Upgrade W530 nonbacklit keyboard to backlit

Hey folks,
I bought a slightly used W530 back this summer. I love this thing, it has all the power I need, an SSD+1TB HDD expansion, 1080p screen, etc. It checked all the boxes in what I wanted in a laptop. The only thing I forgot to check on was backlit keyboard... and of course, it doesn't have one. It's been fine without it, but with Christmas coming up, I may treat myself to the upgrade. I've seen the backlit keyboard for sale on ebay on other websites, and confirmed the swap is physically possible, but I haven't heard if there's anything you have to do in addition to physically installing it. For instance, right now FN+ space turns on the think light; with the backlit keyboard, I believe this activates the backlighting. Will the thinkpad automatically figure this out when the keyboard is installed or do I need to update the BIOS or something?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!!!
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My w530 came with a non-backlit keyboard. i bought one from ebay, the swap took three minutes, and no updates or other actions are rquired. Fn+space works as before, it cycles between backlight (two levels), thinklight and off.

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