It is a separate connector/harness, yes. There's more to it than just the backlight itself. There's nothing inside the system to connect the harness to, so you'd have to figure out how to wire a supply with the right voltage (presumably directly from the battery). If you really want a backlit keyboard, the only real option is an external one (or a different notebook).
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It is a separate connector/harness, yes. There's more to it than just the backlight itself. There's nothing inside the system to connect the harness to, so you'd have to figure out how to wire a supply with the right voltage (presumably directly from the battery). If you really want a backlit keyboard, the only real option is an external one (or a different notebook).
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March 22nd, 2011 07:00
The backlit keyboard was never an option on the older 1400 so the connector for it won't be there - you can't use a backlit keyboard on this model.
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March 22nd, 2011 07:00
Ok that's clear.
Is there an extra pin or something like that, which gives power to the backlighting?
I'm wondering whether I can connect an external power source to the backlight, if it's a seperate pin/cable.
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March 22nd, 2011 08:00
I'm a tweaker and modder, for me this is just a fun challenge.
The most important factors are the size of the keyboard and connectors.
The warranty on my laptop has expired, so I'm not worried about doing a bit of case-modding.
Do you by any chance know the voltage specs of the backlit keyboard?
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March 22nd, 2011 10:00
No, and I doubt that short of black-boxing with a meter on a system equipped with one, that you'll find them anywhere.