"Chris Ahlstrom" wrote in message
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"Paul" wrote in message
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Adam wrote:
"jrg" wrote in message
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On 04/23/2016 11:23 AM, Adam wrote:
Is there a way to turn OFF keyboard backlight from BIOS ?

what BIOS??


Yes, I wish there were a way to turn OFF keyboard backlight from
the BIOS...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS

Aptio Setup Utility
BIOS Vendor: American Megatrends
Version: 205

Looked through the BIOS, but wasn't able to find a way.

Not documented in the fine PDF manual.

Documented in a FAQ entry (and given the generic nature
of all the items in the FAQ, probably not verified on
this model of laptop either).

https://www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1014790/

"Check the F3 and F4 key for any backlight keyboard symbols.
Enable the the backlight by pressing Fn and F4 at the same
time (Fn+F4)"

A guess would be (Fn+F3) to turn off, (Fn+F4) to turn on.

Thanks (Guru Paul), but Fn+F3 acts more like a dimmer and
is not permanent. I tried that before looking through the BIOS for
a way to disable keyboard backlight permanently.
For aluminum exterior, keyboard backlight is awful.

My ASUS N551JQ powers up with the backlight off. The backlight keys work
fine (Debian Sid; but other keys I've had to bind little scripts to 'em).

Why isn't there a system setting to OFF keyboard backlight? :-)



I would warn you that the key logos start to wear out amazingly quickly.
I would advise some kind of key covering if you start noticing the wear.
I waited too long, and now I have about 10 keys covered with opaque
sticks,
which hold up to wear much better than the keys themselves.

Thanks, I better attach an external keyboard and mouse to mine as soon as
I'm done setting it up. So, I guess I can forget about even the keyboard
backlight.
I'll just be annoyed on occasions when I need to take the heavy laptop on
the road.



It also has the ****ty "one-button" trackpads that seem to be all the rage
these days. No buttons, just one surface, with a painted on line to
remind
you about the ability to left and right clock. No way to get a
middle-click.

No more ASUS for me.

I was happy with my old laptop (from September 2010, which still works
great)...

ASUS N61JQ-X1 16-Inch Laptop (1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Quad-Core
Processor, 4GB DDR3, 320GB HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium) Dark Brown

But, this new laptop...

ASUS N550JX-TH72T Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i7 4720HQ 2.6GHz Quad-Core,
16GB DDR3, 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M 2GB DDR3, 15.6" FHD Display,
Windows 10 64-Bit - N550JX-TH72T

was on rebate at a good price so I bought it to maybe replace my desktop for
energy efficiency.

I prefer the exterior of my old laptop. ASUS should stick with what they do
best,
which is build quality electronics rather than to imitate the aluminum
exterior.



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