How to check if a PC is configured with backlight keyboard and how to turn it on or off
Steps and instructions to check if your PC is configured with backlight keyboard and how to turn it on or off
Steps and instructions to check if your PC is configured with backlight keyboard and how to turn it on or off
Symptom
The keyboard light allows you to use the computer when the lighting condition is not ideal.
This document describes how to identify if the system is configured with a keyboard backlight and if so, how to turn the light on or off.
Applicable Brands
- ideapad
- ThinkPad
System Is Configured With
Backlight keyboard
Solution
Watch our video: Turning On Keyboard Backlight on your Lenovo PC
Identify if the system has a backlight keyboard
To check if the system has a backlight keyboard, check the keyboard Space button or Esc button for a light icon similar to the following images. To see if a specific model has a backlight, search for backlight in the User Guide or Hardware Maintenance Manual (How to find and view manuals for Lenovo products - ThinkPad, ThinkCentre, ideapad, ideacentre).
- If there is a light icon on the Space or Esc button as shown in the following figure, then the PC has this feature.
- If no such icon exists, then the PC does not come with this feature. Check this document Cannot turn on backlight keyboard in Windows 10 to learn more.
Turn the keyboard backlight on or off
Watch our video: Turning On Keyboard Backlight on your Lenovo PC
To turn on or off the backlight, press Fn + Spacebar or Esc on the keyboard to change the keyboard backlight mode. There are three modes: Off, Low (dim), and High (bright). Press the keys again to change the modes. Note: Some models only have two modes, for example, Ideapad Slim 3 15AMN8, Ideapad 3 15 IAU 7.
The backlight keyboard feature is a physical switch and does not require driver support.
Select ThinkPad R, T, X, and Z-series systems have the ThinkLight as shown below.
To learn more, click: How to turn on/off the ThinkLight - ThinkPad
Solutions for my PC backlight won't turn on
Check this document Cannot turn on backlight keyboard in Windows 10 to learn more.
Related Articles
Din feedback bidrar till att förbättra den övergripande upplevelsen