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    Keyboard lights not working...

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Ronen91, Aug 7, 2010.

  1. Ronen91

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    Ever since my reinstall of Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit my keyboards lights haven't turned on... any suggestions?
     
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    did you re-install the Command center drivers? you need to re-install all of the drivers if you haven't done so.
     
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    Just did a fresh install...last thing to install was Command Center...Created new theme. still didn't light up...everything else but the keyboard lights up...any suggestions?
     
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    I had this same problem, and creating a new theme DID fix it.
     
    TurbodTalon, Aug 7, 2010
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    Anyone know why it's doing this?
     
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    Mine was no light at all! as in everything and it turns out a mobo defect! Yuors still have some light so it might be not really that bad... have you try reinstalling?
     
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    I remember the dell tech doing something to the registry a while back on my
    R1 does that work for this one?
     
    Ronen91, Aug 7, 2010
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