Dell Latitude E6400 Lid Mod

Would it be possible to do a lid light mod, to make the rear of the panel to light up like the macbooks do? i think it would be amazing do have a light installed to back light a logo, and make the light actually be linked to battery life so that when the battery was dying it would start to shift to red, or when its charging it just strobes color until it is fully charged, then it turns solid green.

 

not cosmetically.....
the DELL is just a metal sticker

 

no i mean like take a new lid, do a cutout on it, install a thin led panel, and then wire it into the power button led indicator.

 

macs dont have a seperate light..they glow from the backlight lol

 

What's your budget?

Most things are possible, it's just a question of what it'd be worth to you.

 

either way, i think you get the general idea

 

honestly, i havent really set a budget yet, i didnt want to until i knew it was going to be possible.

 

Barring violating the laws of physics, most things are possible, it's just a question of budget.

 

As of now, this is no longer a project I'm going to pursue. I did a recommended bios update and it bricked my board. I can't boot into the OS or the Bios. Dell customer support is the worst support I've ever had. The first guy got my info, then hung up on me. The second and third call, the automated holding system hung up on me. The 4th time, I got through, and all was fine, until I asked to talk to a supervisor, then the lady suddenly couldn't hear me. I will NEVER again buy a Dell.

 

Really unfortunate. Dell, like the other manufacturers, cater to a whole wide range of customers. I always make sure I pay extra or otherwise acquire the "talk to Americans in America" service that Dell offers.

As far as your project goes, the big problem you likely would face would be that of fabricating appropriate parts, and integrating them. Laptops aren't, after all, just PC's with oodles of USB, GPIO, or I2C ports kicking around that you can tap on a whim. You could probably breadboard up a controller, but can you shrink it to a size that could actually fit behind the screen?