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    No indicator lights!?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by euroned, Aug 17, 2011.

  1. euroned

    euroned Newbie

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    I have Acer Aspire 5720Z and old hd failed, i replaced hdd and reinstalled Vista. The problem is that the num lock and hdd indicator lights no longer work. I have installed the Acer launch manager, that has enabled the email and bluetooth and www buttons, but still no hdd, numlock or capslock light indicators. I cannot find out where i can find drivers or settings to enable them.
    Help plz.

    Ta


    Neil
     
    euroned, Aug 17, 2011
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  2. downloads

    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    These light do not require any drivers- it has to be a hardware failure somewhere.
     
    downloads, Aug 17, 2011
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    Mooly Notebook Evangelist

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    I have no specific idea but feel a clue has to be the HDD light not working.

    Do the number and caps lock buttons work ?

    The only thing I can thing of is that the new HDD is different... if you google this problem such topics crop up.

    Maybe if you could post the exact details of the original drive and your replacement someone more knowledgeable than me could advise...
     
    Mooly, Aug 17, 2011
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