Help with motherboard cpu phase leds.

i had to turn off c1e and c states to stop a high pitch whine that my pc was making but i noticed that ever since i turned then off only the first light stays sold and the other dont flash anymore.i also checked bios and the option for motherboard leds is on.so i was wondering does turning those two off also turn off the lights?
Board: MSI Z77A-g45
Bios: latest 2.12 i believe
VGA:  palit gtx 470
PSU:   ocz modstream pro 500w
Intel intel celron g1620
MEM: 8gb ddr3 1600mhz ram
HDD: transend 128gb ssd
COOLER: stock cooler
OC: none
OS: windows 8.1 pro

Quote from: TZBC on 26-January-15, 08:40:14
You mean the LED above the memory slots?
It's CPU_PHASE LEDs.
These LEDs will change according to CPU loading. The higher the power phase number,
the more reliable the power flow to the processor.
It should be normal turning off c1e and c-states will also turning off the lights, no need to worry.
yes those are the light i meant.i just didnt kno if it was turning off because of the settings i turned off or a defect.

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