Illuminating the keyboard in low light

Hi,
Anyone know how to turn the keyboard lights on. I've tried the system preferences/ keyboard & mouse/ keyboard and there is no box to tick or untick, not even the option to get them lit.
Thanks

Hi pal. Unfortunately, our keyboards do not... have a backlit keyboard. =(
This was one of the negative aspects of the 12-inch PowerBook. The trade-off to ultraportability was there wasn't a way (why, I don't know) to incorporate the backlit keyboard feature into the 12-inch line.
And, there are no hacks either, like taking one from a 15-inch and swapping it in to the 12-inch.

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