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    Keyboard Volume Lights Don't Light Up

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Vasto, Jun 18, 2007.

  1. Vasto

    Vasto Newbie

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    I have a new dv6500t and my volume lights don't light up. In the picture below I have my volume at 100% yet it isn't lit up. All the keys work, so I was wondering if this was on everyone's laptop or if I should send mine back.
     

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    Vasto, Jun 18, 2007
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    knp Notebook Evangelist

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    From what I see, all the lights are lit...Your DV6500T is built the opposite of mine though. :confused:
     
    knp, Jun 19, 2007
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    Jstn7477 Sam I Am

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    Hey Vasto,

    Your laptop is fine. For the volume controls, only the square + and - symbols are only supposed to light up, not the little tick marks inbetween the + and -. You should have only a total of 9 lights lit on the black QuickPlay media strip. Any HP Pavilion with QP 3.0 or higher is like that.

    -J.B.
     
    Jstn7477, Jun 19, 2007
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    Jstn7477 Sam I Am

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    The picture he took is somehow mirrored... interesting!
     
    Jstn7477, Jun 19, 2007
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    yeah it's flipped, lol. I thought why is the finger-reader on the left side?
     
    TomTom2007, Jun 19, 2007
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  6. Vasto

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    lol. sorry if I confused you guys. I used the webcam and held it up to a mirror. I don't understand why HP wouldn't light up the little bars, it doesn't make sense to have them then.
     
    Vasto, Jun 20, 2007
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    Hi:

    I have had this question asked since I do support for these units. The - and + do light up but not the section in between. I have checked at least ten different models but still a very few customers tell me that their unit used to show an active bar. All I can says is after checking at least ten different models I can not see the bars indicate fluctuating audio. If anyone out there has a particular model that does I would also appreciate knowing.
    Again the blue volume bar is lit on the bottom - and + but in between no activity as far as I can see on ten units, different models.
     
    Rohn123, Oct 20, 2007
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    hey I dont mean to highjack but for some reason my + - lights dont light up anymore and it just started this today. I have a Compaq Presario V6000TX. They still work but dont light up, is this a common thing? :confused:
     
    FX2.3, Oct 20, 2007
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    I have the same problem. My lights worked fine until I flashed the BIOS. I updated the BIOS again and they worked but quit again. The other day, I updated Quickplayer and they quit working. I reinstalled the BIOS soft paq and they worked but have quit again. I flashed the BIOS again and they worked. Quit again.
     
    treyler, Dec 20, 2007
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  10. timtravel42

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    try reinstalling the quicklaunch drivers
     
    timtravel42, Dec 20, 2007
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  11. Tokar

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    the very first dv9000's did not even light up the "+" and "-".
    all the buttons on these first dv9000's were surrounded by a more sharp cornered box, as opposed to the round cornered boxes you see on all current dv9000 models.
     
    Tokar, Dec 31, 2007
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