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    Asus G50VT Keyboard Mod

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by K7WTHAZ, Aug 15, 2010.

  1. K7WTHAZ

    K7WTHAZ Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've been searching for about a month without any resolution to a question I had. Has anyone successfully put a back-lit keyboard in their Asus G50 using an Asus G51 keyboard? If anyone has, I'm wondering where I can pull the +5v to power it. Another thought I just came up with, could I power on the keyboard using the same power source as the fancy lights on the LCD lid? That could allow me to turn it off when I don't need/want it. I'm unsure what the keyboard draws for power and I don't want to overload any circuits. Thanks for looking!
     
    K7WTHAZ, Aug 15, 2010
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  2. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    If you hooked it up to the lid lights, it would probably pull to much current and blow something.
     
    Nick, Aug 16, 2010
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