So I'm repurposing an old laptop motherboard to use as a HDD music player. It's all very janky but it works. Eventually I'm going to build a custom case so I can have it on display with my stereo system without being embarrassed. But I'm down to the small annoyances now:

The board has two LEDs soldered on, one is a steady green to show the system is on and running. The other blinks orange to say the board is running on direct power from a wall socket (because I removed the battery).

Would it work to just desolder and yank them off? There's no circuit that'll bork the system if they're removed, right?

If possible, I'd like to draw a wire from where the green ("power on") LED is currently placed, to have a front panel light when I make the box for it. Any tips on that?

Thanks in advance!