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    VPCZ11: switch on Keyboard backlight manually?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by rockscientist01, Sep 3, 2010.

  1. rockscientist01

    rockscientist01 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi there...

    Is there any way to switch on the keyboard backlight even in e.g. broad daylight?

    Sometimes, i sit in the dark, but my screen is too bright for the light sensor to recognize its actually dark outside. So it wont turn on my Keyboard backlight. For now I use a little piece of duct tape to put over the sensor but that seems to me like what caveman would have done to their Sony :)
    Any advice???

    Thx
    AO
     
    rockscientist01, Sep 3, 2010
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  2. Crus-T

    Crus-T Notebook Consultant

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    I don't think there is a way to activate backlight manually, your trick is the best now.
     
    Crus-T, Sep 3, 2010
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  3. shurcooL

    shurcooL Notebook Deity

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    If you are using XP, activating the backlight manually is the only option.

    I don't know if it's possible under Windows 7.

    Edit: One thing I hate is that you can't control the brightness of the keyboard backlight. I would prefer to have it less bright than the max. :\
     
    shurcooL, Sep 3, 2010
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