Help! Flashing LEDs not working

My LEDs stopped working a couple of days ago. I'm not sure if it's a blessing or not since I have used them for status indications such. But , if I do want to use them, any ideas? I turned all functions off and reset, no change. I also did a hard reset with no change. All ppc/phone functions work so should I even bother with this? Does this help battery life? And, no, I haven't been brave enough to try the new ROMs, would love to, but still running 2.2.

Raybudd