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    Disabling lights on the DV1000's keyboard?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by mjgunn, Jan 23, 2006.

  1. mjgunn

    mjgunn Notebook Guru

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    I really like this series of laptops (especially the new dv1000t which is what I'm looking at), but all the blue lights looks kind of.....stupid. Are these able to be disabled, or are you stuck with them?
     
    mjgunn, Jan 23, 2006
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  2. wipeout

    wipeout Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Ive used this model once, and I didnt figure out how to disable these lights. If you are hardcore, you may pop the keyboard, and physically hide the leds with something :confused:
     
    wipeout, Jan 24, 2006
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  3. Radical Conformist

    Radical Conformist Notebook Enthusiast

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    Put some tape over them. :D
     
    Radical Conformist, Jan 25, 2006
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  4. xAMDvsIntelx

    xAMDvsIntelx Notebook Deity

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    Well, the lights are embedded in the notebook and would require dissasembly to shut them out/deactivate them. I don't know if taking apart a notebook over its internal lights is worth it - there is room for an error which could cause significant damage to your notebook.
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Jan 25, 2006
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  5. private

    private Notebook Guru

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    :p Me too,
    I want to disable the stupid crappy blue light. :p
     
    private, Jan 26, 2006
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  6. mjgunn

    mjgunn Notebook Guru

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    Nope, definitely not worth taking it apart to disable the lights, I was hoping there was a software option somehwere to disable them.
     
    mjgunn, Jan 26, 2006
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