Media control button isn't ON - Satellite P305D-S8828

I reformat my laptop and didn't save the drivers (boohoo!).
I can't use the touchpad and tried installing both Alps and Synaptic but neither works.
Another problem is that the Media Control Buttons (located beside the Power Button) are not lit.
I use the Media Buttons yesterday but when I turn the laptop on today, it wasn't lit.
Please help! I don' know what to do anymore...
Message was edited by: mhylz

Hi
You could try to setup the multimedia button using the TOSHIBA Button Support.
The application in +Program Files\Toshiba\TBS\Backlight.exe+ controls the illumination
Check these threads for more details:
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=150879
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=145425

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