MSI GE60 2OC-225NL

Hello,
I bought the GE60 2OC-225NL laptop.
On the site it shows pictures of a keybord with backlight.
When i press the button in the top left corner (next to fan) nothing happends.
I reinstalled Windows 8 Pro on my machine because i wanted a clean install.
I read something about the backlight not working on this laptop?
First thing comes to mind: Why does it have the button for it?
Also im going to upgrade BIOS and Firmware, do i have to do this in a certain order? (first BIOS then Firmware?)
Also it shows a warning on the website, something about Windows 7 BIOS etc (same for Firmware)
How do i know if i can flash the BIOS and Firmware supported for Windows 8.1 (wich i have installed now).
Thanks!
Greetings,
Arjan

Also when i have my laptop plugged in to the power (is full charged 100%) my power led is blinking blue/orange.
Is this supposed to happen? > Btw where can i find a manual for my specific MSI laptop?
I hope someone can answer these questions.
I found the manual and it says:
- This keyboard is equipped with flash keyboard LEDs which
are mounted beneath the keyboard.
- Press this button repeatedly to recurrently switch the
keyboard LED on; or set the keyboard LED illumination to
Gaming Mode; or switch the keyboard LED off.
So, where are my lights?

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Quote from: Haembi on 16-March-14, 10:35:08
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Ill make a donation, once you confirm that it can be done.

Ok, here is bios photo
Ill make a donation in a few mins.
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another thing is that you can't put in more RAM than the notebook came shipped with right?
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Quote from: naf on 25-July-13, 05:22:04
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Quote
type
BIOS
os Win8.1 64, Win8 64
language English
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Quote
type BIOS
os Win8.1 64, Win8 64
language English
update 2013-12-23
description Modify marketing name for N14E-GL.
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I am presently running the following:
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