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Keyboard Backlight Timeout
For the 6430u (and I suspect related family) I had a hard time locating info on how to control the timeout. Chat support was helpful but didn't have exact info. I have provided that to them so one would hope not too many of you need to read this post. :) .
You need the Feature Enhancement Pack (FEP) (Control Point has been superceded by FEP)
Go to C:\Program Files\Dell\Feature Enhancement Pack (default location for Feature Enhancement Pack installation).
Readme file provides the details (use Control Panel) as indicated here:
In the Windows Control Panel - Keyboard related tabs:
- Dell Keyboard Hotkey Settings - Lists system function keys.
- Dell Keyboard Backlight Settings - Provides control for keyboard
backlighting (only on computers that support backlighting).
- Dell Battery Information - Provides information about the
batteries installed in your computer
Control Panel > Hardware and Sound:
Change as desired (60 sec timeout here:
dellanima
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March 27th, 2014 09:00
I have a Dell E6500 and I have installed the "Feature Enhancement Pack (FEP)" so I can control keyboard backlighting. I want my keyboard backlight to "Never" go off, I want my lights permanently on.
However, when I bring up the Keyboard Properties (v2.2.1) I do not have a "Never" option as you have in your screenshot above. I only have 5 secs thru 5 mins available.
How do I make my keyboard backlight to always be "on"? Why is the option to "Never" turn off my backlight not present for me?
jep3422
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January 14th, 2015 04:00
The "Never Off" option doesn't work. I can see it on my Latitude E5540 but when I click on it, the backlight is disabled. I can only set up to 5 minutes. Maybe this is why it doesn't show on your E6500. There are a lot of comments about the FEP pack not working correctly in this forum. Shame on Dell for not sorting this problem!
zohairiyaz
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April 19th, 2017 05:00
Funny, but I just set my keyboard's backlit option to "5 minutes", and it just stays on!