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    dell studio 1558 backlit keyboard question

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by whiteorgo, Jul 20, 2010.

  1. whiteorgo

    whiteorgo Newbie

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    hello, i just got my dell studio 1558. I love it, but whenever I start my laptop, keyboard is always lit on. I have to manually turn it off when it gets to the windows mode. Is there any setting where I can set keyboard light to be off to start with? thanks!

    Also, since im asking you guys anyway, when i set my screen brightness for my battery power setting, it doesnt save, and comes back to its original brightness setting when computer restarts. I think this started happening after i turned off my UAC, but it doesnt seem to work even if i turn it back on. Any ideas? thanks alot!
     
    whiteorgo, Jul 20, 2010
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  2. RichardM95

    RichardM95 Newbie

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    Hi whiteorgo,

    I seem to remember having the same problem with my Studio 1558 when I got it; I think I solved it by opening Windows Mobility Centre (from Control Panel) and turning the keyboard brightness slider to 'off'

    As for the screen brightness behaviour, I've noticed some inconsistencies too, so it could be buggy software.

    Hope this helps, Richard
     
    RichardM95, Jul 20, 2010
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Are you setting the backlit status and screen brightness in Windows? Have you tried setting both in BIOS instead?
     
    Commander Wolf, Jul 21, 2010
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  4. Alvin49tx

    Alvin49tx Newbie

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    How would you do it in the bios??
    Alvin
     
    Alvin49tx, Sep 4, 2010
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  5. Jako

    Jako Notebook Evangelist

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    try this:

    local disk/ program files/ dell/ quick set/ backlitKB
     
    Jako, Sep 4, 2010
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