What bios is on your tsop? If you're currently hardmodded then I doubt krayzies softmod would have any effect since hacked bioses on the tsop typically freeze if you try to launch a softmod.. The softmod can exist on the same drive independant and dormant though, but since it would only be sitting there, it wouldn't affect the LED.. I would expect youtr xbmc is booting from a different location than e:\dasboard\default.xbe which is where the softmod dash is stored, but regardless, even if your hacked bios is configured to boot the same dash file, it wouldn't launch the fonts or nkpatcher the softmod loads before the dash, and its in those that softmods can affect the LED (aside from in dash settings).. XBMC has alot of settings, and indicators that use LED color.. Perhaps fan speed, temperature etc, etc, are overriding your defaults.. There are alot of threads about xbmc LED confusion..