often find settings to change the color, brightness, or even disable the lighting when the computer is shut down, sleeping, or hibernating.
Here are some links to official software apps to manage your RGB or LED lighting. These links may change; please let us know in the comments below. The first two links were designed to work on multiple RGB hardware.
How to Disable RGB Lighting on Your Computer - Motherboard
Some computers, for example, the Hewlett Packard Envy and Omen series, have RGB lighting for the logo and the inside of the tower.
Unlike most RGB lighting, you can often disable this light by removing the power from the pins on the motherboard. This requires you to have a basic understanding of how motherboards work, so you don't pull the wrong wire.
Each connection on your motherboard has an abbreviation for what it corresponds to. In our screenshot, you can see PWRBTN and LED. PWRBTN is the power button, and LED is the RGB or LED lights. You can disconnect the wire next to the LED and leave it loose to turn off the RGB lighting.
Some motherboards will use different names for different lighting. For example, we've seen light strips connected to RGB_HEADER.
Finally (probably not), some fans might have a power connection on the fan base to power the lighting.
If you're not sure, that's OK; motherboards are not something to tinker with. There are always other options. Move on to the next two steps. You should be able to locate your motherboard manual online to find what pins power your RGB lighting.
How to Disable RGB Lighting on Your Computer - BIOS
The BIOS, much like the motherboard, is best used if you have some experience. This is because every BIOS is different, so the settings for RGB will be different for every brand motherboard. Even accessing the BIOS is different from computer to computer.
We recommend you look up your motherboard manual online and find the BIOS settings. Each manual will tell you where to disable any lighting.
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