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    7811 - disabling multimedia panel lights

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by carpecervisi, Aug 18, 2008.

  1. carpecervisi

    carpecervisi Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone know if this can be done? I find them distracting and a little too Racer X for my tastes. I'm okay with disabling the whole ****ed thing if it'll turn the LEDs off. Thanks.
    -chad
     
    carpecervisi, Aug 18, 2008
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  2. douglaz

    douglaz Notebook Evangelist

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    I was also thinking about this the other day :) Disabling it or at least turning down the brightness a little bit maybe?
     
    douglaz, Aug 18, 2008
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  3. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    i think its FN+1 cant remember now, im not at my machine atm.
     
    Quadzilla, Aug 18, 2008
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  4. narsnail

    narsnail Notebook Prophet

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    yeah its FN+F1
     
    narsnail, Aug 18, 2008
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  5. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    Thought it was something like that :)
     
    Quadzilla, Aug 18, 2008
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  6. carpecervisi

    carpecervisi Notebook Enthusiast

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    Brilliant!!
     
    carpecervisi, Aug 18, 2008
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  7. adamjon858

    adamjon858 Notebook Consultant

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    How are those annoying? There aren't very many of them...?
     
    adamjon858, Aug 18, 2008
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  8. Dook

    Dook Notebook Virtuoso

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    To me, the only real annoying lights are the blue ones on the front if you're in a dark room watching a movie. The orange don't bother me too much.
     
    Dook, Aug 18, 2008
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  9. Jakamo5

    Jakamo5 Tetra Vaal

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    I love lots of lights on my laptops. In fact, it almost led me to buy this:

    http://event.asus.com/2008/nb/g70/index.htm

    I guess I'm just that big of a dork that I feel all futuristic when I'm in a dark room with that stuff.

    that thing has lights alll over it, too bad they sli'd 8700... yeah, that makes sense...
     
    Jakamo5, Aug 18, 2008
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  10. Dook

    Dook Notebook Virtuoso

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    Actually I envy the XPS' and Alienwares for their cool light factor. I'm kinda geeky like that also. Especially the Gen 2 XPS' with the silver back and adjustable lighting. Wow. I would just turn it off when watching a movie in the dark.

    [​IMG]
     
    Dook, Aug 18, 2008
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  11. zergslayer69

    zergslayer69 Liquid Hz

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    Ah, I miss my XPS laptop. The one I owned right before my FX6831. It was fun downloading a plugin for winamp that flashes all the lights according to the song I'm listening to. Disco is really disco at night.
     
    zergslayer69, Aug 19, 2008
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  12. carpecervisi

    carpecervisi Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well, the color scheme is bad enough in a corporate setting...the lights are just too much. I'm glad there is at least this option, but I do kinda wish our FX's had some light effects on the lids.
     
    carpecervisi, Aug 19, 2008
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  13. bigslickkONE

    bigslickkONE Newbie

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    does anybody now how to change the apps opened when you push the dvd or music button on the multimedia panel?

    thanks guys
     
    bigslickkONE, Aug 23, 2008
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