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    I fixed it! I HAVE NO IDEA HOW! But... I FIXED it!

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by bkral, Jun 27, 2009.

  1. bkral

    bkral Notebook Consultant

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    So after like 5 days of having no keyboard backlights. And installing/uninstalling Command Center 1000 times. And installing who know how many different keyboard patches...

    I fixed it. No idea what combination of them fixed it... but it's okay. And Im going to never open that cursed application again.
     
    bkral, Jun 27, 2009
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  2. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    this thread is needed why?

    Good job :)
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 27, 2009
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  3. Nathrezin

    Nathrezin Notebook Consultant

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    i missed something....what caused em to go out in the first place?
     
    Nathrezin, Jun 27, 2009
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  4. bkral

    bkral Notebook Consultant

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    haha. Well... regardless.

    Something happened when I installed i guess it was an outdated Command Center and had the Controller running while I executed AuroraFX. It wiped the settings in the BIOS for my keyboard's backlights.

    Anyways. thanks to the countless people that lended me their advice. Im excited to have it working again. :D
     
    bkral, Jun 27, 2009
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  5. Nathrezin

    Nathrezin Notebook Consultant

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    ok, lol. better to know about these things so i can fix it if i ever get a problem like that.
     
    Nathrezin, Jun 27, 2009
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  6. Joebarchuck

    Joebarchuck Notebook Virtuoso

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    Did you install Windows 7? The keyboard lights did not work on Win 7 for me.
     
    Joebarchuck, Jun 27, 2009
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    Shuya Notebook Evangelist

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    Must have missed where this first became a problem. What system?
     
    Shuya, Jun 27, 2009
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  8. bkral

    bkral Notebook Consultant

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    First gen m17x. I was using Vistax64 when the problem started. Ended up upgrading to Win7 7229 and resolved the problem in that OS.
     
    bkral, Jun 27, 2009
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