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Disabling ErP in my BIOS? ASRock B450M Pro4

Hello, so I know that most boards these days send power even though the rest of the computer is turned off. This is often called "ErP" 

With previous systems I would disable this feature to ensure that my USB microphone and my power LED would turn off once I shut down the computer. My power LED is unique since my system is built inside a PowerMac G5 case with a modified front panel. My power LED is a modified G5 PoweMac front panel LED that functions using a special cable that works like this: https://imgur.com/a/eLw5tCg.
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The cable uses the + pins for the power switch and front panel LED.

With my ASRock B450M Pro4 however, I can't seem to find any ErP settings. I know that the "Deep Sleep" setting in the BIOS is supposed to do what I want, however even with Deep Sleep enabled, my Mic and power LED remain lit after shutting down.

If anyone knows how I can disable ErP support, or a setting that will make the power LED turn off at shutdown, I would be extremely appreciative. 

 

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10 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

or a setting that will make the power LED turn off at shutdown

Couldn't you just modify the power-LED to use the correct GND-pin instead? You know, disconnect the LED's GND-pin from whatever it's connected to at the moment, solder a new lead to it and then connect it to the corresponding GND-pin on the front-panel header. It'd work like a normal PC power-LED, then.

 

EDIT: Tbh, I'm not even sure I understand the issue correctly. On all the mobos I have, the +V - pin is the one controlling whether the power-LED is on or not, not the GND - pin, so either your mobo is weird or the LED is connected to the wrong pin?

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6 hours ago, WereCatf said:

On all the mobos I have, the +V - pin is the one controlling whether the power-LED is on or not, not the GND - pin

The G5 has a daughter board that controls the power button, front IO, and the power LED. There is a cable that has those headers seen in the photo and only those headers. 

 

There is only a + pin for the LED and switch which goes on the + pins on the front panel header. 

Laptop: 2019 16" MacBook Pro i7, 512GB, 5300M 4GB, 16GB DDR4 | Phone: iPhone 13 Pro Max 128GB | Wearables: Apple Watch SE | Car: 2007 Ford Taurus SE | CPU: R7 5700X | Mobo: ASRock B450M Pro4 | RAM: 32GB 3200 | GPU: ASRock RX 5700 8GB | Case: Apple PowerMac G5 | OS: Win 11 | Storage: 1TB Crucial P3 NVME SSD, 1TB PNY CS900, & 4TB WD Blue HDD | PSU: Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 600W | Display: LG 27GL83A-B 1440p @ 144Hz, Dell S2719DGF 1440p @144Hz | Cooling: Wraith Prism | Keyboard: G610 Orion Cherry MX Brown | Mouse: G305 | Audio: Audio Technica ATH-M50X & Blue Snowball | Server: 2018 Core i3 Mac mini, 128GB SSD, Intel UHD 630, 16GB DDR4 | Storage: OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad (6TB WD Blue HDD, 12TB Seagate Barracuda, 1TB Crucial SSD, 2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD)
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