Definite Keyboard Light Glitch. Possible Fan issue.

I've never messed with the advanced keyboard light settings in the Alienware Command Center. I've messed with the basic settings plenty to keep me entertained, but never the advanced ones. I always have my keyboard lights at a normal, nonflashing red or red/blue combination.

But as of yesterday, whenever I boot up Battlefield 3, it randomly changes my keyboard lights. When I'm in the middle of the match, everything is usually just straight white, occasionally switching to a flashing red. When respawning, it's a yellow/blue change pattern. I never set it to do this, and I'm not quite sure what to do. This isn't a huge problem, but it bothers me enough that I have to ask.

But on the real problem, my fans. I was just playing BF3 on a 64 player game of Caspian Border Conquest. Normally my CPU runs in the high 80's to low 90's, but I noticed my fans were running unusually quieter (or, less loudly, would be more appropriate) than usual. So I layed down and checked my CPU temps mid-game, and they were around 95-98. This bothers me, as it's much higher than usual and is close to the 100 degree shutdown. Granted, the room I'm in is a little warmer compared to the room I'm usually in, so that might have something to do with it, but considering my fans were so much quieter I can't help but think that's the problem. Is there any way to really check if the fans are working at optimal speeds? I highly doubt it's a dust problem; I've only had the machine since December, and I just cleaned the fans only a month ago. And there wasn't that much to dust off in the first place.

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

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It is nothing wrong with the AlienFX when you play BF3. You must have not been reading the recent server patch update, so since you didnt know here is the link to that patch note: BF3 PC Client R7 is due on Fri Apr 27th

 

@BetaFire, Hi! for the light issues you can try uninstalling and reinstalling the Alienware Command Center, here's how: How to Uninstall and Reinstall Alien Command Center | Dell . If after doing this the issue persists you can send us an e-mail with your service tag and phone number and we will reach you as soon as possible.About the temps, 90C or more is very high, try steps 1 and 2 on this article Dell Laptop is overheating or is having a heat issue. | Dell and if it is still the same please do not hesitate to send us the e-mail. #IWork4AW

 

The battlefield 3 thing is just alienadrenaline.

Alienware M14X R2 Keyboard Lights - YouTube

The video also shows how to disable it near the end.