Satellite P300 - Multimedia Board not lighting up

Hi All
I have a Satellite P300-172 and the Multimedia Buttons above the keyboard dont light up/work anymore after motherboard replacement. The first time I switched the laptop on I had left the cable unplugged, it's plugged in securely now and they still dont work.
I have tried doing a hard reset, uninstalling/reinstalling VAP and updating the BIOS.
Any other suggestions to try?
Cheers

Hi,
I did replace it myself, but I'm reasonably well versed in laptop repair.
There's only one cable that runs from the multimedia button board and that's the one connected to the mobo, I've plugged it in a couple of times with no luck. I did a quick sweep of the other cables anyway, but they seem to be fine. (everything else works as well)
There is an Illumination Setting in the BIOS, switching it off turns the power and touchpad illuminations off, but when you turn it back on the Multimedia buttons dont come back on :(

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