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    Inspiron 1520 Power Button Led

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by KiralyVlad, Jan 1, 2008.

  1. KiralyVlad

    KiralyVlad Newbie

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    Hello,

    I was wondering how could I make the leds turn on for the Media Direct and Power button ? I never saw them lit.

    I remember sawing an Inspiron with these buttons being lit with a blue led.


    Any help would be great.
    Thanks in advance.
     
    KiralyVlad, Jan 1, 2008
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  2. frazell

    frazell Notebook Deity

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    Are you sure these are LED buttons? They look like they are painted black to me.
     
    frazell, Jan 1, 2008
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  3. Sepharite

    Sepharite Notebook Consultant

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    You probably saw a different model or you were drunk, cause Frazell's right, it's painted black.
     
    Sepharite, Jan 1, 2008
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  4. KiralyVlad

    KiralyVlad Newbie

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    Nice guess Sepharite :)

    They are grey, and the supposed-to-be-there blue led is in a shape of a circle, surrounding each button. Hope I wasn't drunk though :D but as far as I can remember they were lit on a notebook of the same model I saw.
     
    KiralyVlad, Jan 1, 2008
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  5. FourForty

    FourForty Notebook Consultant

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    I just took that bezel off to check. there are no LED's under the buttons. there is just the 3 LED's that are between the two buttons. The buttons themselves have a solid plastic-chrome coating. No LED can show through them.

    Sorry.
     
    FourForty, Jan 1, 2008
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  6. KiralyVlad

    KiralyVlad Newbie

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    FourForty - thanks for the info.

    Seems I sure as hell must have been drunk or looking at another model...

    You shouldn't have made the effort to open it up. I`m sorry... It's good to know it's been sorted out. Thank you again.
     
    KiralyVlad, Jan 1, 2008
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  7. FourForty

    FourForty Notebook Consultant

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    No problem. it only takes two seconds to pop that thing off.

    Yeah, you might have been looking at a different model/manufacturer. A lot of electronics have that lit-ring around the buttons nowadays. easy to get them confused. The buttons do look like they should be lit now that i think of it. might of been a nice touch if they did it.
     
    FourForty, Jan 1, 2008
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  8. Razor2

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    Would look like an Acer 5920, than...or a lightshow :D
     
    Razor2, Jan 2, 2008
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