Hi,
I bought a backlit keyboard for my latitude 6420 which was only equiped with a non backlit model at the time I got it.
When hitting Fn + >, nothing happens. I read many things on the web and it looks like we have to go into the BIOS and enable the backlit. I've been told that I should find the menu under System configuration and Keyboard Illumination but I don't have this menu...
I also had a look and the hot keys and don't have the ones related to the backlit keyboard... Looking at the Control Panel, Keyboard Properties, I don't have the Backlight tab, "Keyboard Brightness".
Does someone know how I can enable my backlit keyboard and have it detected as such?
Prior buying the backlit keyboard, I got in touch with the Dell support to make sure I can upgrade my notebook with a backlit model without facing compatibility issues. They told me that I just needed to order the backlit model as a spare part and it will work... but it doesn't...
Does somebody know how I can get the backlit keyboard working or is it just a bad luck and it will never work? thanks in advance for your help!
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Is there somebody who can help me? Many thanks!
The backlit keyboard is usually activated using software - Dell Quickset.
Did you plug in the second connector on the keyboard into the slot on the mainboard?
Hi, Thanks for your answer. Except if I missed something, I don't have a second connector that needs to be plugged in. Here is a pic of what I have[View:~/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/3518/IMAG0862.pdf:550:0]
Not sure if this question has been answered but, while I came here looking for the answer I accidentally figured it out on my latitude e6410, hit the function key and the right arrow, it was lumped there with the scree brightness.
on my latitude e6420 also works, thanks