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    Asus G73J Keyboard lights?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by simply anonymous, May 4, 2011.

  1. simply anonymous

    simply anonymous Notebook Geek

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    is there a way to have the keyboard backlight stay on during boot up? i mean how do you see your keys in the dark.

    On my notebook the lights only come on after I login to my Windows account. my make a wish foundation dream is to have lights that come on during start-up, so I can type my login password in say a dark room. is this possible?
     
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  2. KuroLionheart

    KuroLionheart Notebook Deity

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    Nope, the lights only come on through software that only starts up when Windows starts up. I have no idea why though, when I was installing Ubuntu my lights were on the whole time. As of right now though, there isn't any way.
     
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    Chet L. Notebook Guru

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    If I'm in the dark, when the G73 is ready for the login password, I just lean the screen forward at about a 45 degree angle putting enough light on the keyboard to see the keys. My G72 lighted keyboard lights up from the time it boots, but the G73 lights only after login.
     
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