Keyboard backlighting off
After upgrading the o/s to 4.5.0.81 via the Mac BB Desktop software, the keyboard backlighting no longer works. Have reloaded O/S, hard boot, soft boot, read all the suggestions on forums and nothing works for keyboard backlighting. It DID work before upgrading. No new apps installed.
PLEASE ASSIST.
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pdadams wrote:
Could it be the light for the keyboard only has burned out? This is driving me crazy!
That is where I was headed, if the KB does not light up with your hand over the LED area... it is likely (though I have never seen one burn out, it is possible).
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