Equium U400 - Can't start webcam via illumination buttons

I'd like some help please - I can't get the webcam on my Toshiba Equium to work. It used to come on when I touched any of the hotkeys on the panel above the keyboard. That no longer works, yet they stay illuminated constantly even when the laptop is switched off.
Can anyone help?

Hello
First of all you have definitively to reinstall the Camera Assistant Software. You can find it on the Toshiba website:
http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com => Support & Downloads => Download Drivers
Furthermore you should check the illumination setting in BIOS as Chad suggested. There it can be turned off or on.
If it doesnt work try also to reinstall the Value Added Package. It controls the special functions like illumination buttons, FN keys, etc.
You can find it on the Toshiba website too.
Greets

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