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    Turning off HP logo light on DV5T?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by schaffner, Aug 21, 2008.

  1. schaffner

    schaffner Newbie

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    I'm thinking about getting a DV5T. Quite often I give presentations in dark rooms and I'd rather not have the logo lit up on the lid. Has anyone found a way to turn this off either through a program or making a registry change? It must be possible, since I noticed at Best Buy that the light goes off when the system goes to sleep, like when you close the lid.

    Thanks,

    Jim
     
    schaffner, Aug 21, 2008
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  2. kevinf

    kevinf Notebook Evangelist

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    i think if you turn off the screen the logo should turn off since the logo should be lit by the backlight of the screen.
     
    kevinf, Aug 21, 2008
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  3. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah, I believe the logo light is the same light powering the screen, so if you turn off the screen backlight then so does the logo, if you turn up the screen so does the logo.

    At least that is how it works with Mac notebooks, and I believe its the same for the DV5T. I see no reason why, if they don't have to, they'll install another light to power that when there's a screen backlight already!
     
    Sam, Aug 21, 2008
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  4. Schvidah

    Schvidah Notebook Enthusiast

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    Stick a post it note or a piece of electrical tape there when doing the presentations.
     
    Schvidah, Aug 21, 2008
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  5. tpaxadpom

    tpaxadpom Notebook Geek

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    HP logo doesn't change brighness when one adjust the brightness of the screen suggesting that separate LED is used for that task.
     
    tpaxadpom, Aug 21, 2008
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