Questions tagged [backlight]
Form of illumination for the LCD screen.
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Screen dims then beeps once per minute while charging
I'm experiencing an issue where exactly every 60 seconds, the screen briefly dims, then brightens, then beeps. I don't care about the dimming/brightening, but the beeping is maddening.
It happens ...
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Which process(es) controls the keyboad backlit and the touch bar?
Something crasched or hung on my Macbook Pro 16" (intel) and now they keyboard backlit is off while the touchpad is on but doesn't react on input. I would like to restart all processes ...
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How to make MacBook Pro's keyboard backlight fade in and out?
I am on a MacBook Pro 13-inch with Big Sur installed in it. I want to know whether there is any third party app or terminal command, which transitions the keyboard backlight from 0 brightness to max ...
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Is display MacBook Pro fuse or software protected against overpowered/ short circuit?
I did accidentally overpowered (12v) the USB Port of My MacBook Pro 2015 by putting a powered male usb. (I know that is stupid of me).
Immediately the display and the light of my keyboard went off.
I ...
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Both my MacBook Pro 11,5 and my MacBook Air 5,2 no longer have a keyboard backlight after upgrade to Mojave
Both upgraded to macOS Mojave 10.14.6 18G103 - It took me a while to notice on the MBP because I use it as a desktop with a wireless keyboard and a dust cover over the built-in keyboard, but I ...
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Prevent a key from turning keyboard backlight back on
I have a 2018 MacBook Pro running 10.15.3, and I'd like to be able to turn the keyboard backlight off (without simply turning it all the way down) when watching a full-screen video, but allow it to ...
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No backlight on Macbook Pro 2015 and backlight fuse is burned out
My Macbook pro has no backlight (you can see a dim image). I checked the backlight fuse on the logic board and it's burned out. I heard Apple recommends replacing both logic board and display to fix ...
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Dark regions at the bottom of MacBook screen [duplicate]
I've started seeing these dark regions at the bottom of my screen. They go away temporarily when I close the laptop, but come back every now and then. Is there an easy fix for this, or is there ...
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Keyboard backlight not working for some keys
Many similar questions I've read here have to do with backlights not working at all or when dimmed.
My problem is that the number 6 key is not illuminating. All other keys are working as they should.
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2015 Macbook Air screen gradually dimming and dying
This is not a problem at booting up. For a couple months now I'll be using my laptop when suddenly the screen dims to about 50% of normal. According to the brightness indicator the brightness is all ...
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Macbook Air screen fading randomly between off and full brightness
My Macbook Air (2015 model, High Sierra) screen is dead most of the time but randomly fades in and out. Sometimes it fades rapidly in and out non-stop for a prolonged period, before fading out ...
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Macbook Pro Mid-2015 Backlight Burning Bright
When I arrived at home today, my Macbook Pro was frozen. When I rebooted, the backlight looks like this:
After logging in, I can still see the backlight edges, as if it's turned too brightly, or "...
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Dead backlight on iMac, LCD and all else OK
The screen on my (desktop, not laptop) iMac is not working .. the backlight only works sporadically.
If I hold a flashlight up to the dead screen, I can see the pixels; the video is working, just ...
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What is the proper syntax for setting the nvram backlight-level?
I am trying to set my laptop's brightness level via nvram backlight-level= however I keep receiving errors, no matter how I try and input it. These are my past results.
~ nvram backlight-level "%96%...
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No backlight on Late 2007 MacBook
I have an old Late 2007 MacBook, it has been working until few days ago. Suddenly the backlighting of the display stopped working.
Basically I turn on the computer and the screen is almost dark.
If ...
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Assigning a key to light up CM Storm Devastator keyboard problem
I followed the steps to make the CM Storm Devastator keyboard backlights turn on (using this tutorial). That is working. But, when I assigned a key to toggle the backlight, the backlight does not turn ...
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Why can't I change my macbook's backlight?
So apparently I cannot modify my Macbook's backlight using the keyboard shortcut:
I'm pretty sure it will work again if I restart it. But I wonder what may cause this: is it perhaps an issue with my ...
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CM storm devastator backlight
Im reposting another users question because I have the same problem but am brand new to the site and I dont have any reputation to answer/comment.I have gotten the keyboard to light up using xcode and ...
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Turn off keyboard lights after typing
I have my computer (MBP 2015) to turn the backlight on my keyboard off after I haven't used my computer for 10 seconds.
Is there a way how to disable the keyboard backlight after x amount of seconds ...
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CM Storm Devastator Backlight on Mac OS X
I have a CM Storm Devastator and cannot get the backlight working on Mac. I have followed the instructions below :
Go here: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/samplecode/HID_LED_test_tool/...
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Increase increment size of keyboard backlight
I usually have my keyboard backlight either: all the way up, at the lowest setting or off. It is (slightly) annoying to have to hold down F5/F6 keys, when I never use the middle values.
Is there a ...
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13" macbook pro mid 2010 no backlight
I have a macbook that recently had a magnet missing inside the screen assembly, so it wasn't going to sleep. However, everything else worked fine - until, of course, I put the new magnet in and put ...
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My MacBook Pro Retina display backlight doesn't work
The backlight on the display of my MacBook Pro 15 retina early 2013.
I have tried to make it brighter by pressing F2 but it didn't work, and when I bring a light from the back of the display exactly ...
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Screen backlight does not turn on during bootup, but turns on when accessing recovery partition
I have a late-2011 15" MacBook Pro running Mavericks. I normally don't reboot my computer and can leave it logged in for days on end. I decided to reboot my computer and when it was booting, the ...
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2013 MBP Hotspots in Backlight / Apple Warranty
So last night I was playing Portal 2 in a rather dark room, and the combination of the dark colors in my screen with the darkness of the room allowed me to see quite a few "dead spots" in the ...
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MacBook backlight turns off when brightness is set at 100%
I was using my MacBook today when suddenly the backlight turned off, right while I was in the middle of using it. I know it was the backlight because:
I have an external display, which remained on, ...
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Macbook air, 11 inches backlight not working after lcd replacement
I just replaced the screen of my macbook air and now the backlight does not work. When I turn on the laptop, the screen works but the backlight does not turn on. I've tested with a couple of screens ...
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MacBook display backlight doesn't turn on after waking from sleep
I have a 2009 white MacBook that doesn't seem to be waking from sleep properly. I close the lid at night to put it in sleep mode, and when I open it the next day, the display backlight doesn't turn on ...
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Can the ambient light sensor be adjusted to shut off the keyboard backlight?
I have a 2011 Macbook Air and I find that the ambient light sensor does a great job of setting an appropriate backlight brightness level. It's particularly good at not blinding you when you open up ...
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MacBook pro (Early 2011) display backlight won't turn on automatically after waking up from sleep
My 15" Macbook Pro (Early 2011) has always had a problem where when I open the lid to wake it from sleeping the backlight doesn't turn on. I can easily turn it on by changing the brightness, which ...
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SMC issues on a MacBook Pro Thunderbolt
I've bought few months ago a MacBook Pro Thunderbolt 13'. As a Linux geek, I'm really happy with this computer, and it usually works fine.
Unfortunately, three days ago, I wasn't able to restart it. ...
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Why do the keyboard brightness keys sometimes stop working?
Occasionally after turning my keyboard brightness all the way down to 0 manually (Which I do sometimes at night if I need to leave the machine running while it processes something) it won't allow me ...
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MacBook keyboard mod?
Is it possible to mod the MacBook keyboard to be backlit? Is there any website or business that can help or would do it for me?
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