I downloaded and installed Dell Quickset, but the problem persists. If none of it works try downloading Dell Quickset and see if that helps.

If that doesn't work try just pressing the F10 key by itself and see if that does the trick. Hopefully Dell will get their quality sorted out soon! Dell Support Resources.I'm having trouble turning off the keyboard backlight in my Dell Inspiron with windows All the self-help sites tell me to go to windows mobility center and do it from there, but there's no keyboard option in mobility center.Īlso, the backlight will sometimes go on and off all by itself when I'm not even touching the laptop. I had the same issue with backlt keyboard not lighting up! This sort of thing shouldn't happen. RE: Inspiron 15 - Backlit keyboard not working. All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Hi, Apart from the general advice of 'press the backlit keyboard key' I cannot find any help on what might be stopping my keyboard backlight from working. Inspiron 15 - Backlit keyboard not working. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. But if you have not taken apart computers, the final part of the process with the cables seems quite delicate.īrowse Community.

It didn't look right Luckily I'd had previous experience of taking computers apart, so this wasn't too diificult for me. Both cables were connected, but the smaller cable had an extra twist in it. So I have had the same issues as you! Read a while back while searching general back lit keyboard issues, that the keyboard power ribbon cable may not be plugged in dont know why!!įinally had the time to open it up to find it was not f-in plugged in the first place!!!!!!!!!!!! After help from the help desk, with their agreement i. Some models use the Fn key and another key to change it.

My system uses the F6 button to turn the brightness to bright, dim or off. Under Applicationsdownload and install Dell QuickSet. Look and see if your system has a backlit keyboard. Go to Dell Warranty Status enter your service tag, then click on original configuration. Your first thread was for model 15R SE You now post saying you have a 15 I have read that this model does not have a backlit keyboard. How do I resolve this, how do I raise a support ticket with Dell? Been trying to find a way to contact Dell support for over an hour now. Apart from the general advice of 'press the backlit keyboard key' I cannot find any help on what might be stopping my keyboard backlight from working.

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